The words “You know nothing Jon Snow” have become a global sensation, spawning memes and various iterations for a variety of occasions. The iconic phrase is credited to none other than the adorable Rose Leslie. Not only has the Scottish actress got the critically acclaimed Game of Thrones as part of her filmography, but she’s also been part of the main cast in the highly revered series Downtown Abbey . The actress is a gem and her role as Ygritte on Game of Thrones is one fans everywhere will always remember and applaud for. Want to know more about Rose Leslie? Then read on.
Rose Leslie: Bio & Age
Rose Leslie was born on the 9th of February 1987 in Aberdeen, Scotland. She is the third child in a family of five children. A good look at their lineage reveals a family of clansmen, high positions, and sovereign titles. Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, the Aberdeenshire chief of Clan Leslie, is her father. She grew up at Lickleyhead Castle, her family’s 15th century ancestral home, until she was 10 years old.
Candida Mary Sibyl Leslie (née Weld) of Clan Fraser is her mother. Through her mother, Rose is a descendant of both 13th Lord Lovat Simon Fraser and King Charles II. The sixth Prime Minister of New Zealand, Frederick Weld, is also her great-great-grandfather. Going further will reveal that she is a descendant of Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle – the founder of Mount St Bernard Abbey – and MP James Grimston – the 3rd Earl of Verulam .
Rose Leslie went to school at Rayne North Primaryschool in Aberdeenshire and after that she moved on to Millfield Co-Educational School in Somerset. She then spent three years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Top stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Cumberbatch are just two of the school’s alumni. In 2008 she received a British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Certificate in Stage Combat, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with honors.
career
Rose Leslie’s career took off as soon as she finished her education. She worked for BBC Radio and provided her voice as announcer for the station. In 2009 she got a nice break when she was cast in the role of Rhian in the BBC TV movie New Town . Her performance won her the Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance – New Talent Award. Her next breakthrough came with her starring role in the play Bedlam , a role in which she had to play a character named May who is going insane because of lost love.
However, her breakthrough role came when she played Gwen Dawson, a housemaid, in the critically acclaimed ITV series Downtown Abbey . Her stints on the show were from 2010 – 2011 and received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. In 2012, Rose Leslie rose to greater television fame when she was cast in the second, third and fourth seasons of the globally revered HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones . In the series – an adaptation of the novel A Song of Fire and Iceby George RR Martin, Rose Leslie played the role of the wildling Ygritte. A fan favorite in the books, Rose’s performance on the series was met with critical acclaim, and many rejoiced at the subsequent romance that blossomed between her and Jon Snow.
Thanks to this fact, Rose Leslie became a sought-after actress, appearing in the films Now Is Good (2012), Honeymoon (2014) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015) alongside Elijah Wood and Vin Diesel. However, she did not give up on the small screen and continued to get roles for serials. She has been in the miniseries The Big Fire (2014), the detective drama Luther opposite Idris Elba, and currently plays Maia Rindell in the CBS spin-off series The Good Fight .
Married to Kit Harington
While on Game of Thrones , Rose Leslie’s character was in a relationship with Jon Snow, played by co-star Kit Harington. That relationship eventually carried over into real life, and in 2012, the two began dating. In September 2016, they announced their engagement. Finally, on the 23rd of June 2018, they tied the knot at Rayne Church with the reception at Wardhill Castle, owned by the Leslie family.
Rose Leslie: Salary and Net Worth
With her extensive filmography, you would imagine Rose Leslie would have a comfortable net worth, and you would be right. The actress has an estimated net worth of $4 million. However, with her growing career, this amount is likely to increase in the near future.
height and body measurements
Rose Leslie stands 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) tall and weighs 53 kg. She is a natural redhead with blue eyes. She has a 34 inch bust, 24 inch waist and 35 inch hips.