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Born | 6 December 1970 London, England, United Kingdom |
Other names | Roweena King |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | Since 1991 (screen) |
Rowena Josephine King (born 6 December 1970), sometimes credited as Roweena King, is an English film, television and theatre actress.
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She was born in London, England, to an African mother and a Caucasian British father. Rowena King spent her childhood with her parents, John and Phyllis in Hertfordshire. King received formal dramatic instruction in Great Britain at the London Drama School.
Following her education, she appeared in ensemble work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and became a frequent presence on U.K. television.
King is perhaps best known for her appearance as Amelie, the provocative and sensual Jamaican slave in the film Wide Sargasso Sea, costarring Karina Lombard and Nathaniel Parker.[1]
She has appeared in ten films and over twenty television productions.
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