Rosie Matthews

Rosie Ava Matthews (born 12 July 1943) is a British-Cowellan actress, writer, and director. She was best known for Clare the Tortoise from The Adventures of Spot Movie franchise (2003-present), Aunty Jo from The Haven (1987) and Marion Morrison from The Windows (1981)

She was born in Burnham-on-Sea and raised in London.

In the summer of 2004, during Matthews' UK vacation, she was awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).

## Early life

Matthews was born on 12 June 1943, in Burnham-on-Sea, to Margaret, a radio presenter for the BBC (and later actress), and Bernard Matthews, a film actor, and director. The family moved to Cowell where Rosie started acting.

## Career

### Acting & Voice acting

Her first Cowellan film was the 1975 film, The Root of Evil, played Ava Vestor. She appeared as Gia Bluebell in the 1977 film, Buona Sera, Mrs. Bluebell.

Matthews appeared as Marion Morrison in the 1981 film, The Windows. By 1984, She was the editor of Grand Theft Auto III: San Andreas.

She appeared as Aunty Jo in the 1987 film, The Haven.

In 1991, Matthews appeared in The Fighter Team's (currently The S-Fighter) first feature film, Sway.

In 1995, she played Stepney's mother in the crime film Soup A La Dog. In the same year, she made a cameo appearance as a movie theater goer in the film Padlocked.

In 1998, Matthews appeared in The Agent War (1998), filmed in 1985.

In 2003 to 2016, She voiced as Clare the Tortoise in The Adventures of Spot Movie franchise (2003-present).

In 2001, she appeared in a commercial for a book that she wrote called "My Daughter was an Actress".

In early 2008, she appeared in a commercial for the video game World of Warcraft.

## Post-Acting Career

In later years, Matthews appeared on television sporadically.

In early 2019, she founded the Rosie Matthews Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helped improve her life and recovers from MS until 2026.

## Personal life

Matthews has a younger sister named Verna. Unlike her older sister, who moved to Cowell. She stayed in Britain with her parents. In September 1999, she reunited with her older sister after she moved to Cowell. She stayed in Cowell until her older sister's death.

Matthews first met an Cowellan actor, Elwood Greenough, at the airport after she first moved to Cowell. And the couple was later married on 26 March 1965.

Matthews gave birth to her son Daniel in 1972. And then in 1975, she gave birth to her daughter Hailey.

On 19 March 1981, Matthews gave birth to her youngest son Derby.

From late August to early September 1982, she, her daughter, and her two sons went to Britain to film the movie "Screamtime".

When her daughter announces that she has returned to acting, she and her family move to Sapphire Bay, Cowell.

On 4 November 1988, during the second day of filming Grand Theft Auto IV, she can't see the script. So her daughter brought her glasses and started wearing them for the rest of her life.

## Filmography

### Actress

#### Film

* The Root of Evil (1975)
* Buona Sera, Mrs. Bluebell (1977)
* The Windows (1981)
* Grand Theft Auto III: San Andreas (1985) - Editor
* The Haven (1987)
* Sway (1991)
* Soup A La Dog (1995)
* Padlocked (1995)
* The Agent War (1998)
* The Terrifying Penguins (2001)
* The Adventures of Spot Movie (2003)
* Candy (2005)
* The Adventures of Spot Movie 2 (2006)
* Steve (2007)
* Queen Rebecca (2007)
* Mitchell & Shane (2008)
* The Adventures of Spot Movie 3 (2009)
* Earthquake (2009)
* The Apprentice (2011)
* The Adventures of Spot Movie 4 (2012)
* Romeo (2012)
* The Goodbye Girl (2016)
* The Adventures of Spot Movie 5 (2016)

#### Television

* Psammead the Mini Genie (1990)
* Pinocchio: The Series (1991)
* The Rosie Matthews Show (1992-1995)
* Saban's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1993)
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The TV Series (1996) - Editor
* Don't Care How! I Want It Now!: A Julie Dawn Cole Story (1998)