Esmé Bianco
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Esmé Bianco is an English
model, actress and burlesque/cabaret performer.
.
As a child Esmé trained as a dancer; specialising in modern, tap and jazz. She also studied at Stagecoach Theatre Arts
school, and won several drama awards whilst at school.
Esmé moved to London when she was 18 where she studied for a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths College. Once in London Esmé started to pursue a career in modelling. She began modelling for lingerie label 'Agent Provocateur
' in their 2003 campaign, and went on to record vocals for two tracks on their album 'Peep Show'. Whilst at university Esmé started performing 'neo' burlesque
and cabaret
shows, and has performed across the globe. Her signature show is 'White Wedding' in which she bursts out of a giant wedding cake.
Shoe designer Terry de Havilland, for whom Esmé has modelled, named a pair of his shoes after her.
Esmé has posed for painters Christian Furr
and Peregrine Heathcote.
Esmé Bianco is her real name.
In 2008 she became the spokesmodel for lingerie label 'The Modern Courtesan'
, 'The Big I Am' (in which she acts opposite Steven Berkoff
) and Dead Man Running.
In October 2009 it was revealed that Bianco would appear as 'Ros' in HBO's pilot for "Game of Thrones
", based on the novel by George R.R.Martin. The character, a whore of some repute, was created for the series and did not appear in the book; Bianco appeared in several episodes of the first season.
In January 2011, she appeared in the BBC's Eric and Ernie
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
model, actress and burlesque/cabaret performer.
Biography
She was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire and spent her adolescence growing up on MerseysideMerseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
.
As a child Esmé trained as a dancer; specialising in modern, tap and jazz. She also studied at Stagecoach Theatre Arts
Stagecoach Theatre Arts
Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc is a professional theatre arts school, operating in thousands of locations around the world, with over 600 schools in the United Kingdom...
school, and won several drama awards whilst at school.
Esmé moved to London when she was 18 where she studied for a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths College. Once in London Esmé started to pursue a career in modelling. She began modelling for lingerie label 'Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur (lingerie)
Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was...
' in their 2003 campaign, and went on to record vocals for two tracks on their album 'Peep Show'. Whilst at university Esmé started performing 'neo' burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
and cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
shows, and has performed across the globe. Her signature show is 'White Wedding' in which she bursts out of a giant wedding cake.
Shoe designer Terry de Havilland, for whom Esmé has modelled, named a pair of his shoes after her.
Esmé has posed for painters Christian Furr
Christian Furr
Christian Furr is an English painter. He was, at the age of 28, the youngest artist to officially paint Queen Elizabeth II.He was born in Heswall, Wirral, England....
and Peregrine Heathcote.
Esmé Bianco is her real name.
In 2008 she became the spokesmodel for lingerie label 'The Modern Courtesan'
Acting
Feature films parts include independent British feature Burlesque Fairytales in which she stars as 'Mother' in one of the tales, Bruce Dickinson's Chemical WeddingChemical Wedding (film)
Chemical Wedding is a British supernatural horror/science fiction film produced by Bill&Ben Productions in conjunction with the London-based Focus Films. It is directed by Julian Doyle, who edited Terry Gilliam's Brazil and Time Bandits, Life of Brian and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life...
, 'The Big I Am' (in which she acts opposite Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt...
) and Dead Man Running.
In October 2009 it was revealed that Bianco would appear as 'Ros' in HBO's pilot for "Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
", based on the novel by George R.R.Martin. The character, a whore of some repute, was created for the series and did not appear in the book; Bianco appeared in several episodes of the first season.
In January 2011, she appeared in the BBC's Eric and Ernie
Eric and Ernie
Eric and Ernie is a 2011 television film produced by BBC Wales on the early career of the British comic double-act Morecambe and Wise. It completed production in 2010 and premiered on BBC Two on 1 January 2011.-Selected cast:*Bryan Dick - Ernie Wise...
.