Mandahla Rose


Mandahla Rose is an Australian actress best known for the films All About E, Forever Not Maybe, and For the Love of Jessee. Her performances in Forever Not Maybe and the short film The Paradise Road earned her Best Actress awards in 2020 and 2024, respectively. Other notable credits include the multi-award-winning Australian/British film Oranges and Sunshine.

Career

Early appearances in commercials and music videos led to minor film roles, including a part alongside Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine ''. These opportunities eventually led to the lead role in Louise Wadley's 2015 independent film, All About E.
Following the success of All About E, Rose established professional connections in Los Angeles and relocated there in 2016. Her career in California expanded to include lead roles in For the Love of Jessee and Forever Not Maybe, with the latter earning her a Best Actress award at NoHo Cinefest.
Rose is also recognized for her work in over 15 short films and 10 web series, often playing lesbian characters. Notable projects include Crazy Bitches, the Emmy Award-winning Venice: the Series and The Paradise Road, for which she won Best Actress at the 10th Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival. In February 2025, Rose reprised her role as Zoë in Season seven of Venice: the Series'' following the show's six-year hiatus.
She also has several credits as crew on TV and film productions, usually as a production assistant or first or second camera assistant.

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.

Personal life

Rose dates women. She was in a relationship with bisexual actress Nicole Pacent, with whom she co-parents a son, for five years after they met at Clexacon 2018. Rose and Pacent both appeared in the 2019 web series Passage.

Selected filmography

Films

Web series