Billy Burke's Ex-wife Pollyanna Rose Is the Daughter of the Producer Who Discovered Elton John

Pollyanna Rose and Billy Burke. | Source: Getty Images

Billy Burke's ex-wife, Pollyanna Rose's father, was part of rock 'n roll history. The British actress has made a splash of her own outside of that legacy.

After playing the iconic mustachioed movie dad of Bella Swan in "Twilight," Billy Burke became a real-life dad to daughter Bluesy Larue Burke. She helped him ground the character of Charlie Swan.

The actor was excited to be in a film with his wife and daughter in 2010. His ex moved on shortly after their split, cleanly scraping him from her social media platform.

Actors Pollyanna Rose and Billy Burke attend a screening of "Drive Angry 3D" at ArcLight Cinemas, on February 22, 2011, in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images

Billy Burke Was Married to Pollyanna Rose, Whose Producer Father Discovered Elton John

Besides being linked to Neve Campbell, his "Lost Junction" co-star, between 2002 and 2004, the actor's love life was under the radar. That is until his marriage to Pollyanna Rose on June 15, 2008, with whom he had a daughter that same year.

It was the second marriage for the actress, born Pollyanna Rose Williams, in London, England. She was married to actor Max Brown from December 18, 2005, to May 2008. Under the name Polly Brown, she starred on a British kids' program, "StarStreet," in the early 2000s.

At the turn of the century, the Londoner was on the cover of the magazine Ragazz, appearing in pictorials in UK editions of In Style, Daily Mirror, and i-D over the next few years. She was in "Turistas" in 2006 and starred as Sammy in the 2017 thriller "The Devil's Chair."

Pollyanna is the niece of actress Annabelle Lanyon, and her music industry veteran father, Ray Williams, was portrayed by Charlie Rowe in the 2019 biopic "Rocketman."

Before rising to the head of Liberty Records' A&R department, twenty-year-old Ray placed an ad in the newspaper looking for talent in 1967. He cleverly connected two respondents, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, creating a hit-making songwriter-composer duo.

The music exec managed Elton's career for five albums when he was sacked. The former colleagues reconciled in the early eighties but fell out by the next decade. The "That's What Friends Are For" singer is the godfather of Ray's daughter, Amoreena Williams.

Pollyanna Rose and Happy Massee attend Dana Brown's "Dilettante" book party on March 30, 2022, at The Waverly Inn, in New York City. | Source: Getty Images

Pollyanna and Billy made

in a $1.95 million Sherman Oaks property in 2010. The Mediterranean-style mansion was built on just over a quarter acre of land, sporting a swimming pool and guest house. They put their family home on the market for $2.75 million in March 2017, the year of

In June 2017, Pollyanna shared her first post of many on Instagram with production designer Happy Massee, tagged in Joshua Tree, California; she wished him a happy birthday and thanked him for reminding her that "feelings aren't facts."

One confused commenter asked where Billy was, but performers Megalyn Echikunwoke and Dianna Agron left birthday wishes. "The Devil's Chair" star has consistently shared photos of her life with Massee since then, including snaps with daughter Bluesy.

Billy Burke Has a Teenage Daughter, Bluesy Larue, Who Is Following in His Footsteps in Acting and Music

Not long after the filming of "Twilight," Billy became a first-time father in his forties to Bluesy Larue Burke. There's a clear evolution of the father-daughter relationship between Police Chief Charlie Swan and his daughter, portrayed by Kristen Stewart, in the three sequels.

The actor said that being the real-life father to a little girl changed how he viewed the world and played a dad to one in the film. He even saw some of the qualities of Bluesy in Bella:

"Bella's got an old soul, and I think that I'm already recognizing things that might be looking like an old soul in my kid right now - and I would like that. I would like her to be a worldly person. I would like her to help me along the way because parenthood is something that I never even expected to be involved in..."

The 2010 R-rated indie thriller "Luster" was significant for the Rose-Burke clan. Her turn as a crazy movie starlet, Halo Kennedy, was the first film in which she was credited as Pollyanna Rose, and their month-old baby made a cameo towards the end of the film.

The triple threat plays drums and guitar and can hold a note.

Billy, who played Tito, and Rose did not share any scenes. When asked if Bluesy is the next Sofia Coppola, the actor said he would let her make her own decisions.

The "Breaking Dawn" star wrote a song for his then-wife on the 2010 album, "Removed." The music video for "Pollyanna Rose" features home videos of the actress. The record ends with a ballad tribute to Billy's daughter, "Bluesy Larue."

During 2019 and early 2020, the young artist shared clips of her performing onstage at The Min in Los Angeles. The triple threat plays drums and guitar and can hold a note.

Billy Burke poses with the award during the Filming Italy 2022 red carpet, on June 12, 2022, in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy. | Source: Getty Images

What Is Billy Burke up to Now?

Billy's career is on fire. He was already cast in a new firefighter-related series, "Fire Country," when he hinted that he was open to reprising Rob Lowe's nemesis in "9-1-1 Lone Star":

"They left the door open, and that was fun - that guy was despicable and lovable at the same time, I don't know how we pulled that off. But I don't know if I will have time, but sure, I would always go back and do it if I was invited."

Billy is inspired by the "infectious" star and creator of "Fire Country," Max Theriot. The CBS drama follows a group of convicts who are granted early release from prison if they participate in a firefighting program.

With a lush mustache he has become synonymous with, Billy plays a leading role as Vince Leone, Theriot's TV dad and elite firefighter.

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