Rosie Cavaliero
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.
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Movies (28)
Aquella Navidad
2024 · Mrs. Beccles (voice)
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023 · Susan
Period Drama
2023 · Mrs. Fairfield
Coffee Wars
2023 · Mum
Christmas Carole
2022 · Jackie
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
2021 · Mrs Braithwaite
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
2021 · Mrs Braithwaite
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021 · Self
La ley del menor
2018 · Marina Green
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 · Ensemble Cast
Una razón para vivir
2017 · Second Woman
Professor Branestawm Returns
2015 · Professor Mary Oxford
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015 · Mel
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
2014 · Miranda Richardson / Dawn Tinsley / Sheila Snoozecock / Karren Brady / Mel Giedroyc / Various
The Understudy
2014 · Kirstie
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 · Miss Rye
Jane Eyre
2011 · Grace Poole
Beyond the Pole
2010 · Sandra
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 · Mrs. Cratchit
Nativity!
2009 · Miss Rye
Ladies and Gentlemen
2007 · Louisa
Scoop: La primicia
2006 · Pedestrian
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Rachel
Things to Do Before You're 30
2005 · Rosie
Vera Drake
2004 · Married Woman
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Miss Monroe
Kiss and Tell
1996 · Maggie Wallace
TV shows (69)
Hombre vs. Bebé
2025 · Pamela
Bookish
2025 · Mrs. Dredge, Mrs Dredge
Amandaland
2025 · Claire
KAOS
2024 · Prue
Dead Hot
2024 · Bonnie
The Power of Parker
2023 · Diane
Funny Woman
2023 · Aunty Marie Parker
The Witchfinder
2022 · Mrs. Jennings
The Cleaner
2021 · Marnie
Black Narcissus
2020 · Sister Briony
Mandy
2020 · June
Code 404
2020 · Superintendent Dennett
Worzel Gummidge
2019 · Mrs Braithwaite
Gentleman Jack
2019 · Elizabeth Cordingley
Ghosts
2019 · Fiona Legge
This Time with Alan Partridge
2019 · Rosie Whitter
Cleaning Up
2019 · Frances
On the Edge
2018 · Carol
Hold the Sunset
2018 · Wendy
Mitos Urbanos
2017 · Dorothy L Sayers
Unforgotten
2015 · Marion Kelsey
The Enfield Haunting
2015 · Mrs. Hodgson
Nurse
2015 · Graham's Mum
Banana
2015
Prey
2014 · DS Susan Reinhart
Inside No. 9
2014 · Kirstie, Self
Crackanory
2013 · Various
Pat & Cabbage
2013 · Helen
The Job Lot
2013 · Denise Madden
It's Kevin
2013 · Various
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012 · Pelageya
Full English
2012
Hunderby
2012 · Hesther
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Maureen
Llamen a la partera
2012 · Tessie Anselm
Crimen en el paraíso
2011 · Ivy Marcel
Spy
2011 · Paula
Crimson Petal And The White
2011
Friday Night Dinner
2011 · Jackie
Any Human Heart
2010 · Matron
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010 · Rosie
Bellamy's People
2010
Little Dorrit
2008 · Mrs. Plornish
De Lark Rise a Candleford
2008 · Bessie Mullins
Fairy Tales
2008 · Kendra
Comedy Showcase
2007 · Louisa
Lewis
2007 · Karen Newman
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 · Kate Bales
Saxondale
2006 · Penny
Feel the Force
2006
Spoons
2005
The Last Chancers
2004
Green Wing
2004 · Teacher
Shameless
2004 · Jennie Taylor
Peep Show
2003 · Vicky
Coming Up
2003 · Linda
Eyes Down
2003 · Christine McMurray
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001 · Shop Owner
Best of Both Worlds
2001 · Francesca
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · Janine
Cold Feet
1998 · Amy
Touching Evil
1997 · Yvonne Jackson
Los asesinatos de Midsomer
1997 · Denise Fielding, Judy Tyler
McCallum
1997
Peak Practice
1993 · Rachel Adams, Gwenda O'Keefe
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993 · Rose
Heartbeat
1992 · Sandra
Casualty
1986 · Carmel Ramsey
The Bill
1984