# Golda Rosheuvel

Golda Rosheuvel (born 2 May 1970) is a British actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work and a number of on-screen roles, most prominently for her portrayal of Queen Charlotte in the Netflix period drama series Bridgerton (2020–) and its prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).

## Early life

Rosheuvel was born in Guyana to a Guyanese Anglican priest, Siegfrried Rosheuvel, and an English Jewish mother, Judith Evans. She moved frequently around Guyana due to her father's mission work, often staying with indigenous tribes. When she was five, her family moved in with her mother's brother in England before eventually settling in Hertfordshire, England. She has a brother.
Rosheuvel spent her teen years doing athletics with intent to be a professional athlete. She did the 100-metre sprint, javelin, and the long-jump. However, when she suffered an ankle injury, she turned her focus to theatre.
She studied for a diploma in performance at East Herts College, before going on to study musical theatre at the London Studio Centre.

## Career

Rosheuvel's first professional theatre credit was portraying Donna on a nine-month European tour of Hair, while she was still in college.
Rosheuvel's stage credits include Porgy and Bess, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, Romeo and Juliet, Angels in America, Bad Girls: The Musical, and Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2018, Rosheuvel played a lesbian version of Othello in Othello. On television, she made her debut appearing in 2001 production of Jesus Christ Superstar aired as a part of Great Performances. She later made guest appearances on television series such as Casualty, The Bill, Torchwood, Luther, Coronation Street and Silent Witness. She had a supporting part in the 2016 period drama film Lady Macbeth.
In 2019, Rosheuvel was cast as Queen Charlotte in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton produced by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on 25 December 2020 with positive reviews from critics. As a cast member, Rosheuvel received Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2021. In 2023, Rosheuvel reprised her role in its prequel series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Rosheuvel later was cast in the romantic comedy film This Time Next Year, and the horror film Somewhere in Dreamland alongside Whitney Peak and S. Epatha Merkerson.
In March 2024, it was announced that Rosheuvel would appear in the upcoming Doctor Who episode "Space Babies" as Jocelyn.

## Personal life

Her wife is writer and playwright Shireen Mula. She is a patron of An Tobar and Mull Theatre, a multi art-form creative hub on the Hebridean island of Mull.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Lava | Warden | |
| 2005 | Coma Girl: The State of Grace | Kathy Fields | |
| 2006 | On the Other Hand | Chantelle | Short film |
| 2014 | I Remember You | Grace | Short film |
| 2016 | Lady Macbeth | Agnes | |
| 2020 | Muse | Tina | Short film |
| 2021 | Dune | Shadout Mapes | |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark | Unexplained Noises | Voice |
| 2024 | This Time Next Year | Tara | |
| 2025 | Grow | Dinah | Filming |
| TBA | Somewhere in Dreamland † | Patti | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Great Performances | Maid By Fire | Episode: "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
| 2005 | The Bill | Patsy Richards | Episode: "306: Show of Force" |
| 2006 | Casualty | Doctor Lorrimer | Episode: "Going Under" |
| 2008 | Torchwood | Dr Angela Connolly | Episodes: "Exit Wounds" and "Dead Man Walking" |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon | Hospital Receptionist | Television film |
| 2011 | Luther | Sally Thomas | Episode: "2.3" |
| 2012 | Coronation Street | Doctor Renshaw | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Dead Boss | Lennie | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Threesome | Vicar | Episode: "I Don't" |
| 2012 | Mr. Stink | A local Starbucks coffee shop server | Television film |
| 2014 | Rev. | Hostel Worker | Episode: "3.4" |
| 2015 | I Live with Models | Photographer | Episode: "The Suit" |
| 2015 | EastEnders | Midwife Jenni | |
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Lyndsey Morrison | Episodes: "Betrayal: Part 1" and "Betrayal: Part 2" |
| 2020–present | Bridgerton | Queen Charlotte | Series regular |
| 2020 | Death in Paradise | Alice Joyce | Episode 2, Series 10 |
| 2023 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Queen Charlotte | Miniseries; lead role |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | Jocelyn | Episode: "Space Babies" |
| TBA | The Dream Lands | Iona | Upcoming drama series |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 1988 | Hair | Donna | | — | European tour |
| 1991 | Carmen Jones | | Simon Callow | The Old Vic | |
| 1995 | Fame | Miss Sherman | | Aldwych Theater | Replacement; Original London Production |
| 1996- 1997 | Tommy | Loutette / Ensemble / Acid Queen (understudy) | Des McAnuff | Shaftesbury Theatre | National premiere |
| 1998 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Mary Magdalene | Gale Edwards | — | British tour |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Ensign Rita Gonzalez | Trevor Nunn | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2005 | Hair | Hud | Daniel Kramer | The Gate | |
| 2006 | Julius Caesar | Calphurnia | Sean Holmes | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2006 | The Tempest | Goddess / Ariel (understudy) | Rupert Goold | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2006 | Antony and Cleopatra | Charmian | Gregory Doran | Swan Theatre | |
| 2007 | Antony and Cleopatra | Charmian | Gregory Doran | Novello Theatre | |
| 2007 | The Tempest | Goddess / Ariel (understudy) | Rupert Goold | Novello Theatre | |
| 2008 | The White Devil | | Jonathan Munby | Menier Chocolate Factory | |
| 2009 | The Winter's Tale | Paulina, Time, Old Shepherdess | Simon Godwin | Nuffield Theatre | |
| 2009 | Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | Bill Buckhurst | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2010 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Steve Marmion | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | |
| 2010 | Juliet and Her Romeo | Nurse | Tom Morris | The Old Vic | |
| 2011 | Maret/Sade | | Anthony Neilson | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2013 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night | Mrs. Shears | Marianne Elliott | National Theatre | |
| 2014 | The Gershwin' Porgy and Bess | Serena | Timothy Sheader | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | |
| 2014 | Electra | Chorus | Ian Rickson | The Old Vic | |
| 2015- 2016 | Wonderland | Biana | Rufus Norris | Royal National Theatre | World premiere |
| 2016 | A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer | Laura | Bryony Kimmings | HOME Theatre | Replacement |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | Daniel Kramer | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2017- 2018 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present / Mrs. Fezziwig | Matthew Warchus | The Old Vic | |
| 2018 | Othello | Othello | Gemma Bodinetz | Everyman Theatre | |
| 2019 | The American Clock | Irene / Mrs. Taylor / Rose 3 | Rachel Chavkin | The Old Vic | |
| 2020 | Rare Earth Mettle | Calista McLean / Nayra Quispe | Hamish Pirie | Royal Court Theatre | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated |
| 2024 | Black Reel Awards for Television | Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Nominated |
| 2024 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Pending |