Rose Harlean | |
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| Born | 4 July 1992 |
| Nationality | French |
Rose Harlean (born July 4, 1992) Is a French actress, filmmaker and LGBT rights activist. [1]
In 2009, Rose Harlean began appearing in short movies and as an extra in feature movies such as Battle of the Year (2013) which was partially shot in her hometown of Montpellier. [2]
Harlean ventured into directing while still studying film at the University of Montpellier. Her 2013 short movie Wild Horses was shot in Eastern Washington. [3] She also directed and acted in the short movies Eternal Return (2017) and Dead Palms (2021) which were shot in English. [4]
Harlean is a trans woman. [5] As an activist for trans representation on screen, she welcomed Scarlett Johansson's choice not to appear as a trans man in the movie Rub&Tug in 2018. [6] In 2020, she wrote an open letter in the magazine Têtu where she advocates for a better consideration of trans actors in French cinema. [5] In a 2021 interview with Les Inrockuptibles, she describes herself as hopeful when it comes to future representations. [7]
In 2021, she voiced the character of Çağla in the French version of the Netflix movie Paper Lives.