With our deepest respects for the Hoskins family, we are saddened to hear the news about the death of the 71-year-old actor who died of pneumonia on Thursday. Hoskins was best known for playing Cockneys and gangsters. He has appeared in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986),Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), A Christmas Carol (2009), Neverland (2011), and his final role inSnow White and the Huntsman (2012). He announced he was retiring from acting in 2012 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. More on his personal life, he was a father of four children; Alex Hoskins and Sarah Hoskins from his first wife Jane Livesey and father of Rosa Hoskins and Jack Hoskins with his second wife Linda Banwell. This time we want to share what we know about both of his lovely daughters. Sara is the second child of Bob and first wife Jane Livesey, she was born in 1972. She has one older brother named, Alex Hoskins born in 1968. Her parents were married from 1967 till their divorce in 1978. The 42-year-old Sarah Hoskins is a talented painter, she was born in Kent and grew up in the South West of England. According to a small bio found on her page, in 1996 she graduated from Wimbledon School of Art, then completed a Post Graduate diploma at the Cyprus College of Art in 2002. Since then she has exhibited widely throughout the UK, and internationally. In 2010 she returned to Cyprus as a resident artist at the Cyprus College of Art, and was their Head of Foundation until December 2012. Sarah is now living and working in the south west of the UK, on Dartmoor. Here is a link to her gallery page, so you can check out her work. You can find her blog here , that is filled with images of her fantastic and unique paintings. She also has a fan page found here. Rosa Hoskins is the first child and second daughter of Bob Hoskins on his second marriage. Her father married second wife Linda Banwell in 1982. She is the older sister of Jack Hoskins, the second child of her parents marriage. That would make her younger stepsister of Alex Hoskins and Sarah Hoskins. Rosa was born on May 27, 1983; she grew up to be an actress/writer based in London where she was born. According to her IMDb the actress is also a costume designer better known for her work in Emulsion (2011), Tarot (2015) and Holby City (1999). Rosa grew up hanging out on movie sets with her dad. She is married to Peter Hoskins-Holt (pictured below), becoming Rosa Hoskins-Holt. Below is a picture of her wedding day next to her famous father, both looking radiant, and also with her mother, Linda Hoskins.
According to her personal page, she’s worked as an editor, a stylist as well as writing screenplays and producing for TV and film. She has a weekly style column, ‘The London Lookbook’ She runs style blog Haute Hoskins, where she focuses on new designers, trends and vintage fashion with a dash of social commentary. No doubt two talented ladies. Our deepest condolences for the los of their beloved father.
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