Rosie Cavaliero

Rosalind Cecilia Cavaliero is a British actress. She has appeared in numerous television roles.

Early life and education

Rosalind Cecilia Cavaliero was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1967, and moved with her family to Manchester, England, when she was still a young child.

She attended Manchester University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Cavaliero started her career in television in the 1990s, mainly in comedy, including a stint in French and Saunders. She played the Mancunian character Amy in Cold Feet, and had roles in The Bill and Midsomer Murders.

She first appeared on the big screen in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, taking on the role and dialect of a working-class London woman seeking an abortion in the 1950s.

She also works in live theatre, including a role in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party at the Hampstead Theatre.

Personal life

she was living with her landscape designer partner and their son in a village in Wiltshire.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Podcasts

Radio

Theatre

• Dracula at the Everyman, Cheltenham – Florrie (February 1995)
• Airswimming at the Battersea Arts Centre, London – Persephone (February 1997)
• In Flame at the Bush Theatre, London (January 1999), then transferring to the New Ambassadors Theatre, London (September 2000) – Clara
• Abigail's Party at the Hampstead Theatre (July 2002), then transferring to the New Ambassadors Theatre, London (December 2002) – Angela
• The Anniversary at the Liverpool Playhouse (September 2004) and then transferring to the Garrick Theatre, London (January 2005) – Karen
• Personal Values at the Hampstead Theatre, London (April 2025) – Bea

Awards

The Radio 4 trilogy Lost Property won the '2011 BBC Audio Drama Award' for Best Drama, and Rosie Cavaliero won the Best Actress award for her role as 'Ruthie' in episode 3 Lost Property – A Telegram from the Queen.

The Radio 4 sci-fi comedy play Troll, by Ed Harris, also won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Drama of 2011.

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