Portrait of Rebecca Root

Rebecca Root

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: May 10, 1969

Place of Birth: Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Enigma

as Narrator (voice)

2024
Monsieur Spade

as Cynthia Fitzsimmons

2022
2022
The Gallery

as Nicky

2022
Heartstopper

as Principal Edwards

2022
The Rising

as DS Diana Aird

2021
2021
Annika

as Alex Carrigan

2021
2021
Finding Alice

as Lindsay

2020
The Queen's Gambit

as Miss Lonsdale

2019
Last Christmas

as Dr. Addis

2019
Flack

as Allie Gregs

2019
Sex Education

as Leanne

2018
2018
Colette

as Rachilde

2018
2018
Eddie Elise

as Elise

2017
Sis

as Steph

2016
2015
2015
2012
Normal

as Cynthia

1995
Hollyoaks

as Midwife

1995
Hollyoaks

as Melanie Athill

1993
1990
Keeping Up Appearances

as The Engineer

1986
Casualty

as Psychiatric SHO