British Famous Girl Names with Letter R

Is an English stage, film and television actress best known for her performance as Nancy Astley in t

Is an English stage, film and television actress best known for her performance as Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet. She is the daughter of actress Dame Diana Rigg and Archie Stirling.Stirling made her first major appearance on stage in 1996 as Desdemona in the National Youth Theatre revival of Othello at the Arts Theatre opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role. A year later, again at the Arts Theatre with the NYT, she played Olive in the female version of The Odd Couple; while in 1998, portraying Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa for NYT at the Arts, she gave what The Stage reviewer described as "a performance of exceptional promise and authority."

An Academy Award-winning English[2] actress. She became well-known after her role as Evelyn "Evy" Ca

An Academy Award-winning English[2] actress. She became well-known after her role as Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan-O'Connell in the Hollywood films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and has since continued appearing in major film roles.

She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club (7), and launched a solo recording career

She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club (7), and launched a solo recording career in 2003 with having released seven singles and two albums in the UK until 2005.While Stevens was a member of S Club 7, she appeared in four series of S Club shows Miami 7, L.A. 7, Hollywood 7, and Viva S Club. The group also starred in the feature film, Seeing Double. In 2004, Stevens appeared in Suzie Gold, followed by a role in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).[17In 2005, Stevens played a character called "Jane-Mary" in a Spider Man charity spoof called Spider-Plant Man for the BBC appearing opposite Rowan Atkinson. Rachel Stevens also appeared in an episode of Tricky TV some time ago.

A British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800

A British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m. She broke the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m. Adlington is Britain's only Olympic champion in swimming since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908 and is Great Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer in 100 years.[1].Adlington represented Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Olympics competing in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle swimming events. She was also scheduled to swim in the 4×200 m freestyle relay but was rested in the heat and the team failed to qualify for the final. In the heats of the 400 m freestyle,

Was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola.

Was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She is considered by one commentator to be one of the most important British composers in the interwar period between World War I and World War II;[1] she has also been described as the most distinguished British female composer of her generation.[2]

Are twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger). The twins have a recurring role on The Suite Lif

Are twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger). The twins have a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, where they play twins Janice (Camilla) and Jessica (Rebecca). The Rossos were discovered when they were picked out of the audience by one of the executive producers of the show while at a recording. They currently live in Los Angeles with their mother, father, four sisters, and dog Aika.

An English actress from Manchester. She is best known as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Sh

An English actress from Manchester. She is best known as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Shameless.She has appeared in various television series, including State of Play, in which she played opposite her brother Charlie Ryan, and Holby City.In February 2006 she appeared in Emmerdale playing Bob Hope's daughter, Carly Hope.In 2007, she played the title character in the award-winning radio play Abigail Adams. She made her stage debut in Scarborough by Fiona Evans at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008.

Is an English model, and former journalist with the British men's magazine Maxim.Rebekah is well kno

Is an English model, and former journalist with the British men's magazine Maxim.Rebekah is well known for her topless and nude modelling in tabloid newspapers such as the Daily Star and The Sun as well as Playboy and Perfect 10. She appeared completely naked and artistically posed on a red chair in a photograghic nude published on page three of The Sun and later won a competition to become their Millen-e-yum girl. Rebekah has also appeared as the Playmate of the Month in the August 2001 issue of Playboy's Croatian edition. Rebekah has worked as a presenter on The Lads Guide To Rio. She has also modelled for many other international erotic publications, photographers and film makers.

Perhaps her first exposure to American audiences came as Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on Party

Perhaps her first exposure to American audiences came as Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on Party of Five. In 2000, Mitra had a small, non-speaking part as a victim of the title role villain in the film Hollow Man. She appeared in the final season of The Practice as Tara Wilson, and continued that role into its spin-off Boston Legal, but left not long into the second season. She also appeared as the live action model for Lara Croft, the lead character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. Mitra was ranked #46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.[4] In 2005, she had a recurring role of Kit McGraw during Season 3 of Nip/Tuck.

Was an English biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made very important contributions to the

Was an English biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made very important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of DNA, viruses, coal and graphite. Franklin is best known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA which were an important influence on Crick and Watson's 1953 hypothesis regarding the structure of DNA. When her work was published it also presented critical evidence in support of their hypothesis. Later she led pioneering work on the tobacco mosaic and polio viruses. She died in 1958 of complications arising from cancer of the ovary.

Is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayals of Bond villainess Miranda Frost

Is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayals of Bond villainess Miranda Frost in Die Another Day and Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.Pike's British television roles appearances include A Rather English Marriage (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), and Love in a Cold Climate (2001), a mini-series based on the Nancy Mitford novels The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. She appeared as Sarah Beaumont in an episode of the series Foyle's War.Pike became known to a wider audience in Die Another Day as a rogue MI-6 agent originally assigned to aid James Bond. During the film's release she appeared in the special show Bond Girls Are Forever and, shortly thereafter, the BAFTA tribute to the James Bond series.

Is a British author of romance novels and mainstream women's fiction. Early in her career she was al

Is a British author of romance novels and mainstream women's fiction. Early in her career she was also published under the pen name Jane Fraser. Pilcher retired from writing in 2000.

Is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known

Is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her long association with The Guardian, for which she has drawn the cartoons Gemma Bovery (2000) and Tamara Drewe (2005-2006), both later published as books[1].

Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year final in

Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year final in 2000. Although he did not finish in the top three, his performance attracted the attention of an agent, John Noel. His first big tour was his show Shame which he toured the UK and performed to sell out audiences drawing on embarrassing things that have happened and the tabloid press and how they have treated him since he became famous. In late November 2006 Russell put on a secret stand-up show for anyone who had added him as a friend on MySpace. This show featured unseen material not featured on his DVD. Brand performed a sketch with close friends Matt Lucas & David Walliams for a Little Britain live show for Comic Relief in which he played a crossdressing plumber who comes out to "fellow crossdresser"

Is a British classical scholar, poet and journalist. She came to prominence with a poetry column in

Is a British classical scholar, poet and journalist. She came to prominence with a poetry column in the London Independent on Sunday, of close readings of contemporary poems; the book 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem edits together her writing there.Tigers in

A Spanish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for FC Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga. Before j

A Spanish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for FC Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga. Before joining the principal team in 2002/03 season, Vfctor played for the youth teams and FC Barcelona B[1]. Currently, he has a contract with Barcelona until 2010[2]. ValdTs was born to -gueda Arribas and JosT Manuel ValdTs, and has two brothers, elder Ricard and younger -lvaro. He started his career with Barta's youth team when he joined from Pe