- Born
- Birth nameClemency Margaret Greatrex Burton-Hill
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Clemency Burton-Hill has an extensive career in acting, writing,
journalism and music. The multi-faceted native of London, England was
born to TV presenter and writer Humphrey Burton and Gillian Hawser, an
agent (who had married Robert I. Hill in 1970). Clemency attended
several schools including St Paul's Girls' School, Westminster School
and later attended Magdalene College in Cambridge, England. Her career
in acting began in 1992 with credits heavily involved with television
series and television-films. Among her credits, she has been in several
films and television series. She is best known from the sequel film
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005),
playing the fledgling mage who became the unlikely heroine who
ultimately saved the kingdom from a menacing dragon. She also appeared
in the disaster drama
Supernova (2005) starring
Luke Perry,
Tia Carrere,
Lance Henriksen and
Peter Fonda. In 2006, she played a
Princess in the video sequel
The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006).
Her television credits include
Party Animals (2007),
The Palace (2008)
Poirot (1989)
in 2008 and
Plum Daily (2010). She lent
her voice to an animated feature
A Fox's Tale (2008).
In addition to her acting career, Clemency is also a musician having
attended the Royal College of Music. Her writing and journalistic works
include writing for "Vogue" and several British publications including
"The Economist", "The Guardian" among many more titles. In other media,
Clemency has been a presenter for numerous BBC shows and programs
including more recent work in 2010 for the BBC Young Musician 2010 show
on BBC Four during the months of April and May of that year. She
reprised her presenter role in 2012 for the same program. Showing her
generous nature, Clemency has extended her interest in the charitable
program called Dramatic Need, designed to bring the creative arts to
underprivileged children.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Midwesterner87
- SpouseJames Roscoe(October 18, 2008 - present)
- In 2005 she co-founded Aurora Orchestra and is a trustee of the Choir of London and a member of its orchestra with whom she regularly tours to the West Bank and Occupied Territories.
- Took a double First in English at Cambridge.
- Also a model and a journalist.
- She is a Broadcaster, Author and Violinist. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Broadcasting and Journalism in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
- Daughter of broadcaster Humphrey Burton.
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