Aberdeen, scotland) is the actress who portrayed housemaid gwen dawson in series 1 of downton abbey. Raised at her family’s ancestral seat, lickleyhead castle in aberdeenshire, she lived there until age ten. Rose leslie is a british actress from aristocratic roots She gained fame for her role as maid gwen in the tv series downton abbey, but her portrayal of the wildling ygritte in game of thrones launched her to stardom. Rose leslie, who graces tatler ’s july cover ahead of her lead role in the rsc adaptation of w Somerset maugham’s the constant wife, can trace her lineage back to two of scotland ’s most ancient clans, and all the way back to the throne itself
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