Esme Bianco | |
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Born | Esmé Augusta Bianco 25 May 1982
St Albans,
Hertfordshire, England |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Esmé Augusta Bianco (born 25 May 1982) is a British actress and neo-burlesque performer, who is best known for her recurring roles as Ros on Game of Thrones and Jane Chatwin on The Magicians.
Bianco has posed for painters Christian Furr [1] and Peregrine Heathcote. [2]
Bianco's feature films parts include Burlesque Fairytales, in which she played "Mother" in one of the tales. She also appeared in Chemical Wedding, Dead Man Running, The Big I Am, and The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power. Bianco appeared as the character Ros, a prostitute in King's Landing, in the HBO series Game of Thrones. She first appeared in the series premiere " Winter Is Coming", returning for 13 more episodes, often in the show's " sexposition" scenes, [3] [4] before her character is murdered in the season 3 episode " The Climb". [5]
In 2020, Bianco made an appearance on the Puscifer album Existential Reckoning on the song "UPGrade". [6]
In February 2021, Bianco accused musician Marilyn Manson of physically abusing her during their relationship in 2011, after she had split from her husband. [7] In April 2021, Bianco sued Manson for sexual assault, human trafficking, and abuse. Bianco alleged that she was given drugs and alcohol, and also subjected to threats of violence and rape. [8] Bianco also alleged that Manson tied her to a prayer kneeler, beat her with a whip, and raped her. [9] [10] [11] Marilyn Manson responded to Bianco through his attorney, stating that Bianco's allegations were "provably false". [12] [10] They reached an out-of-court settlement in January 2023, with the terms of agreement not disclosed. [13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Dolls | Mouche | Short |
2008 | Chemical Wedding | Mavis | |
2009 | Burlesque Fairytales | Mother | |
2009 | Dead Man Running | Burlesque Singer | |
2010 | The Big I Am | Madame Dupoint | |
2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Feminina | Video |
2018 | Living Among Us | Elleanor | |
2020 | Hypnotized | Claire | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Any Human Heart | Betty | Episode: "1.3" |
2011 | Eric and Ernie | Lola | Television film |
2011–2013 | Game of Thrones | Ros | Recurring role |
2014 | A Christmas Mystery | Rebecca Clark | Television film |
2015 | Ominous | Rachel Young | Television film |
2015–2020 | The Magicians | Jane Chatwin | Recurring role |
2017–2019 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Queen Eclipsa | Voice, recurring role |
2018 | Hot Streets | Professor Lane | Voice, episode: "The Bractegon" |
2018 | Supergirl | Thara Ak-Var | 2 episodes |