What a resumé this woman has! I couldn’t believe it when I read all the things she’s accomplished in her life. I’d first noticed her striking features in a commercial for the raspberry liqueur Chambord and decided to look up who the model was. After a little research…thank you google…I found out it was none other than the British actress Rochelle Neil. You wouldn’t know it by her quiet poise and seemingly indifferent attitude, but by the look and length of her professional credits, Rochelle Neil is a knock out actress who is steadily moving to become a house hold name.
From humble beginnings, her first taster of the industry was as a schoolgirl in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (no introduction needed!) At just 13 years old, she successfully auditioned for one of the oldest drama schools in London, The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts; that is the Alma Mater of Noel Coward, Naomi Campbell, Derek and Julianne Hough, Russell Brand and Karen Gillan, to name but a few alumni. Somewhat of a chameleon, she has graced the stage and the big screen, along with numerous TV performances. She’s toured the UK and internationally with shows like Chicago, Soul Sister and performed in the original West End cast of Matthew Warchus’ acclaimed Ghost the Musical; which was adapted for the stage by Academy Award winner, Bruce Joel Rubin. Furthermore, as a much sort after Master Compere, she has compered many shows at London’s hotspot The Box. With this in mind, I was surprised that Rochelle had managed to stay quite so under the radar. As I write she is about to take on the female lead in Odilon Rocha’s up and coming feature film, The Hand of The Creator. It’s fair to say, watch this space!
I spoke briefly with Rochelle on the subject and even though she has achieved a great deal, I can’t work out whether Rochelle is unfazed or genuinely unaware of her growing reputation as “one to watch”. I asked what her secret was and she told me she prefers to keep it simple. “My job is to be of service to the story that I’ve been invited to tell first and foremost, so that’s where my energy goes but… thank you!” Rochelle Neil is, to say the least, an intriguing actress, model, singer…and woman.
ACTRESS "ROCHELLE NEIL" FINDS INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
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