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* The titular character of ''Film/MaryPoppins'' is ladylike, well-mannered with a number of feminine talents, though she's a bit wacky in her capacity as a MagicalNanny (it comes from being "practically perfect in every way", of course). She's essentially an English Rose taken UpToEleven, and in the movie version, she was portrayed as a pretty brunette, played by Creator/JulieAndrews.

* ''Film/{{Hysteria}}'': Emily is the younger daughter of a widowed Doctor Dalrymple. She is a pretty, gentle, and dainty young woman with fair skin and dark hair. (She is played by Felicity Jones who has the right look). She knows her father depends on her help in his London household and she is a very obedient and affectionate daughter. Because of her father's expectations, she tries to fulfill the Victorian ideal of "angel of the house". Later, by the end of the film, she knows herself better and wants to be more her own person, but she is still a very nice girl, with the promise that she will be more cheerful and happy.

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* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': {{Invoked}} by Evetta, an [[AnimateInanimateObject animated doll]] created with a Victorian motif. Therefore, she ticks off all the boxes appearance-wise, save for her immense height and Eastern European accent. Personality-wise, however, the absence of the "[[SpiritedYoungLady spirited]]" trait means she leans towards YamatoNadeshiko rather than this one (or the ProperLady for that matter).
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* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Darjeeling is an [[InvokedTrope invoked example]] and represents England's national stereotype. She strives to present the look and behavior of an English Rose, despite being Japanese. She's a pale-skinned blonde with permed curls; and a polite, dignified ProperLady who loves her SpotOfTea... while driving around in a Churchill tank!

* In ''Literature/TheGhostWriter'', Gerard Freeman imagines his English pen-girlfriend Alice Jessell as a voluptuous and seductive pre-Raphaelite beauty with milky skin and cascades of coppery hair. Ultimately subverted in reality with her true form that [[spoiler:includes tropes FacialHorror, BaldWoman, BaldOfEvil, and OurGhostsAreDifferent.]]

* One obvious English Rose isn't English -- or even human. The first Romana, of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame, was imperious and arrogant (if also highly capable), but her second regeneration fits this trope perfectly. Played by Lalla Ward, she was refined, composed, soft-spoken, but also brilliant and strong-willed.

* ''Manga/VictorianRomanceEmma'', written by self-confessed Anglophile Kaoru Mori, contains some great examples. For instance, there is demure, fair-haired beauty Eleanor Campbell (complete with IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy storyline).

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* ''VideoGame/AzurLane'': A few of the British shipgirls have some traits of this, but none embody English genteel elegance and grace within the Royal Navy like the Hood. She really has the aesthetic and the attitude down pat.

* ''Theatre/AnIdealHusband'' by Creator/OscarWilde: Mabel Chiltern is in the script described as a perfect example of the English prettiness and is compared to a flower and classically beautiful statue. She's more spirited and rebellious than her innocent, dainty appearance may lead one to believe.
-->''"Mabel Chiltern is a perfect example of the English type of prettiness, the apple-blossom type. She has all the fragrance and freedom of a flower. There is ripple after ripple of sunlight in her hair, and the little mouth, with its parted lips, is expectant, like the mouth of a child. She has the fascinating tyranny of youth and the astonishing courage of innocence. To sane people, she is not reminiscent of any work of art. But she is really like a Tanagra statuette, and would be rather annoyed if she were told so."''
* Phoebe D'Ysquith in ''Theatre/AGentlemansGuideToLoveAndMurder'' is a parody of this trope. She is a young woman from one of England's most distinguished BlueBlood families, and her LoveInterest Monty is attracted to how "noble and pious" she is.

* Phoebe D'Ysquith in ''Theatre/AGentlemansGuideToLoveAndMurder'' is young woman from one of England's most distinguished BlueBlood families, and her LoveInterest Monty is attracted to how "noble and pious" she is.

* ''Series/Dynasty1981'': Amanda Carrington. Undoubtedly created to capitalise on the Princess Diana phenomenon that was reaching fever-pitch in the US by the time of her arrival in the series (1984). As well as having a look of Diana (she's portrayed her twice before), for added prestige, actress Catherine Oxenberg is a cousin of the British Royal Family through her mother, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. In appearance, Amanda is a beautiful, composed young Englishwoman with a crisp RP accent, refined features and big, Sloane-ranger hair. In personality, whilst she can be a bit of a princess, she's fundamentally a sweet, good-hearted character -- unlike her mother, the series' infamous EvilBrit, Alexis. Averted with Karen Cellini's later portrayal.

* ''Film/{{Hysteria}}'': Emily is the younger daughter of a widowed Doctor Dalrymple. She is a pretty, gentle, and dainty young woman with fair skin and dark hair. (She is played by Felicity Jones who has the right look). She knows her father depends on her help in his London household and she is a very obedient and affectionate daughter. Because of her father's expectations, she tries to fulfill the Victorian ideal of "angel of the house". Later, by the end of the film, she knows herself better and wants to be more her own person, but she is still a very nice girl, with the promise that she will be more cheerful and happy.

* ''Series/Dynasty1981'': Amanda Carrington. Undoubtedly created to capitalise on the Princess Diana phenomenon that was reaching fever-pitch in the US by the time of her arrival in the series (1984). As well as having a look of Diana (she's portrayed her twice before), for added prestige, actress Catherine Oxenberg is a cousin of the British Royal Family through her mother, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. In character, Amanda is a beautiful, composed young Englishwoman with refined features and big, Sloane-ranger hair. In personality, whilst she can be a bit of a princess, she's fundamentally a sweet, good-hearted character -- unlike her mother, the series' infamous EvilBrit, Alexis. Averted with Karen Cellini's later portrayal.

* Alice Douglas from ''Manga/GoodbyeMyRoseGarden'' is a young noblewoman in UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain and fits this image to a T [[spoiler: but if anything, she could actually be considered more of a deconstruction of this trope. As a repressed lesbian during a time where any sort of deviation from the norm was social devastation, Alice has become so self-loathing and so fearful of the idea of ruining her family's image that [[DeathSeeker she has become suicidal.]] Her acting the part of a ProperLady is more of a mask than anything.]]

* Alice Douglas from ''Manga/GoodbyeMyRoseGarden'' is a young noblewoman in VictorianBritain and fits this image to a T [[spoiler: but if anything, she could actually be considered more of a deconstruction of this trope. As a repressed lesbian during a time where any sort of deviation from the norm was social devastation, Alice is so self-loathing and so fearful of the idea of ruining her family's image that [[DeathSeeker she has become suicidal.]] Her acting the part of a ProperLady is more of a mask than anything.]]

* Juliet Hulme as played by Creator/KateWinslet in ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures'' was specifically described as an English Rose in several reviews. Juliet is a NewTransferStudent from England who moved to New Zealand. She's beautiful, intelligent, born to a rich, glamorous and intellectual family. She has striking eyes, blond hair, peachy-pale complexion (made even paler and her cheeks rosier because of her tuberculosis), bee-stung lips, and visually she fits the archetype very well. She's attached to her parents, is seen playing with her little brother, and has an intense friendship with Pauline. She's occasionally too spirited and sometimes downright rude to teachers, which might be excused because she's a teenager, but later events subvert this trope entirely: [[spoiler:English Rose can't be a murderer.]]

* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Darjeeling is an [[InvokedTrope invoked example]] and represents England's national stereotype. She strives to present the look and behaviour of an English Rose, despite being Japanese. She's a pale-skinned blonde with permed curls; and a polite, dignified Proper Lady who loves her SpotOfTea... while driving around in a Churchill tank!