# Helena Barlow > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Helena_Barlow > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Helena_Barlow.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Barlow > Source revision: 1213337012 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English actress (born 1998) Helena Barlow Born Helena Josephine Barlow (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 27) Lambeth, London, England Alma mater University of Leeds Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Occupation Actress Years active 2009–present **Helena Josephine Barlow** (born 5 September 1998) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing [Rose Granger-Weasley](/source/Rose_Granger-Weasley) in *[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_2)* (2011). The following year, she starred as young Estella in [Mike Newell](/source/Mike_Newell_(director))'s *[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations_(2012_film))*. ## Early life Barlow was born in [Lambeth](/source/Lambeth) and has two sisters and a brother. She attended [Alleyn's School](/source/Alleyn's_School). She went on to graduate with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in English Literature from the [University of Leeds](/source/University_of_Leeds) in 2020 and a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) in Acting for Screen from the [Royal Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Royal_Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama) in 2021. She also took a summer course at [RADA](/source/RADA).[1] ## Career Barlow began her career on the small British stage in 2009, where she appeared in a bit part in *[The Nutcracker](/source/The_Nutcracker)* for the English Youth Ballet and later participated in the opening number for the Michael Croft Theatre, a host to a variety of school productions, including the [Alleyn's Junior School](/source/Alleyn's_School), which Barlow attended in 2010.[2] Her first leading role was [Wendy Darling](/source/Wendy_Darling) for the Alleyn's Junior School Year Six production of *[Peter Pan](/source/Works_based_on_Peter_Pan)*, adapted by Maggi Law. Like many of the school's productions, it too was performed in the Michael Croft Theatre.[2][3] Her most notable role came in 2011 when it was announced in June that she had been cast as [Rose Granger-Weasley](/source/Rose_Granger-Weasley)—oldest child of [Hermione Granger](/source/Hermione_Granger) and [Ron Weasley](/source/Ron_Weasley) in the commercially successful *[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_2).* At the age of 12, this was her first professional film credit.[4][5] She went on to appear the same year in *[Horrid Henry: The Movie](/source/Horrid_Henry%3A_The_Movie)*, an adaptation of Francesca Simon's children's book series of the same name and in 2012, in [Mike Newell](/source/Mike_Newell_(director))'s adaptation of Charles Dickens' *[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations_(2012_film))* as the younger version of Estella Havisham played by [Holliday Grainger](/source/Holliday_Grainger) as an adult, respectively. She appeared alongside *Harry Potter* alums [Helena Bonham Carter](/source/Helena_Bonham_Carter), [Ralph Fiennes](/source/Ralph_Fiennes), [Robbie Coltrane](/source/Robbie_Coltrane) and [Jessie Cave](/source/Jessie_Cave). In 2013, her project is *Harriet and the Matches* in the titular role, a five-minute short film directed by Miranda Howard-Williams and written by Heinrich Hoffmann. According to the official site synopsis, the film is an adaptation of "a traditional German fairy tale" and "is a dark cautionary tale about a lonely little girl."[6] Her latest project is *ITILY: I Think I Love You* a thirteen-minutes short film directed and written by Agnes Fernandes. The film is a summer romance between an English bus driver and a young architect brightens up the morning commute of his hilarious passengers and leads to the driver taking his double decker all the way to Rome to prove himself deserving of her love. [7] ## Filmography ### Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Rose Granger-Weasley Horrid Henry: The Movie Sour Susan 2012 Great Expectations Young Estella Havisham 2013 Harriet and the Matches Harriet Short film 2019 ITILY: I Think I Love You Mia ### Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2009 The Nutcracker Ensemble dancer English Youth Ballet Opening of Michael Croft Theatre Schoolgirl Dir. Edward Alleyn Michael Croft Theatre/Alleyn's Junior School 2010 Peter Pan Wendy Darling Alleyn's Junior School ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Helena Barlow"](https://www.cssd.ac.uk/student-profiles/helena-barlow). *CSSD*. Retrieved 20 October 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ref_1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ref_1_2-1) [Helena Barlow United Agents Résumé.](http://unitedagents.co.uk/helena-barlow) *United Agents.co.uk.* Retrieved 16 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [School News: Peter Pan.](http://www.alleyns.org.uk/alleyn/Lent%201110.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160319145050/http://www.alleyns.org.uk/alleyn/Lent%201110.pdf) 19 March 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *Alleyn's Junior School Newsletter*. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ref_2_4-0)** [Actress Helena Barlow Cast as Rose Weasley in "Deathly Hallows – Part 2".](http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2011/6/15/actress-helena-barlow-cast-as-rose-weasley-in-deathly-hallows-part-2) *The Leaky Cauldron*. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Young actress Helena Barlow cast as Rose Weasley in Deathly Hallows – Part 2 epilogue.](http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/young-actress-helena-barlow-cast-as-rose-weasley-in-deathly-hallows-part-ii-epilogue-82194/) *SnitchSeeker*. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Info for 'Harriet and the Matches'.](http://mirandahowardwilliams.com/Harriet.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140518172059/http://mirandahowardwilliams.com/Harriet.html) 18 May 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *Miranda Howard-Williams Official Site.* Retrieved 16 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Info for 'ITILY: I Think I Love You'.](https://cinando.com/en/Film/i_think_i_love_you_123333/Detail) *Cinando Official Site - IMIGICOM 3.* Retrieved 25 February 2019. ## External links - [Helena Barlow](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4510373/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Helena Barlow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Barlow) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Barlow?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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