Rona Morison
{{Short description|Scottish actress and narrator}}
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|birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
|occupation = Actress and narrator
|years_active = 2012–present
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|known_for = Our Ladies (2019) and Absentia (2020)
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Rona Morison is a Scottish actress and narrator. Her credits include playing Chell in Our Ladies (2019), Thompson in Absentia (2020), Danni in The Control Room (2022), and Lady Macduff in Macbeth (2025).
Early life
Morison was born and raised near to Glasgow in Scotland. Morison attended St Columba's School in Kilmacolm,{{Cite web |url=https://www.st-columbas.org/news/artmid/466/articleid/592/rona-morison|title= Rona Morison |website= st-columbas.org |date=14 June 2018}} then joined the Scottish Youth Theatre before being accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London at the age of 17.{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/18265677.scotlands-answer-derry-girls-star-rona-morison-new-film-ladies/|title= 'Scotland's answer to Derry Girls': Star Rona Morison on new film Our Ladies |website= heraldscotland.com |date=February 27, 2020}}
She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2011, after attending workshops with Charlotte Munkso at Prima del Teatro and with the Royal Shakespeare Company.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/drama/final_year_actors/graduates_2010_11/rona_morison/ |title= Graduates 2010-2011 Rona Morison |website= gsmd.ac.uk |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820091022/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/drama/final_year_actors/graduates_2010_11/rona_morison/ |archive-date=20 August 2021 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://fonact.com/role-member/rona-morison/|title= Rona Morison Acting Tutor |website= fonact.com |access-date=2025-01-29|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250129083723/https://fonact.com/role-member/rona-morison/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-01-29}}
Career
=Film and television=
In 2020, Morison appeared in a main role as Chell in the Michael Caton-Jones directed Our Ladies, the world premiere of which, was held at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival on 4 October.{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/michael-caton-jones-on-our-ladies|title=Riot Girls: Michael Caton-Jones on Our Ladies|last=Dunn|first=Jamie|work=The Skinny|date=24 February 2020|access-date=11 May 2021}} and was later screened at the 2020 Glasgow Film Festival.
In 2022, she starred as Danni in the Glasgow-based 3-part BBC drama thriller The Control Room, alongside Daniel Portman.{{Cite web |url= https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/the-control-room-bbc-rona-morison-danni-tv-theatre-other-roles/ |title= BBC's The Control Room: What has Rona Morison who plays Danni been in before? |website= entertainmentdaily.co.uk |date= 19 July 2022}}
In 2025, Morison secured the role as narrator for series 7 of the BBC television series This Farming Life.{{Cite web |url= https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/this-farming-life/cast/1030573024/ |title= This Farming Life - Full Cast & Crew 2016-2025, 7 Seasons, Documentary |website= tvguide.com |access-date= 3 March 2025}} In 2025, Morison starred as Lady Macduff in a cinematic version of the successful 2024 play production of Macbeth, which also starred David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.
=Theatre =
Morison's theatre career has included Scuttlers at the Royal Exchange Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, Illusions at the Bush Theatre and The Second Mrs Tanqueray at Rose Theatre in Kingston.{{Cite web |url= https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/cast/rona|title= Rona Morison|website= orangetreetheatre.co.uk |access-date= August 20, 2021}}
Morison played the lead role of 15-year-old Minnie in the 2017 in a play based on the Phoebe Gloeckner novel and Marielle Heller film The Diary of a Teenage Girl, at the Southwark Playhouse.{{Cite web |url= https://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-the-diary-of-a-teenage-girl-southwark-playhouse/|title= Review : Diary of a Teenage Girl|website= ayoungertheatre.com|date= 11 March 2017|access-date= March 11, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/the-diary-of-a-teenage-girl-southwark-playhouse_43060.html|title= Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Southwark Playhouse)|website= whatsonstage.com |date= March 7, 2017}} Morison performed another lead role in the 2018 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse.{{Cite web |url= http://londonstudent.coop/it-is-someone-that-doesnt-conform-to-normal-teacher-standards-its-someone-with-a-spark-see-muriel-spark-interview-with-rona-morison-on-the-prime-of-miss-jean-br/amp/ |title= Interview with Rona Morison on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie|website=londonstudent.coop |date= 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180704033317/http://londonstudent.coop/it-is-someone-that-doesnt-conform-to-normal-teacher-standards-its-someone-with-a-spark-see-muriel-spark-interview-with-rona-morison-on-the-prime-of-miss-jean-br/amp/|archive-date= 2018-07-04}}{{Cite web |url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lia-williams-prime-miss-jean-brodie-opening-night-video_46847.html|title= Lia Williams, Rona Morison and more at the opening night of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie|website= whatsonstage.com |date= June 13, 2018}}
Morison received a nomination at the 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for the Emerging Talent Award for her performance as Sandy in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse in 2018.
In 2020, Morison has appeared in The Haystack at the Hampstead Theatre{{Cite web |url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/photos-haystack-cast-creative-team-open-hampstead_50877.html |title= The Haystack cast and creative team celebrate show opening at the Hampstead Theatre |website= whatsonstage.com |date= February 7, 2020}}
In 2024, Morison starred as Lady Macduff in Donmar Warehouse production of Macbeth, which also starred David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.{{cite web|url= https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/interview-rona-morison-on-west-end-transfer-of-donmars-macbeth |title= Interview: Rona Morison on West End transfer of Donmar Warehouse's Macbeth |author=Jacob Bush|work= westendbestfriend.co.uk|date= September 24, 2024}}
=Other work=
From 2021 to Jan 2025, between roles, Morison doubled as an acting teacher at the Fontainebleau School of Acting in Fontainebleau just outside of Paris, France.{{Cite web |url= https://fonact.com/home/acting-courses/acting-teachers/|title= Meet our Team, Acting Tutors 2021 |website= fonact.com |access-date= 2021-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820015235/https://fonact.com/home/acting-courses/acting-teachers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-08-20}}{{Cite web |url= https://fonact.com/home/acting-courses/acting-teachers/|title= Meet our Team, Acting Tutors 2024 |website= fonact.com |access-date=2024-12-02 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241202201544/https://fonact.com/home/acting-courses/acting-teachers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-12-02}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role |
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| 2012
|City Slacker |Receptionist |
| 2012
|Fiona |
| 2015
|Sliding (Short Film) |Annie |
| 2018
| Oology Expert |
| 2018
|Spaceport mother |
| 2019
|Chell |
| 2021
|It's Not Gonna Suck Itself (Short Film) |The Barmaid |
| 2025 |
=Television=
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017
|Tia |1 episode - Pompilia de la Conradine |
| 2020
|Thompson |6 episodes |
| 2022
|All 3 episodes |
| 2025
|This Farming Life |Narrator |7 episodes |
Awards and nominations
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! width="230" | Award ! width="410" | Category ! width="150" | Nominated work ! width="160" | Company/Theatre ! width="30" | Result ! width="10" | Ref. |
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| 2017
| BroadwayWorld UK Awards | Best Actress in a new production of a play | rowspan="2"|The Diary of a Teenage Girl | rowspan="2"| Southwark Playhouse | {{nom}} |
| 2017
| Full Run Plays: Best Female Performance | {{nom}} |
| 2018
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name | nm4726429| Rona Morison }}
- [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/rona-morison Curtis Brown Profile]
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Category:People educated at St Columba's School, Kilmacolm
Category:21st-century Scottish actresses
Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:Scottish television actresses