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–present) and its prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Early life Rosheuvel was born in Guyana to a Guyanese Anglican priest, Patrick Rosheuvel, and an English 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. 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.

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. 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.

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 2024, Rosheuvel appeared in the 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

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations