Rose Ayling-Ellis

Acting

Rose Ayling-Ellis

Born 1994-11-17 · Hythe, Kent, England, UK

Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis is an English actress. Deaf since birth, she is a British Sign Language user. She is best known for playing the role of Frankie Lewis, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2020–2022).

Acting credits

Almost poster
10.0

A young hard of hearing girl is caught off guard by a chance meeting with a deaf girl she's never seen before. Their curiosity is sparked instantly and they are both compelled by an eagerness to know more. However, it's not long before complications arise...

Almost

2020

The Quiet Ones poster
5.1

A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.

The Quiet Ones

2014

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century poster
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Marking what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th year, this landmark documentary tells the story of her life alongside a century of momentous change in Britain. Through archive and eyewitness reflections, the film explores how she led the monarchy through profound social, political and cultural change. Contributions from some of Britain’s best-known faces and international figures, including Dame Helen Mirren, Sir David Attenborough, Barack Obama and Queen Camilla, reveal how she remained a constant in a changing world.

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century

2026

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery poster
5.7

It's Christmas and Gemma has hired a lovely cottage in a quaint village. Terry spots that the village has a Santa competition, but things take a dark turn as competitors start being killed off in a host of warped and festive ways.

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

2023

The End poster
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Ted Evan’s hugely moving and highly creative work applies documentary aesthetics to speculative-fiction subject matter in order to chart the imagined decline of Deaf culture over four decades.

The End

2011

Sing for the King: The Search for the Coronation Choir poster
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A very special choir made up from singing groups of all shapes and sizes is given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing for the King at the coronation concert.

Sing for the King: The Search for the Coronation Choir

2023

The Coronation Concert poster
6.0

Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of Their Majesties' coronation.

The Coronation Concert

2023

The Quiet Ones poster
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A teacher at a Deaf boarding school is brutally murdered and the suspects have been narrowed down to four students. Can Detective Clarke and psychologist Dr Barton reveal the murderer’s identity before it's too late? Which one of the students is a cold blooded killer? It's always The Quiet Ones.

The Quiet Ones

2015

Reverberations poster
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Sci fi drama (2018). In 2167, a fascist Government uses advances in gene therapy to wipe out Deafness and create a "perfect" society. A young Deaf time traveller is sent back to 2018 to find the inventor of the cure and change her mind before it's too late.

Reverberations

2018

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change poster
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Actress and Strictly Come Dancing 2021 winner Rose Ayling-Ellis reveals the daily challenges, discrimination, and barriers which are faced by deaf individuals.

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change

2023