Rebecca Root
Rebecca Root (born1969) is a British actress and stand-up comedian. She was rated 18th in the Rainbow List 2014, which named her as one of the very few openly trans actresses in mainstream television, alongside Laverne Cox and Adèle Anderson.[1] She plays the leading role in the 2015 BBC2 sitcom Boy Meets Girl.[2]
Root is also a voice coach,[3] teaching at the East 15 Acting School and from her home in Highgate, London. She started that career after she transitioned and acting work became harder to find.[4] She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Master of Arts in Vocal Studies. Her thesis, "There and Back Again: Adventures in Genderland", has since been published in the peer reviewed journal Voice and Speech Review, and she advertises voice therapy specifically for transgender people to help them "find a voice they feel fits their gender".[5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/therainbowlist/rainbow-list-2014-1-to-100-9848457.html%7Ctitle=Rainbow List 2014, 1 to 101|newspaper=The Independent on Sunday|date=9 November 2014|accessdate=14 April 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/04/bbc-sitcom-transgender-actor%7Ctitle=BBC starts filming sitcom starring transgender actor|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|date=4 February 2015|accessdate=14 April 2015|newspaper=The Guardian
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/22/rebecca-root-interview-not-fighting-myself-any-more Nicola Gill "Rebecca Root interview: 'I'm not fighting myself any more'" The Guardian 22 September 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/leisure/film_tv/11868199.Highgate_actress_Rebecca_Root_talks_being_transgender__her_BBC2_sitcom_and_starring_with_Eddie_Redmayne/ "Highate Actress Rebecca Root talks being transgender, her BBC2 sitcom and starring with Eddie Redmayne" Laura Enfield, Enfield Independent 23 March 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11309020/Transgender-women-often-want-to-sound-like-Fiona-Bruce.html%7Ctitle='Transgender women often want to sound like Fiona Bruce'|last=Merz|first=Theo|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=14 April 2015|newspaper=The Telegraph
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.rebeccaroot.co.uk/page10.htm%7Ctitle=Biography%7Clast=Root%7Cfirst=Rebecca%7Cwebsite=Rebecca Root|accessdate=14 April 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc2-commissions-britains-first-transgender-sitcom-boy-meets-girl-9683788.html "BBC2 commissions Britain's first transgender sitcom Boy Meets Girl" |last=Sherwin|first=Adam|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=28 April 2015|newspaper=The Independent
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rebecca Root|first=Rebecca|year=2009|title=There and Back Again: Adventures in Genderland|journal=Voice and Speech Review|volume=6|issue=1|publisher=Voice and Speech Trainers Association|pages=144–155|doi=10.1080/23268263.2009.10761517
- ↑ http://www.bustle.com/articles/22954-eddie-redmayne-cast-as-transgender-do-we-need-another-straight-cisgender-dude-in-a-lgbtq%7Ctitle=Eddie Redmayne Cast as Transgender — Do We Need Another Straight, Cisgender Dude in a LGBTQ Role? Caroline Pate|date=1 May 2014|newspaper=Bustle
- ↑ http://www.rebeccaroot.co.uk/page2.htm%7Ctitle=News and upcoming events|last=Root|first=Rebecca|website=Rebecca Root
