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Rosemary Elizabeth Ashe is a British stage actress and singer, who originated the role of Miss Andrew in the London stage adaptation of Mary Poppins. She revisited the show in 2024 for the third UK Tour, this time as the character of Mrs. Brill. She also played the role of Sister Mary Lazarus in the 2016 UK tour of Sister Act.

She was born in England and attended Lowestoft Grammar School before studying at the Royal Academy of Music, training under Joy Mammen.

Over the years, she has appeared in various forms of stage productions. Her most recognized role is that of Carlotta in the original 1986 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Her other musical credits include Les Misérables, West Side Story, The Witches of Eastwick, Oliver!, Candide, Sweeney Todd, The Beggar's Opera, Into the Woods, Bitter Sweet, The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady, Call Me Merman, and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. She also appeared in operas, such as Thérese, The Magic Flute, Orpheus in the Underworld, La Boheme, Cosi Fan Tutti, Carmen, La Traviata, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Mikado. Her straight play credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Broken Water, When We Are Married, Peter Pan, Noises Off, and Shadow Play.

Outside of acting, Ashe gives private singing tuition & has given many master classes at schools, such as The Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, The Royal Academy of Music, Guildford School of Acting, Arts Educational, The London School of Musical Theatre, and The British Council at The Opera House in Tel Aviv.

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