Leanne Rowe
{{Short description|English actress and singer}}
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| birth_place = Brentwood, Essex, England
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1996–present
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Leanne Rowe (born 1982) is an English actress and singer, known for portraying Nancy in Oliver Twist, May Moss in Lilies and Baby in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage.
Background
Rowe is from Brentwood, Essex.{{cite web|title=Leanne has the time of her life on stage|url=http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/searching/Leanne-time-life-stage/article-353234-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505144335/http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/searching/Leanne-time-life-stage/article-353234-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|publisher=This is Total Essex|date=25 September 2008|accessdate=23 July 2009}} She has two older sisters and a brother.{{cite web |title="Lilies" Press Pack: Leanne Rowe plays May|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/12_december/18/lilies_rowe.shtml|publisher=BBC Press Office |date=18 December 2006 |accessdate=23 July 2009}}
Rowe left school at the age of 16 to train as a dancer, attending Laine Theatre Arts.[http://www.dirtydancinglondon.com/about/cast/leanne_rowe.php Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage: Cast: Leanne Rowe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185903/http://www.dirtydancinglondon.com/about/cast/leanne_rowe.php |date=3 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 23 July 2009. She graduated at the age of 19 with honours in musical theatre. Rowe also studied Drama, and after graduating, chose to pursue a career in acting instead of dance.{{cite web |title=Dirty Dancing's Baby talks to Female First|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/interviews/Dirty+Dancings+Baby+talks+to+Female+First-62229.html|author=Asbury, Karen|publisher=Female First |date=15 January 2009 |accessdate=23 July 2009}}
Career
Rowe made her film and professional debut at the age of 12, playing Helen Burns in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre. In 2005 she was chosen by Roman Polanski to play Nancy in his adaptation of Oliver Twist. Her television credits include Boudica, The Famous Five and Where the Heart Is. She also played the lead role of May Moss in the Liverpool-set BBC One drama Lilies.
Rowe's radio drama work includes Avoid London, Loving, Forget Me Not, One Chord Wonders, Roald Dahl's The Witches and To Sir with Love.
Rowe made her West End debut in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, playing the lead role of Frances 'Baby' Houseman. In 2009 she appeared in the revival of Victoria Wood's Talent at the Menier Chocolate Factory, playing Julie.{{cite web |title=Plays Cast: Rowe's Got Talent, Light Leads Paine|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8831248259987&title=Plays+Cast%3A+Rowe%27s+Got+Talent%2C+Light+Leads+Paine|author=Bosanquet, Theo|publisher=What's on Stage |date=22 July 2009 |accessdate=23 July 2009}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
| Year
! Show ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 1996
| Harriet | TV series |
| rowspan="1"| 2003
| Boudica | Siora |
| rowspan="1"| 2004
| Waitress | TV series |
| rowspan="1"| 2007
| Lilies | May Moss | TV series |
| rowspan="1"| 2013
| Ruby Roberts | TV series |
=Film=
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 1996
| Feature film |
| rowspan="1"| 2005
| Nancy | Feature film |
=Theatre=
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| Year
! Production ! Venue ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 2008
| Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage | Frances 'Baby' Houseman | Musical |
| rowspan="1"| 2009
| Talent | Julie | Musical / Play |
| rowspan="1"| 2011
| Lovesong |Margaret |
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|0746560|Leanne Rowe}}
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Category:Actresses from Brentwood, Essex
Category:English television actresses
Category:English musical theatre actresses
Category:English film actresses