Rona Morison is a Scottish actress having had roles playing Chell ''

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'' in 2019 and as Thompson in '' Absentia'' 2020.

Early life and career

Morison was born and raised very close to

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in Scotland. Morison attended St Columba's School in

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, then joined the

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to hone her acting skills, before being accepted into the

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in London at the age of 17. She graduated from the

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in 2011, after attending workshops with Charlotte Munkso at Prima del Teatro and with the

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. Between roles, Morison doubles as an acting teacher at the Fontainebleau School of Acting in

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just outside of Paris, France. In 2020, Morison appeared in a main role as Chell in the

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directed ''

'', the world premiere of which, was held at the 2019

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on 4 October. and was later screened at the 2020

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Theatre career

Morison's theatre career has included appearing in Scuttlers at the

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at the

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, Illusions at the

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, The Second Mrs Tanqueray at Rose Theatre in Kingston. Morison played the lead role of 15-year-old Minnie in the 2017 in a play based on the

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novel and

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film

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, at the

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. Morison performed another lead role in the 2018 production of ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' at the

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. Morison received a nomination at the 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for the Emerging Talent Award for her performance as Sandy in ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' at the

in 2018. Morison has appeared in ''The Haystack'' at the

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in 2020 In 2022, Morison starred as Danni in the Glasgow based 3-part

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Early life and career

Theatre career

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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