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Sarah McLeod (born 18 July 1971) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the
Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...
films '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' as
Rosie Cotton The roles of women in ''The Lord of the Rings'' have often been assessed as insignificant, or important only in relation to male characters in a story about men for boys. Meanwhile, other commentators have noted the empowerment of the three ma ...
, a female hobbit who marries
Samwise Gamgee Samwise Gamgee (, usually called Sam) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. A hobbit, Samwise is the chief supporting character of ''The Lord of the Rings'', serving as the sidekick of the protagonist Frodo Baggins. Sam ...
. McLeod also co-starred in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' as
Cindy Watson Cindy Watson (born 24 March 1978) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Career statistics Her highest singles ranking is world No. 131, (achieved on 28 October 2002) and her highest doubles ranking is No. 108 (reached on 8 August 2005). W ...
from 2008 to 2009.


Career

McLeod knew Liz Mulane, the casting director of
Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...
's '' The Lord of the Rings'' from an earlier film of his that she had appeared in called '' Forgotten Silver''. McLeod was six months pregnant when she auditioned for the role of Rosie Cotton, a female hobbit. Four months later, she was told that she had won the role. She explained, "This was after I had the baby, so my first day on the set, the baby was 12 weeks old. So from the first time I auditioned for the role, until the whole thing comes out, the third film, my baby will be four years old, it just goes to show you how big and long this production is." Her daughter, Maisy, played the infant son of Rosie and
Samwise Gamgee Samwise Gamgee (, usually called Sam) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. A hobbit, Samwise is the chief supporting character of ''The Lord of the Rings'', serving as the sidekick of the protagonist Frodo Baggins. Sam ...
, seen in the final scene of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. '' The New Zealand Herald'' observed in 2004 that McLeod was "notable for having the most significant role of the few New Zealand actresses in the trilogy." In 2007, McLeod and fourteen other ''Lord of the Rings'' actors from New Zealand sued New Line, as they felt they were legally entitled to five percent of the trilogy's net merchandising revenue. From 2008 to 2009, McLeod co-starred in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' as
Cindy Watson Cindy Watson (born 24 March 1978) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Career statistics Her highest singles ranking is world No. 131, (achieved on 28 October 2002) and her highest doubles ranking is No. 108 (reached on 8 August 2005). W ...
. McLeod conducted legal and personal research on
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for the role, as her character's storyline involved asking her friend to be a surrogate mother for Cindy and her husband. In a 2010 episode of '' America's Next Top Model'', McLeod appeared as herself on the set of Hobbiton, where the contestants participated in a ''Lord of the Rings''-themed photo shoot.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Sarah New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses People from Putāruru 1971 births Living people New Zealand soap opera actresses 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses