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Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She is most well-known for playing the leading role in the 2015 BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl. [1] She has performed the role of Siobhan in the National Theatre's touring production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Rebecca Root is a British actress who was born male and transitioned to female. She is known for her roles in The Queen's Gambit, Boy Meets Girl, The Danish Girl, and more. She is also a voice teacher and a patron of LGBT charities.
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May 18, 2015 · In her first major interview, Rebecca Root tells BuzzFeed News about playing the lead in the BBC's new trans sitcom, appearing in Eddie Redmayne's latest film, and how transitioning saved her.
- Buzzfeed LGBT Editor, UK
Jan 21, 2016 · Rebecca Root, who plays a nurse in The Danish Girl, talks about her transition, her career and her views on gender identity. She is one of the few trans actors to be cast in a cisgender role and has starred in the comedy series Boy Meets Girl.
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www.vanityfair.com · hollywood · 2018Trans Actress Rebecca Root Is Changing History in - Vanity Fair
Sep 26, 2018 · Trans Actress Rebecca Root Is Changing History in The Sisters Brothers —Or Maybe Just Revealing It. Root played her gold-rush boss character as a cis woman; her director left it more unclear....
Mar 22, 2022 · Rebecca Root is a British Trans actor with Irish heritage who made history in Ireland and BBC comedy. She talks about her career, her role in Boy Meets Girl and the changes for Trans people in society.
Dec 24, 2015 · Rebecca Root is a trans actress who plays a cisgender nurse in The Danish Girl and a 40-year-old woman in Boy Meets Girl. Watch her talk about her roles and the importance of trans representation in film and TV.
