Mandahla Rose
{{Short description|Australian actress}}
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| birth_name = Mandahla Rose
| birth_date = May 17.{{Cite Instagram |author=Nicole Pacent | user=nicolepacent | postid=Cdt7sE0Jdfs |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Mandahla |access-date=March 29, 2025}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
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Mandahla Rose is an Australian actress, best known for her work on the indie film All About E (2015),{{cite news |last1=Tedesco |first1=Lisa |title=Mandahla Rose: Hollywood's Up-And-Coming Lesbian Starlet |url=https://www.curvemag.com/blog/film-interview/mandahla-rose-hollywoods-up-and-coming-aussie-lesbian-starlet/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=Curve |date=20 June 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Costa |first1=Daniela |title=Out actress Mandahla Rose on her starring role in the lesbian road trip romp "All About E" |url=https://afterellen.com/actress-mandahla-rose-starring-role-lesbian-road-trip-romp-e/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=AfterEllen |date=23 November 2015}} the web series Venice: The Series (2019–2025),{{cite news |last1=Coates |first1=Lauren |title=Daytime Emmy-Winner 'Venice The Series' Returns for Season 7 on Vimeo (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2025/streaming/news/venice-the-series-season-7-vimeo-1236308129/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIcoIpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWuNqyZVdZKZM0BABv9DPhP0DPkNLCG57-8ENRmI4qpNvpJRmQpLGYJxMw_aem_8tmLT7nnonD5rwVRHqAaJA&sfnsn=mo |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=Variety |date=14 February 2025}} and the short film The Paradise Road (2024), for which she won Best Actress at the 10th Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival in 2024.{{cite web |title=Award Winners - 10th HIDFF |url=https://diversityfilm.org/awards-s10.php |website=Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival |access-date=25 March 2025}} Primarily known for portraying lesbian characters,{{cite podcast | host=Shelley, Rachel (presenter) | date=March 8, 2023 | title=Scare BNB: The Hosts | language=English |url=https://podfollow.com/poddiva/episode/ab796bbb5602b94110ed8176a20f2842b2c494f9/view | access-date=April 27, 2025 | publisher=podDIVA}}{{cite web |author= |date=2025 |title=The Mandahla Rose Collection | url=https://www.lesflicks.com/programs/mandahla-rose | website=Les Flicks |access-date=February 5, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Lisa |title=Mandahla Rose – ClexaCon UK |url=https://starrymag.com/mandahla-rose-clexacon-uk/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=Starry Magazine |date=28 September 2018}}{{cite web |last=Epstein|first=Mika A|title=ClexaCon 2019: Interview with Mandahla Rose |url=https://lezwatchtv.com/2019/clexacon-2019-mandahla-rose/|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=LezWatch.TV|date=August 21, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Tedesco |first1=Lisa |title=This Fierce Filmmaker Is About To Blow Your Mind |url=https://www.curvemag.com/blog/comedy/this-fierce-filmmaker-is-about-to-blow-your-mind/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Curve |date=22 August 2019}}{{cite AV media | people=Holmes Foster, Leigh and Brigida, Ellie (presenters) | date=June 10, 2019 | title=219: Close Quarters with Mandahla Rose | language=English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUmRwFcEO0 | access-date=January 4, 2025 | format=podcast | publisher=LezHangOut Pod}}{{cite web |author= |date=2019 |title=BIFL Who | url=https://www.bifltheseries.com/ | website=BIFL |access-date=April 27, 2025}} her other notable credits include the films Oranges and Sunshine (2010) and For the Love of Jessee (2020).{{cite news |last1=French |first1=Philip |title=Oranges and Sunshine – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/apr/03/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-review |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=Guardian |date=5 February 2015}}{{cite web |author= |date=2025 |title=Oranges and Sunshine 2010 | url=https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/oranges-and-sunshine | website=Just Watch |access-date=May 5, 2025}}
Career
Parts in commercials and music videos led to small parts in films and eventually to Rose landing the lead role in the 2015 independent film All About E (directed by Louise Wadley).{{cite web |author= |date=2020 |title=Mandahla Rose | url=https://lezwatchtv.com/actor/mandahla-rose/#:~:text=She%20was%20booked%20for%20her,feature%20films%20on%20her%20resume. | website=Lez Watch.TV |access-date=January 4, 2025}}
The success of that film{{cite web |last=Bindel|first=Julie|title=Carol left me cold – but a new movie has restored my faith in lesbian cinema| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2016/may/09/carol-left-me-cold-but-a-new-movie-has-restored-my-faith-in-lesbian-cinema | access-date=March 30, 2025|website=Guardian|date=May 9, 2016}} helped Rose make connections in Los Angeles, where she relocated to in 2016. Once in California, she picked up more work, including lead roles in the made-for-television film For the Love of Jessee and the indie film Forever Not Maybe (2020). But where she is most often seen is playing lesbian characters in short films{{cite web |last=Gilchrist|first=Tracy E.|title=A Lesbian Hookup Is Explored in Guinevere Turner Starrer Alice & Iza|url=https://www.advocate.com/film/2019/1/29/lesbian-hookup-explored-guinevere-turner-starrer-alice-iza |access-date=April 28, 2025|website=Advocate|date=January 29, 2019}} and web series,{{cite web |last=Shatto|first=Rachel|title=The Butch Pal for the Straight Gal Pilot Is Here And We Want More|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/5/25/butch-pal-straight-gal-pilot-here-and-we-want-more |access-date=April 28, 2025|website=Advocate|date=May 28, 2022}} of which she has appeared in more than 15 of the former and 10 of the latter to date, including Crazy Bitches (2019){{cite news |last1=Tedesco |first1=Lisa |title=Web Series: The Crazy Bitches Are Back! |url=https://www.curvemag.com/blog/web-series/the-bitches-are-back/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=Curve |date=24 October 2019}} and Emmy Award-winning Venice: the Series. February 2025 saw Rose reprise the character of Zoë in Season 7 of Venice: the Series, after the web series had a six-year hiatus.
Rose also has credits for work behind the camera, usually as a production assistant or 1st assistant camera, but also as assistant director and other technical roles.{{cite podcast | host=Pacent, Nicole and Flans, Lauren (presenters) | date=June 10, 2019 | title=Episode 11: Mandahla Rose | language=English |url=https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-mandahla-rose--47221649 | access-date=January 13, 2025 | publisher=Coming Out Pod}}
Early life
Rose lived in foster care from the age of six. At the age of eight, she was placed with two nuns, from the Dominican Order, which became a long-term foster placement. She lived with them until the age of 19.{{cite AV media | people=Rivera, Jill and Rivera, Amber (video and editing), Aviva, Farrah (series creator) |date=December 22, 2019 |title=Mandahla Rose – On Suicide and Her Very Personal Journey to Conquer It |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29cFXUjOep4&t=177s | access-date=January 4, 2025 | format=monologue | publisher=Bite the Bullet Stories}}
Personal life
Rose dated bisexual actress Nicole Pacent for several years after they both appeared in the 2019 web series [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passage-Season-Shannan-Leigh-Reeve/dp/B08C21SJ31 Passage].{{cite podcast | host=Pacent, Nicole and Flans, Lauren (presenters) | date=September 30, 2020 | title=Episode 118: The Poly Episode, Part 2! | language=English |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/coming-out-pod/episode-118-the-poly-episode-YnZOHKQ5XS9/ | access-date=January 13, 2025 | publisher=Coming Out Pod}}{{Cite Instagram |author=Mandahla Rose | user=twiistedrose | postid=CEDGHSFjNj- |date=August 19, 2020 |title=My dearest sweet Nyx |access-date=April 27, 2025}}
Selected filmography
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=Web series=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref | ||||
| rowspan="3"|2019 | Crazy Bitches | Pandora | Season 2 | |
| BIFL | Sarah | |||
| Passage | Diana Atwell | |||
| 2019 – 2025 | Venice: The Series | Zoë | Season 6 & 7 | |
| 2023 | Scare BNB: The Hosts | June | ||
| 2024 | As Love Goes | Elise | {{cite web |author= |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Preview: As Love Goes | url=https://lgbt-daily.com/f/preview-as-love-goes | website=LGBT Daily |access-date=February 5, 2025}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4286857|name=Mandahla Rose}}
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Category:Actresses from Adelaide