Rosie Elizabeth Bentham (born 29 July 2001) is an English actress, who has appeared as Gabby Thomas in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' since January 2016.

Early and personal life

Bentham was born in 2001 to John and Marianne Bentham, who acted as her chaperones whilst filming. Her father John, who was chaplain of the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

, died on 6 August 2019 from a pulmonary embolism. Bentham attended

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Career

Bentham joined The Television Workshop in 2013, and worked on plays, such as Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music and Annie. Bentham auditioned for ''

'' when producers contacted The Television Workshop, and had four callbacks before being offered the part of Gabby Thomas. She made her debut appearance in January 2016.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bentham, Rosie 21st-century English actresses 2001 births Actresses from Nottinghamshire English soap opera actresses English television actresses English child actresses Living people People from Nottingham