Rebecca Root

Acting

Rebecca Root

Born May 10, 1969Woking, Surrey, England, UK30 credits

Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She was rated 18th in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List 2014, which named her as one of the very few openly transgender actresses in mainstream television, alongside Laverne Cox and Adèle Anderson.

Known For

Filmography

Enigma
2025Enigma
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Monsieur Spade
2024Monsieur Spade
as Cynthia FitzsimmonsTV
This Is Christmas
2022This Is Christmas
as MirandaMovie
The Gallery
2022The Gallery
as NickyMovie
Heartstopper
2022Heartstopper
as Principal EdwardsTV
The Rising
2022The Rising
as DS Diana AirdTV
Annika
2021Annika
as Alex CarriganTV
Finding Alice
2021Finding Alice
as LindsayTV
The Queen's Gambit
2020The Queen's Gambit
as Miss LonsdaleTV
Last Christmas
2019Last Christmas
as Dr. AddisMovie
Flack
2019Flack
as Allie GregsTV
Colette
2018Colette
as RachildeMovie
The Sisters Brothers
2018The Sisters Brothers
as MayfieldMovie
Eddie Elise
2018Eddie Elise
as EliseMovie
Sis
2017Sis
as StephMovie
Approach/Withdraw
2016Approach/Withdraw
as NarratorMovie
The Danish Girl
2015The Danish Girl
as NurseMovie
Normal
2012Normal
as CynthiaMovie
Hollyoaks
1995Hollyoaks
as MidwifeTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Psychiatric SHOTV
H
Hear Me Roar
as Elizabeth BellingerMovie