Rowena King
| Rowena King | |
|---|---|
 Rowena King as Celeste Newman on Grey's Anatomy 3.21 | |
| Born |
Roweena Josephine King December 6, 1970[1] London, England, United Kingdom |
| Other names | Roweena King |
| Alma mater | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts,[2] London Drama School[3] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Rowena King (born Roweena Josephine King in London on 6 December 1970) is a British stage, film and television actress.
Life and work
Born as Roweena Josephine King on 6 December 1970 in London to Phyllis, the daughter of immigrants from Liberia, and John, a British mechanic, Rowena spent her childhood with her parents in Hertfordshire. She attended formal dramatic studies at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts[2] and at the London Drama School, from where King transitioned to ensemble work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1] King first appeared in the 1991 drama London Kills Me, and she soon became a frequent presence in the television series of the United Kingdom, among others in Framed, Screen One, Full Stretch, Just a Gigolo, To Play the King, Tales of the South Seas and Wonderful You in recurring roles.
King is known to the public for her performance of Amelie in Wide Sargasso Sea alongside Karina Lombard, Michael York and Naomi Watts, in the 1993 film adaption of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name directed by John Duigan, and as Rachel Morris in director Julian Richards' Darklands. Her collaboration with Kenneth Branagh in his four-hour screen version of Hamlet, drew on King's Shakespearean background, but provided her with relatively little screen time as attendant to Gertrude. In 2006 the English actress had a secondary role in Peter Levin's A perfect day with Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd where she played Heather.[1] In 2007 she appeared as Angelica in Rob Reiner's The Bucket List alongside Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. King's additional television credits include since the mid-2000s guest rules, among others in Grey's Anatomy, Eli Stone, Nip/Tuck, Lie to Me, Death in Paradise, and recurring roles in Breaking News, Half & Half and The Wrong Mans.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Dr. Camille Rivers | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Edge of Heaven | Janelle | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans | Wood | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2013 | By Any Means | DI Bates | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Sister Marguerite | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Midsomer Murders | Wendy Robson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Helen Dezekis | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Jill Jacobson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Numb3rs | Elizabeth Hopkins | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Revolution | Governor Olivia Agee | Television film |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Det. Benning | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Holly Rains | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Angelica | |
| 2007 | Futureshock: Comet | Kimberly Marshall | Television film |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Celeste Newman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | A Perfect Day | Heather | Television film |
| 2005 | Alias | Pierpont | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Marta | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Vita Brighton | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003–2004 | Half & Half | Camille | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Robyn Petrie Nwamaka | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Adriana | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | 90 Days in Hollywood | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Jamie | TV series, unknown episodes |
| 2002 | Today I Vote for My Joey | Maryse | |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Pamela | |
| 1999 | Wonderful You | Laura Kennett | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1998–2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Lavinia Timoto | TV series, 22 episodes |
| 1997 | Romance and Rejection | Moira | |
| 1997 | My Son the Fanatic | Margot | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Attendant to Gertrude | |
| 1996 | Darklands | Rachel Morris | |
| 1995 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1995 | The Turnaround | Fiona | |
| 1993 | To Play the King | Chloe Carmichael | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Vicious Circle | Celia | Television film |
| 1993 | Just a Gigolo | Natalie | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Wide Sargasso Sea | Amelie | |
| 1993 | Full Stretch | Tessa Knowles | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1992–1994 | Screen One | Mariella | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | Julia King | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Framed | Charlotte Lampton | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Sam Saturday | Sandra Morrisey | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | London Kills Me | Melanie | |
References
- 1 2 3 Nathan Southern. "Rowena King". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- 1 2 "Rowena King". cam.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Nathan Southern, Rovi. "Rowena King". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-13.