Rebecca Benson

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Rebecca Benson
Born (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 31)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Rebecca Benson is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in the TV crime dramas Vera and Shetland.[1][2] Moreover, she appeared alongside Michael Fassbender in the 2015 film Macbeth.[3]

In 2016 she joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Talla Tarly, the sister of Samwell Tarly.[4] She also portrayed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury in The White Princess.

Ms. Benson had the starring role of "Eli" in the National Theatre of Scotland production of "Let the Right One In," which opened in the United States at St. Anne's Warehouse, Brooklyn, in January 2015.[5]

In 2019 she appeared as Melody, an intern, in Flack.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2011 You Instead Lucie
2014 Macbeth Maidservant
2020 Falling for Figaro Rosa

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Holby City Kitty Johnson Episode "Wolf's Clothing"
2013 Vera Ruthie Culvert
2014 Shetland Sally Henry
2016 Game of Thrones Talla Tarly Episode: "Blood of My Blood"
2016 The Crown Queen Mary's Nurse
2017 The White Princess Margaret Pole
2017 Doctor Who Kar Episode: "The Eaters of Light"
2019 Flack Melody
2019 Year of the Rabbit Harriet Fisher Episode: #1.2

Radio[]

Date Title Role Director Station
16 January 2015 Take Me to the Necropolis[6] Sasha Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

References[]

  1. ^ "Young star Rebecca Benson gets her teeth into gloriously gory role as centuries-old vampire". Daily Record. 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Let The Right One In: Martin Quinn And Rebecca Benson". Theater People. 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Forever 14 and Hungry for Love". New York Times. 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Meet the Tarlys: Game of Thrones adds three more actors to season 6!". Watchers On The Wall. 16 September 2015.
  5. ^ Brantley, Ben (25 January 2015). "'Let the Right One In,' a Stark Vampire Love Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Take Me to the Necropolis

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