Molly Windsor
Windsor in 2024
Born (1997-06-19) June 19, 1997 (age 28)
Nottingham, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Notable work Three Girls

Molly Windsor (born 19 June 1997) is an English actress. Her breakthrough role as a child actress, was in the Channel 4 television film The Unloved (2009); She won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Holly Winshaw in the BBC miniseries Three Girls (2017).

Other credits include Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Traces (2019), Make Up (2019), The Runaways (2019), War of the Worlds (2022), She Said (2022), and Unchosen (2026).

Molly Windsor in 2017

Early life

Windsor was born 19 June 1997,[1][2] and raised in Nottingham, England.[3] was discovered by the writer and director of BAFTA-winning The Unloved, Samantha Morton, in a local drama school and casting agency, Rama Young Actors.[4] Windsor attended the Nottingham Actors Studio, a not-for-profit CIC organisation, and the Television Workshop.[5] She is currently represented by United Agents, London.[6][7]

Career

Windsor's first professional acting role was in 2009 as Lucy Manvers in the television movie The Unloved at age 11.[8] The Times described her character as "played with an unsettling stillness".[4] She played Margaret's daughter in the film Oranges and Sunshine (2010).[9]

In 2017, she played Holly Winshaw, alongside Liv Hill, in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[10] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring, and for which she won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.[10]

In 2019, she played Angie in The Runaways,[9] and played Ruth in the British psychological thriller film Make Up (2019).[9]

Windsor played young Zelda Perkins, in the film She Said (2022),[9] alongside Samantha Morton, who played the elder Perkins.[11][12]

Windsor played the lead role of Rosie, alongside Asa Butterfield in Netflix psychological thriller Unchosen (2026).[13]

Recognition

In 2017, together with Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor, Windsor was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, one of the 20 members from the film, television and gaming industries.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Imaginary Girl Amy Short
2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Kids at Camp
2010 Oranges and Sunshine Rachel
2012 When the Lights Went Out Pale Girl
2017 Black Road Lilly Short
Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake: The Priest Homeless Girl Video short
2018 The Runaways Angie
2019 Make Up Ruth
2022 She Said Young Zelda Perkins

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Unloved Lucy Manvers TV movie
2017 Three Girls Holly Winshaw TV mini-series, 3 episodes
Nominated — RTS Breakthrough Award - On Screen (2018)[15]
Winner — 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Leading Actress
2019 Cheat Rose Vaughan ITV drama series
2019 Traces Emma Hedges Alibi drama series, subsequently repeated on BBC1 in January 2021
2022 War of the Worlds Martha Third season of FoxNetworks / CanalPlus production
2026 Unchosen Rosie [16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category work Result Ref.
2016 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow 2020 Won [3]
2017 British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Won [14]
Royal Television Society Programme Awards RTS Breakthrough Award Three Girls Nominated [17]
2018 Nominated [17][15]
British Academy Television Awards BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress Won [10]
2021 London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 ALFS Award - Young British/Irish Performer Make Up Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ Skone James, Liz (25 November 2019). "Exclusive Interview: Molly Windsor". Fabric. Retrieved 29 November 2025. Molly Windsor might be just 22 years old
  2. ^ Molly Windsor [@mollywindsor97]; (19 June 2023). "Hey folks,
    Thank you for the birthday love!! Having a really nice day"    . Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b Ian Sandwell (3 October 2016). "Molly Windsor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016". screendaily.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b White, Lesley (10 May 2009). "Samatha Morton uses her life for The Unloved". The Times. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Talent 1st". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Breakthrough Brits 2017 - Molly Windsor". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Molly Windsor". The Artists Partnership. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  8. ^ Newton, David (26 November 2019). "The Wylde Interview: Molly Newton". Wylde Magazine.
  9. ^ a b c d "Molly Windsor Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ^ a b c Khaleeli, Homa (16 May 2017). "Molly Windsor, star of Rochdale abuse drama Three Girls: 'It made me really angry'". theguardian.com.
  11. ^ "Derbyshire actress stars in movie about predator Harvey Weinstein". 25 November 2022 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ Miller, Stuart (12 January 2023). "Samantha Morton Breaks Down Her Pivotal Role in 'She Said' and Capturing the Essence of Zelda Perkins". Variety.
  13. ^ Mangan, Lucy (21 April 2026). "Unchosen review – Asa Butterfield's creepy cult show is a total waste of all this talent". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  14. ^ a b "BAFTA Announces Breakthrough Brits of 2017". BAFTA. 25 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "RTS Programme Awards 2018, In Partnership with Audio Network". UK: Royal Television Society. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ^ Yossman, K.J. (27 August 2024). "Asa Butterfield, Molly Windsor, Fra Fee, Siobhan Finneran and Christopher Eccleston Set for Netflix Series 'Out of the Dust' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Molly Windsor Biography - Awards". tvguide.com. Retrieved 25 April 2026.