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).
Early life Windsor was born 19 June 1997, and raised in Nottingham, England. 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. Windsor attended the Nottingham Actors Studio, a not-for-profit CIC organisation, and the Television Workshop. She is currently represented by United Agents, London.
Career Windsor's first professional acting role was in 2009 as Lucy Manvers in the television movie The Unloved at age 11. The Times described her character as "played with an unsettling stillness". She played Margaret's daughter in the film Oranges and Sunshine (2010).
In 2017, she played Holly Winshaw, alongside Liv Hill, in the BBC miniseries Three Girls, which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring, and for which she won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.
In 2019, she played Angie in The Runaways, and played Ruth in the British psychological thriller film Make Up (2019).
Windsor played young Zelda Perkins, in the film She Said (2022), alongside Samantha Morton, who played the elder Perkins.
Windsor played the lead role of Rosie, alongside Asa Butterfield in Netflix psychological thriller Unchosen (2026).
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.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Imaginary Girl AmyShort 2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Kids at Camp 2010 Oranges and Sunshine Rachel 2012 When the Lights Went Out Pale Girl 2017 Black Road LillyShort Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake: The Priest Homeless GirlVideo short 2018 The Runaways Angie 2019 Make Up Ruth2022She SaidYoung Zelda Perkins
Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 The Unloved Lucy ManversTV movie2017 Three Girls Holly WinshawTV mini-series, 3 episodesNominated — RTS Breakthrough Award - On Screen (2018) Winner — 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Leading Actress2019 Cheat Rose VaughanITV drama series2019 Traces Emma HedgesAlibi drama series, subsequently repeated on BBC1 in January 20212022 War of the Worlds MarthaThird season of FoxNetworks / CanalPlus production2026 Unchosen Rosie
Awards and nominations Year Award Category work Result Ref.2016 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow 2020 2017 British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Royal Television Society Programme Awards RTS Breakthrough Award Three Girls 2018 British Academy Television Awards BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress 2021 London Film Critics Circle Awards 2020 ALFS Award - Young British/Irish Performer Make Up
References
External links
Photos on Channel 4 website Discussion of The Unloved on Newsnight