Jessica Lee Rose
Jessica Lee Rose (born April 26, 1987) is an American actress who first gained popularity after playing the role of lonelygirl15, a fictional teenage homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in YouTube video blogs, beginning in June 2006. In September 2006, the Los Angeles Times outed the character, destroying any mystery surrounding the possible fictionality of lonelygirl15, which thrust Rose into the mainstream spotlight while also increasing the viewership of the series. In 2007, Rose won a Webby for this role.
Jessica Lee Rose

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- Name
- Jessica Lee Rose
- Born
- 26 April 1987
- Birthplace
- Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- New York Film Academy · Mount Maunganui College
- Languages
- English
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Jessica Lee Rose (born April 26, 1987) is an American actress who first gained popularity after playing the role of lonelygirl15, a fictional teenage homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in YouTube video blogs, beginning in June 2006. In September 2006, the Los Angeles Times outed the character, destroying any mystery surrounding the possible fictionality of lonelygirl15, which thrust Rose into the mainstream spotlight while also increasing the viewership of the series. In 2007, Rose won a Webby for this role.
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Biography
Biography
After leaving lonelygirl15 in August 2007, Rose played "Jen K." on ABC Family's Greek. She went on to appear in various movies, such as Perfect Sport and SyFy's Ghost Town, and other web series, such as Hooking Up and Sorority Forever. She signed on to do the independent movie Look at Me with her Lonelygirl15 co-star Yousef Abu Taleb in March 2010.

Jessica Lee Rose at the 1st Streamy Awards in 2009.
Lan Bui · Lan Bui / TheBuiBrothers.com · originally posted to Flickr as Streamy Awards Photo 061

Jessica Lee Rose at the 1st Streamy Awards in 2009.
Lan Bui · Lan Bui / TheBuiBrothers.com · originally posted to Flickr as Streamy Awards Photo 062
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jessica Lee Rose • Born — 26 April 1987 • Birthplace — Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2006–present • Children — 1
Early life
Early life
Rose was born in Salisbury, Maryland, and moved to Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand when she was eight. She attended Mount Maunganui College in 2000–2003 for part of her secondary school education. Afterward, she attended an acting class at Studio 111 in Auckland. In January 2004, she moved to Auckland to study at the Academy of Film and Television Make Up. During the course of her studies, Rose's film career included doing make-up and costume work on a New Zealand short film titled Us, as well as doing extras' make-up on the set of Peter Jackson's King Kong. She played a leading role in a short film titled Dearly Beloved and played a supporting role in the short film Unleash the Fury. After Rose's parents separated, she returned to Salisbury in May 2005, right after her 18th birthday, to live with her father. She then enrolled in the New York Film Academy (NYFA) at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. In her search for acting jobs, she found a listing for an independent film project, titled The Children of Anchor Cove, on Craigslist. She auditioned for the lead part and was offered the role of Bree. Rose signed a non-disclosure agreement and was told that the project would consist of a series of videos released to the World Wide Web over the Internet. The idea concerned her at first, as she was afraid the project was pornography, but she was convinced otherwise and agreed to partake. Although initially unpaid, as lonelygirl15 grew popular, she and co-star Yousef Abu-Taleb received salaries.
YouTube fame
YouTube fame
• Illustration — Screen capture of Rose playing Bree from lonelygirl15 The lonelygirl15 video blogs, which first appeared in mid-2006, featured Rose as a 16-year-old girl named Bree posting under the alias lonelygirl15. The videos, which seemed genuine and presented lonelygirl15 as an actual person, initially dealt with typical teenage angst issues but soon after introduced a bizarre narrative surrounding secret occult practices within her family. The series was an immediate hit and became the most subscribed channel on YouTube but suspicions arose as to whether the videos were genuine or some sort of a promotional gimmick. An investigation by the Los Angeles Times would reveal, in September 2006, that the lonelygirl15 videos were a work of fiction. A firestorm ensued in the news media through September 2006, during which Rose and the creators of lonelygirl15 gained international attention and were interviewed by various magazines and television shows. In October 2006, the United Nations chose Rose, via her character Bree, to participate in an ad campaign to promote the UN's antipoverty cause. In August 2007, Rose landed a role on Greek as "Jen K.", Rusty Cartwright's girlfriend. On the show, her character referenced the actress's breakout role stating "It's like I'm living with lonelygirl15!" "Weeping Willow", a November 2006 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, was inspired by the lonelygirl15 videos. On June 16, 2016, on the tenth anniversary of the series debut, lonelygirl15 reappeared. The video has Bree reassuring an unnamed 15-year-old subject about being selected, as Bree had been.
Post-YouTube career
Post-YouTube career
After her departure from lonelygirl15, Rose was signed by United Talent Agency, and was cast in the ABC Family series Greek in the role of "Jen K", and in the 2007 Chris Sivertson film I Know Who Killed Me, which starred Lindsay Lohan. She then played "Tina", an aspiring wrestler, in the award-winning sports drama Perfect Sport. In January 2009, Rose appeared in the music video for The White Tie Affair's song "Candle (Sick and Tired)", and that October she appeared in the Syfy television movie, Ghost Town. On April 4, 2008, it was announced that she would star in a web television series called Blood Cell, about "a young woman [who] must race against the clock to stop a sadistic madman after receiving a disturbing late-night phone call from a friend in danger." The series was released in October 2009 through theWB.com to little media fanfare. She also starred in another web series called Sorority Forever from Big Fantastic. The series followed three incoming freshman in "the hottest sorority on campus" with some Gossip Girl and Veronica Mars elements to it. Additionally, she appeared in Hooking Up, a 10 episode web series from HBO featuring other recognized faces from the web including video bloggers sxePhil and KevJumba. In November 2008, Rose teamed up with friend and fellow Sorority Forever star Taryn Southern to form a web production company called Webutantes, to potentially produce female-driven comedy web series. The two presented together at the 2009 Streamy Awards. In 2009, Rose appeared in the web series Poor Paul, which is produced by former lonelygirl15 co-star Yousef Abu-Taleb, and the second season of the web series The Crew. Aside from acting, Rose is an Anaheim Ducks fan and periodically blogs for NHL.com. She reappeared as Bree on Lonelygirl15 in June 2016.
Personal life
Personal life
In March 2016, Rose became engaged to her partner and fellow actor Tim Phillipps. They married at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron in early 2017. She gave birth to their first child, a son, in September 2019.
Filmography
Filmography
Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — I Know Who Killed Me — Marcia • 2008 — Perfect Sport — Tina • 2009 — Ghost Town — Chloe — TV film • 2011 — ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining — Aroree — Short film • 2013 — Look at Me — Elizabeth • Casting Couch — Alex Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007–2008, 2011 — Greek — Jen K. — 11 episodes • 2008 — Casanovas — Jess — "The Strip Tease" (season 1: episode 13) • Blood Cell — Julia — 9 episodes • Hooking Up — Meg Henley — 10 episodes • 2009, 2011 — Poor Paul — Beatrice — 8 episodes • 2009 — The Crew — Map — "A Pirate's Life" (season 2: episode 3) "Mis-Guided" (season 2: episode 4) • 2010 — BlackBoxTV — Julia Anderson — "Cats Got Your Tongue?" (season 1: episode 7) • 2010–2011 — The Temp Life — Tammy Roeder — "The Other Roeder" (season 5: episode 3) "The Counselor's Counselor" (season 5: episode 4) "The Hungover" (season 5: episode 5) • 2012 — Chronicles of a Man Child — Dana — "For the Bible Told Me So" (season 1: episode 1)
Web
Web
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006–2007, 2016 — Lonelygirl15 — Bree Avery — 150 episodes • 2006 — Opaphid — Bree Avery (voice) — "Everyone Hates Cassie: What a Poor, Lonely Girl." (season 1: episode 8) • 2008 — Sorority Forever — Julie Gold — 40 episodes • 2010 — The Webventures of Justin & Alden — Vampira — Episode: "Back to the Present"
Awards and recognitions
• Streamy Awards • Nominated: Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Series (2009), Sorority Forever • VH1 • Won: "Big Web Hit of 2006" (December 2006) • Won: Fourth biggest web star in their list of "40 Biggest Internet Celebrities." (March 2007) • Webby Awards • Won: Best Actress (2007), lonelygirl15 • Additional recognitions • Won: Forbes magazine, Number One Web Celeb (January 2007) • Listed: Jane Magazine, 30 Inspirational Women Under 30 (May 2007) • Featured: Maxim, "Today's Girl on Maxim" (March 24, 2008) • Listed: VideoSurf, The Five Hottest Stars of Web Series (November 20, 2009)
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- 2.Atkinson, Kent. Lonelygirl15 revealed as 19-year-old NZ actress. The New Zealand Herald. September 13, 2006.
- 3.TVNZ. TVNZ LAUNCHES ?SORORITY FOREVER,? A NEW ORIGINAL DIGITAL SERIES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE, FROM.
- 4.Borama, Jennifer. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Jessica Lee Rose. TVOvermind. 2019-12-12.
- 5.Rowan, Juliet. Fame game takes some getting used to for Lonelygirl. February 24, 2007.
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- 19.Lonelygirl15 Co-Stars With Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me. February 16, 2007.
- 20.LA Times Blog. Jessica Rose, aka lonelygirl15, wants to wrestle boys. April 10, 2008.
- 21.PR.com. Award Winning Independent Film, Perfect Sport, is Released on DVD. May 20, 2009.
- 22.The Worm. The White Tie Affair – Candle (Sick And Tired).
- 23.Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Always and Forever' on Hallmark. Los Angeles Times. October 23, 2009.
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- 25.Moore,Debi. Blood Cell Web Series Will Star LonelyGirl15. DreadCentral.com. March 12, 2009.
- 26.Hustvedt, Marc. 'Blood Cell' Quietly Rings TheWB.com. Tubefilter. October 29, 2009.
- 27.Perera, Iman. Sorority Forever: Lonelygirl15's New Web Series. September 15, 2008.
- 28.Shea, Danny. HBO Launches Web Series "Hooking Up" Starring Lonelygirl15. The Huffington Post. September 8, 2008.
- 29.Hustvedt, Marc. Jessica Rose and Taryn Southern Team Up As 'Webutantes'. Tubefilter.tv. November 18, 2008.
- 30.Getty Images. 1st Annual Streamy Awards. March 28, 2009.
- 31.Hustvedt, Marc. Jessica Rose Joins 'Poor Paul' Cast. September 1, 2009.
- 32.Hustvedt, Marc. 'The Crew' Gets Babelgum On Board For Season 2. Tubefilter. October 7, 2009.
- 33.Rose, Jessica. Celeb Blogger Profile: Jessica Rose. NHL.com.
- 34.Neighbours star Tim Phillipps engaged. TV Week. March 7, 2016.
- 35.Simich, Ricardo. The McCaws in Melbourne for celeb wedding. The New Zealand Herald. 8 April 2017.
- 36.West, Amy. Former Neighbours star Tim Phillipps welcomes first child with wife Jessica. Digital Spy. September 30, 2019.
- 37.The Streamy Awards. The Official Streamy Awards Nominees.
- 38.VH1. 40 GREATEST INTERNET SUPERSTARS #1 – #40.
- 39.Ewalt, David M. The Web Celeb 25. Forbes. January 23, 2007.
- 40.30 Inspirational Women Under 30. Jane Magazine. May 2007.
- 41.Jessica Rose is Today's Girl on Maxim. MaximOnline.com.
- 42.Koenig, Jeff. The Five Hottest Stars of Web Series. VideoSurf Blog. November 20, 2009.
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