Rosie Fleeshman (born 6 December 1992) is an English actress. She has worked as an actress since the age of 10, beginning her career in the ''Peter Pan'' stage play at
The Lowry
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex ope ...
Salford
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. In addition to an extensive stage experience, she has regularly recorded radio plays for
BBC Radio 4
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and
BBC Radio 7
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.
Educated at
Cheadle Hulme School (2000–2009), she is a trained actress, having graduated from the
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...
London
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in 2014 after completing a three-year BA (Hons) degree in acting.
Fleeshman is from a family of notable actors, including father
David Fleeshman
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a British actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with a wealth of experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials.
Biography
Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Leeds, Wes ...
, mother
Sue Jenkins
Susan Elizabeth Jenkins (born 31 July 1955) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Gloria Todd in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1985–1988) and as Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside ...
, sister
Emily Fleeshman and brother
Richard Fleeshman
Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 8 June 1989) is an English actor and singer. His television career began as a 12-year-old, playing Craig Harris for four years in ''Coronation Street'' before going on to become an established television, West E ...
.
During 2017/2018 Fleeshman produced and performed in stage productions of her one-woman
Manchester Theatre Awards
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winning play ''Narcissist in the Mirror''. Following excellent reviews, the show played at
The Pleasance
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theatre during the 2018
Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Selected BBC Radio plays
* 2019, BBC Radio 4 ''Brief Lives'' Series 11 Episode 5 (with
David Schofield (actor)
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)
* 2017, ''The Book of Yehudit'' (with
David Fleeshman
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a British actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with a wealth of experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials.
Biography
Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Leeds, Wes ...
)
*''Ralph'' (with
Jean Alexander
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)
* ''The Spire'' (with
Oliver Cotton
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Early ...
)
* ''I Was A Stranger'' (with
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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)
*''Eenie Meeenie Macka Racks'' (with
Poppy Rush
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Early life
Poppy Rush was born 10 October 1991. She is the daughter of actress Debbie Rush and sister of actor William Rush (actor), William Rush.
Career
In 2016, Rush appeared ...
)
*''
The Midwich Cuckoos
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'' by
John Wyndham
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(with
Bill Nighy
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)
*''The Brave New World of Allaetitia'' (narrated by
Patricia Hodge
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)
*''Blood, Sex and Money'' by
Emile Zola
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*'' Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*'' Emil and the Detecti ...
(with
Glenda Jackson
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)
Selected stage appearances
*'' Narcissist in the Mirror (one woman play, 2017) ''
*''
Peter Pan
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''
The Lowry
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex ope ...
Salford, Greater Manchester
*''
The Crucible
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'' by
Arthur Miller
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,
Rose Bruford College
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*''The Shadow of your Hand'', 24:7 Theatre Festival,
Manchester
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References
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1992 births
Living people
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from Greater Manchester
English radio actresses
Actors from Stockport