Bookish
2025 · TV Show
as Mrs. Dredge
Rosie Cavaliero
1967-11-27
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
British actress Rosie Cavaliero used her versatility to become one of the busiest performers in the television industry. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,she relocated with her family to England as a child. She made her first screen appearance in the drama "Medics" (ITV, 1990-95). She spent the 1990s making guest appearances on television, most notably in a mutli-episdoe role on "Cold Feet" (ITV, 1997-2003). The numerous appearances finally paid off when she was cast as one of the leads in the sitcom "Eyes Down" (BBC, 2003-04). The show lasted only two seasons but it gave Cavaliero a calling card. The actress went on to star in the comedies "Feel the Force" (BBC, 2006) and "Jam and Jerusalem" (BBC, 2006-09), and appeared with Claire Foy in the miniseries "Little Dorrit" (BBC, 2008). She joined an all-star cast, including Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbener, in a critically acclaimed production of "Jane Eyre" (BBC, 2011), playing Grace Poole. She continued racking up credits, starring in the crime drama "Prey" (ITV, 2014-15), as Detective Sergeant Susan Reinhart, and landing recurring roles on "Hunderby" (Sky Atlantic, 2012-15) and "Unforgotten" (ITV, 2015- ). She mixed in a comedic role, playing opposite John Cleese and Alison Steadman in "Hold the Sunset" (BBC, 2018- ). She later joined Sheridan Smith for the drama "Cleaning Up" (ITV, 2019- ), before taking a role that gave her larger exposure in the United States. Cavaliero was cast as housekeeper Elizabeth Cordingley in "Gentleman Jack" (BBC/HBO, 2019- ). The series, starring Suranne Jones, 19th Century British landowner Anne Lister, who chronicled her life, including her lesbian romances, in a coded diary.
Filmography
Man vs Baby
2025 · TV Show
as Pamela
Amandaland
2025 · TV Show
as Claire
That Christmas
2024 · Movie
as Mrs. Beccles (voice)
Dead Hot
2024 · TV Show
as Bonnie
KAOS
2024 · TV Show
as Prue
Coffee Wars
2023 · Movie
as Mum
Period Drama
2023 · Movie
as Mrs. Fairfield
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023 · Movie
as Susan
The Power of Parker
2023 · TV Show
as Diane
Funny Woman
2023 · TV Show
as Aunty Marie Parker
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022 · Movie
Christmas Carole
2022 · Movie
as Jackie
The Witchfinder
2022 · TV Show
as Mrs. Jennings
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
2021 · Movie
as Mrs Braithwaite
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
2021 · Movie
as Mrs Braithwaite
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021 · Movie
as Self
The Cleaner
2021 · TV Show
as Marnie
Code 404
2020 · TV Show
as Superintendent Dennett
Black Narcissus
2020 · TV Show
as Sister Briony
Mandy
2020 · TV Show
as June
Cleaning Up
2019 · TV Show
as Frances
This Time with Alan Partridge
2019 · TV Show
as Rosie Whitter
Gentleman Jack
2019 · TV Show
as Elizabeth Cordingley
Worzel Gummidge
2019 · TV Show
as Mrs Braithwaite
Ghosts
2019 · TV Show
as Fiona Legge
The Children Act
2018 · Movie
as Marina Green
Hold the Sunset
2018 · TV Show
as Wendy
On the Edge
2018 · TV Show
as Carol
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 · Movie
as Ensemble Cast
Breathe
2017 · Movie
as Second Woman
Urban Myths
2017 · TV Show
as Dorothy L Sayers
Professor Branestawm Returns
2015 · Movie
as Professor Mary Oxford
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015 · Movie
as Mel
The Enfield Haunting
2015 · TV Show
as Mrs. Hodgson
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Nurse
2015 · TV Show
as Graham's Mum
Banana
2015 · TV Show
Unforgotten
2015 · TV Show
as Marion Kelsey
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
2014 · Movie
as Miranda Richardson / Dawn Tinsley / Sheila Snoozecock / Karren Brady / Mel Giedroyc / Various
The Understudy
2014 · Movie
as Kirstie
Prey
2014 · TV Show
as DS Susan Reinhart
Inside No. 9
2014 · TV Show
as Kirstie, Self
Pat & Cabbage
2013 · TV Show
as Helen
It's Kevin
2013 · TV Show
as Various
Crackanory
2013 · TV Show
as Various
The Job Lot
2013 · TV Show
as Denise Madden
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 · Movie
as Miss Rye
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012 · TV Show
as Pelageya
Hunderby
2012 · TV Show
as Hesther
Full English
2012 · TV Show
Call the Midwife
2012 · TV Show
as Tessie Anselm
Playhouse Presents
2012 · TV Show
as Maureen
Jane Eyre
2011 · Movie
as Grace Poole
Friday Night Dinner
2011 · TV Show
as Jackie
Spy
2011 · TV Show
as Paula
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011 · TV Show
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV Show
as Ivy Marcel
Beyond the Pole
2010 · Movie
as Sandra
Bellamy's People
2010 · TV Show
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010 · TV Show
as Rosie
Any Human Heart
2010 · TV Show
as Matron
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 · Movie
as Mrs. Cratchit
Nativity!
2009 · Movie
as Miss Rye
Little Dorrit
2008 · TV Show
as Mrs. Plornish
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · TV Show
as Bessie Mullins
Fairy Tales
2008 · TV Show
as Kendra
Comedy Showcase
2007 · TV Show
as Louisa
Lewis
2007 · TV Show
as Karen Newman
Scoop
2006 · Movie
as Pedestrian
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 · TV Show
as Kate Bales
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Feel the Force
2006 · TV Show
Saxondale
2006 · TV Show
as Penny
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Movie
as Rachel
Things to Do Before You're 30
2005 · Movie
as Rosie
Spoons
2005 · TV Show
Vera Drake
2004 · Movie
as Married Woman
The Last Chancers
2004 · TV Show
Green Wing
2004 · TV Show
as Teacher
Shameless
2004 · TV Show
as Jennie Taylor
Peep Show
2003 · TV Show
as Vicky
Eyes Down
2003 · TV Show
as Christine McMurray
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001 · TV Show
as Shop Owner
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The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · Movie
as Janine
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · TV Show
as Janine
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie
as Miss Monroe
Cold Feet
1998 · TV Show
as Amy
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Denise Fielding, Judy Tyler
McCallum
1997 · TV Show
Touching Evil
1997 · TV Show
as Yvonne Jackson
Kiss and Tell
1996 · Movie
as Maggie Wallace
Peak Practice
1993 · TV Show
as Rachel Adams, Gwenda O'Keefe
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993 · TV Show
as Rose
Heartbeat
1992 · TV Show
as Sandra
Casualty
1986 · TV Show
as Carmel Ramsey
The Bill
1984 · TV Show
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Ladies and Gentlemen
· Movie
as Louisa
