Sarah McLeod - Wikipedia Sarah McLeod For the Australian singer, see Sarah McLeod ( musician ). Not to be confused with Sarah McLeod ( Ballenden ). Sarah McLeod ( 1971 - 07 - 18 ) 18 July 1971 ( age 47 ) Putaruru, New Zealand Years active 1994 -- 2012 Sarah McLeod ( born 18 July 1971 ) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson 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, a female hobbit who marries Samwise Gamgee. Her daughter Maisy played Rosie and Sam 's baby. McLeod also co-starred in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street as Cindy Watson from 2008 to 2009. Career McLeod knew Liz Mulane, the casting director of Peter Jackson '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, 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. McLeod conducted legal and personal research on surrogacy 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. References Jump up ^ `` Interview with Sarah McLeod ''. TheOneRing.net. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ Catherall, Sarah ( 2 March 2004 ). `` Oscars just another day for Mrs Gamgee ''. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` NZ actors set to sue over LOTR profits ''. The New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ Lang, Sarah ( 14 April 2009 ). `` Delivering a triple dose of drama ''. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ Martin, Lara ( 6 May 2010 ). `` ' America 's Next Top Model ' : Episode 9 recap ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Tonight 's TV Hot List : Wednesday, May 5, 2010 ''. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013. ( subscription required ) External links Sarah McLeod on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarah_McLeod&oldid=865340007 '' Categories : New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses People from Putaruru 1971 births Living people Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content Use New Zealand English from June 2013 All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English Use dmy dates from October 2011 Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Scots 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 October 2018, at 09 : 32 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played rosie cotton in the lord of the rings
Answer: Sarah McLeod