Molly Windsor, who began acting at age 11 and won a Bafta at 20, stars in Netflix's new drama 'Unchosen', which lands globally this week. According to major media reports, Windsor was mentored by Oscar-nominated actor and director Samantha Morton, who chose her for a film based on her own experiences.
'Unchosen' is released in the spring release window previously occupied by hit dramas such as 'Adolescence' and 'Baby Reindeer'. The series also stars British actors Christopher Eccleston and Siobhan Finneran. The story follows Windsor's character Rosie, a devout young wife and mother living with her husband in a secretive Christian cult in the English countryside. Rosie's husband is played by Asa Butterfield. A chance encounter with escaped convict Sam, played by Fra Fee, sparks Rosie's desire. The duties of women in the sect include child-rearing, domestic chores, and servicing their husbands.
Being a young woman, everyone assumes you’re naive or bright-eyed.
There are an estimated 2,000 cults in Britain, more than branches of McDonald's. Experts describe the situation as a 'hidden epidemic', giving the show contemporary relevance.
According to Daily Mail - Home, Molly Windsor described being a young woman in the industry, noting that people often assume she is naive, but she has been acting for a long time. She also said that despite the dark content, the cast had a real laugh during filming. Windsor grew up in a village outside Derby, raised by her mother Beth and her grandparents, as her father is not in the picture. Her brother Josh, 33, is a police officer. She described her family as a team of three: herself, her mother, and her grandmother. Windsor, who is 5ft 1in tall, said she thought of them while making 'Unchosen', particularly a scene where women cook together after a storm, which felt familiar to her sense of community.
But I’ve actually been in this industry a long time.
You probably can’t tell watching it, because the content is very dark, but we had a real laugh.
Me, my mum and my nan were a team of three.
I thought about them a lot when we were making Unchosen. There’s a scene after a storm where all the women step in and cook dinner together – there’s a special sense of community that felt familiar to me.