Molly Windsor is an English actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2009 Channel 4 television film The Unloved, and she has appeared in Oranges and Sunshine (2010) and The Runaways (2019). She is best known for her performance in the 2017 BBC miniseries Three Girls, for which she won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress; in 2017, she was also named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit.
Molly Windsor | |
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 Windsor in 2017 | |
| Born | Nottingham, England |
| Alma mater | Talent 1st organisation |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
editWindsor was discovered by the writer and director of BAFTA-winning The Unloved, Samantha Morton, in a local drama school and casting agency, Rama Young Actors.[1] Windsor attended the Nottingham Actors Studio, a not-for-profit CIC organisation, and the Television Workshop,[2] and has signed a contract with London-based talent agency, the Artists Partnership.[3][4]
Career
editWindsor's first professional acting role was in 2009 as Lucy Manvers in the television movie The Unloved at age 11.[5] The Times described her character as "played with an unsettling stillness".[1] She played Margaret's daughter in the 2010 film Oranges and Sunshine.
In 2017, she played Holly Winshaw in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[6] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring, and for which she won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.[6]
In 2019, she played Angie in The Runaways.
Recognition
editIn 2017, Windsor was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, one of the 20 members from the film, television and gaming industries.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Imaginary Girl | Amy | Short |
| 2009 | My Last Five Girlfriends | Kids at Camp | |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | Rachel | |
| 2012 | When the Lights Went Out | Pale Girl | |
| 2017 | Black Road | Lilly | Short |
| Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake: The Priest | Homeless Girl | Video short | |
| 2019 | The Runaways | Angie | |
| 2019 | Make Up | Ruth | |
| 2022 | She Said | Young Zelda Perkins |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Unloved | Lucy Manvers | TV movie |
| 2017 | Three Girls | Holly Winshaw | TV mini-series, 3 episodes Nominated — RTS Breakthrough Award - On Screen (2018)[8] Winner — 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Leading Actress |
| 2019 | Cheat | Rose Vaughan | ITV drama series |
| 2019 | Traces | Emma Hedges | Alibi drama series, subsequently repeated on BBC1 in January 2021 |
| 2022 | War of the Worlds | Martha | Third season of FoxNetworks / CanalPlus production |
| TBA | Out of the Dust | Rosie | Filming[9] |
References
edit- ^ a b Lesley White (10 May 2009). "Samatha Morton uses her life for The Unloved". The Times. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Talent 1st". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Breakthrough Brits 2017 - Molly Windsor". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Molly Windsor". The Artists Partnership. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "The Wylde Interview: Molly". wyldemag.com. 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b Khaleeli, Homa (16 May 2017). "Molly Windsor, star of Rochdale abuse drama Three Girls: 'It made me really angry'". theguardian.com.
- ^ "BAFTA Announces Breakthrough Brits of 2017". BAFTA. 25 October 2017.
- ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2018, In Partnership with Audio Network". UK: Royal Television Society. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (27 August 2024). "Asa Butterfield, Molly Windsor, Fra Fee, Siobhan Finneran and Christopher Eccleston Set for Netflix Series 'Out of the Dust' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
edit- Molly Windsor at IMDb
- Molly Windsor on Twitter
- Photos on Channel 4 website
- Discussion of The Unloved on Newsnight
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