Rose Harlean
Rose Harlean | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1992 |
| Nationality | French |
Rose Harlean (born July 4, 1992) Is a French actress, filmmaker and LGBT rights activist.[1]
Career
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ ""Les acteurs et actrices trans existent !" : lettre ouverte au cinéma français - têtu·". tetu.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (2011-10-26). "Chris Brown, Josh Holloway Starring in 'Planet B Boy'". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Like father, like son". Sequim Gazette. March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Rose Harlean".
- ^ a b ""Les acteurs et actrices trans existent !" : lettre ouverte au cinéma français - têtu·".
- ^ Draper, James (July 13, 2018). "Scarlett Johansson withdraws from film after backlash from trans community". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "Où sont les acteur·rices trans dans le cinéma français ? | Les Inrocks". www.lesinrocks.com.
Other websites
[edit]- Rose Harlean at IMDb