Occupation Actress Height 1.68 m Role Actress | Name Rose Leslie Years active 2005–present | |
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Full Name Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie Parents Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, Candida Mary Sibyl Leslie Movies and TV shows Similar People Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Natalie Dormer, Emilia Clarke, Carice van Houten | ||
Game of thrones rose leslie interview
Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie (born 9 February 1987), known professionally as Rose Leslie, is a Scottish actress. After winning a Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance for her role in New Town, she rose to fame as Gwen Dawson in the ITV drama series Downton Abbey and as Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. She currently stars as Maia Rindell in the CBS All Access legal drama The Good Fight.
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Rose leslie game of thrones live australia tv studio interview february 17 2014
Early life and ancestry
Leslie was born to a noble family in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was raised at Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire, her family's 15th century ancestral seat. Her father, Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, is the Aberdeenshire Chieftain of Clan Leslie. Her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld) of Clan Fraser, maternal great-granddaughter of Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, and descendant of Charles II of England. Her family presently resides at the 12th century Warthill Castle in Scotland's Old Rayne. Her great-great grandfather was Don Guillermo de Landa y Escandon, who served as Mayor of Mexico City, and she is also cousin-in-law to the British historian, William Dalrymple (FRAS). Leslie's ancestors include French Huguenot