Mandahla Rose

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Mandahla Rose
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Born
Mandahla Rose

Adelaide, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Mandahla Rose is an Australian actress best known for the films All About E (2015), [1] [2] Forever Not Maybe (2020), [3] and For the Love of Jessee (2020). Her performances in Forever Not Maybe and the short film The Paradise Road (2024) earned her Best Actress awards in 2020 and 2024, respectively. Other notable credits include the Australian/British film Oranges and Sunshine (2010). [4] [5]

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Career

Rose's appearances in commercials and music videos led to minor film roles, including a part alongside Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010). [6] These opportunities eventually led to the lead role in Louise Wadley's 2015 independent film, All About E. [7]

Following the success of All About E, [8] Rose established professional connections in Los Angeles, [1] moving there in 2016. [9] Her career in California expanded to include lead roles in For the Love of Jessee (2020) [10] and Forever Not Maybe (2020), with the latter earning her a Best Actress award at NoHo Cinefest. [11]

Rose is recognized for her work in over 15 short films [1] [12] and 10 web series, [13] [14] [15] often playing lesbian characters. [16] Notable projects include Crazy Bitches (2019), [17] the Emmy Award-winning Venice: the Series (2019–2025) [18] and The Paradise Road (2024), for which she won Best Actress at the 10th Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival. [19] In February 2025, Rose reprised her role as Zoë in season seven of Venice: the Series following the show's six-year hiatus. [18]

Rose has several credits as crew on TV and film productions, usually serving as production assistant or first or second camera assistant. [16]

Early life

Rose lived in foster care since she was six. From age eight to nineteen, she was in a long-term foster placement under two nun from the Dominican Order. [2] [9] [20]

Personal life

Rose dates women. [21] She was in a relationship with bisexual actress Nicole Pacent for five years after meeting at Clexacon and co-parents a son with her. [22] [23] Rose and Pacent appeared in the 2019 web series Passage. [15]

Selected filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2010 Oranges and Sunshine NurseFeature film [4]
2015All About EElmira 'E' MaloufFeature film [2]
A Month of Sundays Young PAFeature film [24]
2017August in the CityClementine Short [1]
2018Alice & IzaIzaShort [12]
2020For the Love of JesseeSage SmithFeature film [10]
Forever Not MaybeSasha AustinFeature film [3]
2022Butch Pal for the Straight GalSamShort [13]
2024The Paradise RoadShaeShort [19]
ScarsAmy GreenFeature film [24]
2025Double BookingMiaFeature film [25]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2019 Crazy Bitches PandoraSeason 2 [17]
PassageDiana Atwell [15]
2019 – 2025 Venice: The Series ZoëSeason 6 & 7 [18]
BIFLSarahSeason 1 & 2 [1]
2020Dating in PlaceDenali [26]
2023Scare BNB: The HostsJune [27]
2024As Love GoesElise [28]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tedesco, Lisa (20 June 2018). "Mandahla Rose: Hollywood's Up-And-Coming Lesbian Starlet". Curve . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Costa, Daniela (23 November 2015). "Out actress Mandahla Rose on her starring role in the lesbian road trip romp "All About E",". AfterEllen . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Tedesco, Lisa (22 August 2019). "This Fierce Filmmaker Is About To Blow Your Mind". Curve . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Oranges and Sunshine 2010". Just Watch. 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Friends with Benefits: A report on Australia's International Co-production Program (PDF) (Report). Sydney: Screen Australia. 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ French, Philip (5 February 2015). "Oranges and Sunshine – review". Guardian . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mandahla Rose". Lez Watch.TV. 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Bindel, Julie (May 9, 2016). "Carol left me cold – but a new movie has restored my faith in lesbian cinema". Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Holmes Foster, Leigh and Brigida, Ellie (presenters) (June 10, 2019). 219: Close Quarters with Mandahla Rose (podcast). LezHangOut Pod. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Shapiro, Eileen (8 May 2020). "David McAbee: For The Love of Jessee". Splash. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "NoHo CineFest 2020 Awards". Film Freeway. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Gilchrist, Tracy E. (January 29, 2019). "A Lesbian Hookup Is Explored in Guinevere Turner Starrer Alice & Iza". Advocate . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Shatto, Rachel (May 28, 2022). "The Butch Pal for the Straight Gal Pilot Is Here And We Want More". Advocate . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ Steinberg, Lisa (28 September 2018). "Mandahla Rose – ClexaCon UK". Starry Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 Epstein, Mika A (August 21, 2019). "ClexaCon 2019: Interview with Mandahla Rose". LezWatch.TV. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Haberfelner, Mike (March 2023). "An Interview with Mandahla Rose, Star of Scare BNB - The Hosts". Search My Trash. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  17. 1 2 Tedesco, Lisa (24 October 2019). "Web Series: The Crazy Bitches Are Back!". Curve . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 Coates, Lauren (14 February 2025). "Daytime Emmy-Winner 'Venice The Series' Returns for Season 7 on Vimeo (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Award Winners - 10th HIDFF". Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ↑ Rivera, Jill and Rivera, Amber (video and editing), Aviva, Farrah (series creator) (December 22, 2019). Mandahla Rose – On Suicide and Her Very Personal Journey to Conquer It (monologue). Bite the Bullet Stories. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ Lisa Tedesco (June 21, 2018). "Mandahla Rose: Hollywood's Up-And-Coming Lesbian Starlet". Curve . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ Pacent, Nicole and Flans, Lauren (presenters) (September 30, 2020). "Episode 118: The Poly Episode, Part 2!" (Podcast). Coming Out Pod. Retrieved January 13, 2025.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Roma, Cassie and Rooney, Lisa (presenters) (July 14, 2025). "Mandahla Rose: Award-Winning Hollywood Actor on Queer Life in America" (Podcast). Ginger's Podcast. Retrieved July 19, 2025.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. 1 2 "Mandahla Rose". Amazon Prime Video. 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Double Booking Movie". Tello Films. 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  26. ↑ Curve Staff (November 1, 2020). "An LGBTQ+ Comedy About Dating And Falling In Love During A Global Pandemic". Curve . Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  27. ↑ Shelley, Rachel (presenter) (March 8, 2023). "Scare BNB: The Hosts" (Podcast). podDIVA. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Preview: As Love Goes". LGBT Daily. January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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