Molly Windsor (born 19 June 1997) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the 2009 Channel 4 television film The Unloved, and the 2017 BBC miniseries Three Girls,[1] for which she won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. Windsor was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, one of the 20 members from the film, television, and gaming industries, in 2017.[2]
Molly Windsor | |
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Born | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 25) Nottingham, England |
Alma mater | Talent 1st organisation |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Windsor's first professional acting role was as Lucy Manvers in The Unloved. The Times described her character as "played with an unsettling stillness by Molly Windsor".[3] She 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.[3] She also had a role as Margaret's daughter in the 2011 film, Oranges and Sunshine.
Windsor attended the Nottingham Actors Studio, a not-for-profit CIC organisation, and the Television Workshop,[4] and has signed a contract with London-based talent agency, the Artists Partnership.[5][6]
Windsor lives in Breaston, Derbyshire with her family. She attended Nottingham's Central Junior Television Workshop, before switching to Rama Young Actors at the age of 10.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Unloved | Lucy Manvers | TV movie |
2017 | Three Girls | Holly Winshaw | TV mini-series, 3 episodes Nominated — RTS Breakthrough Award - On Screen (2018)[7] 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 |
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