Molly Windsor is an English actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2009
Channel 4
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television film ''
The Unloved'', and she has appeared in ''
Oranges and Sunshine'' (2010) and ''
The Runaways'' (2019). She is best known for her performance in the 2017
BBC
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miniseries ''
Three Girls'', for which she won the 2018
BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress; in 2017, she was also named a ''BAFTA Breakthrough Brit''.
Early life
Windsor was discovered by the writer and director of
BAFTA-winning ''
The Unloved'',
Samantha Morton, in a local drama school and casting agency, Rama Young Actors.
Windsor attended the Nottingham Actors Studio, a not-for-profit
CIC organisation, and
the Television Workshop,
and has signed a contract with London-based talent agency, the Artists Partnership.
Career
Windsor's first professional acting role was in 2009 as Lucy Manvers in the television movie ''
The Unloved'' at age 11.
''
The Times
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'' described her character as "played with an unsettling stillness".
She played Margaret's daughter in the 2010 film ''
Oranges and Sunshine''.
In 2017, she played Holly Winshaw in the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
miniseries ''
Three Girls'',
which was based on the
Rochdale child sex abuse ring, and for which she won the 2018
BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.
In 2019, she played Angie in ''
The Runaways''.
Recognition
In 2017, Windsor was named as a ''BAFTA Breakthrough Brit'', one of the 20 members from the film, television and gaming industries.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Photos on Channel 4 websiteDiscussion of The Unloved on Newsnight
1997 births
Living people
British television actresses
Actresses from Nottingham
Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners
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