Chloe Rose (born October 25, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence when she portrayed Katie Matlin in the long-running
teen drama
In film and television
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television series
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web series
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''
Teenagers
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'' (2014–2017), earning several award nominations for her performance as the lead protagonist, Bree. Rose has also starred in feature films such as
Anita Doron
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Adam MacDonald
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Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. She grew up in the same neighbourhood as award-winning Canadian film director Bruce McDonald, with whom she would later work with on '' Hellions'' (2015). As a teenager, she babysat his children. Rose attended high school at the
Etobicoke School of the Arts
The Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is a specialized public arts-academic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in Etobicoke, it has been housed in the former Royal York Collegiate Institute facility since 1983. Founded on September ...
alongside fellow ''
Degrassi
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'' star
Aislinn Paul
Aislinn Claire Paul (; born March 5, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Clare Edwards, for which she has won two Canadian Screen Awards (2015 and 2016) for Best Performance in a Ch ...
.
Career
Rose first attracted attention for her portrayal of Katie Matlin in the long-running
teen drama
In film and television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (tele ...
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed ...
'' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She was cast in 2010, with no previous acting experience; she left when her character graduated in 2013, after three seasons. Following her departure from ''Degrassi'', Rose went on to play a variety of guest roles in several television series, including ''
Rookie Blue
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'' (2012–2014), ''
Lost Girl
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'' (2013), ''
Killjoys
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'' (2015), and ''
Dark Matter
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'' (2015).
In addition to her work in television, Rose has starred in a string of
independent film
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s. Her first film role was as Juliet Hope in ''
The Lesser Blessed
''The Lesser Blessed'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012. Anita Doron
Anita Doron (born June 3, 1974) is a Hungarian- Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, author, and a 2010 TED Fellow. Doron is best known for her 2012 film adaptation of the 1996 novel ''The Lesser Blessed'', written ...
, which premiered at the
2012 Toronto International Film Festival
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. In 2014, she starred alongside
Erin Sanders
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in the
made-for-television film
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''
Guilty at 17
''Guilty at 17'' is a 2014 Canadian drama film starring Erin Sanders and Chloe Rose. It was directed by Matt West, Divya D'Souza and Joseph J. Gillanders. It premiered on the Lifetime channel in 2014.
Plot
High School Chemistry teacher, Gilbe ...
''. Later that year, she played a supporting role in the
science-fiction film
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horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...
Luke Bilyk
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and
Robert Patrick
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Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked ...
, which premiered at the
2015 Sundance Film Festival
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. During the
2015 Toronto International Film Festival
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, where ''Hellions'' also screened,
IndieWire
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named Rose as one of the "9 Up-and-Coming Actors to Watch For". ''Hellions'' received mixed reviews from critics. That year, she was also part of the
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast t ...
in the film ''
People Hold On
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'', directed by
Michael Seater
Michael Seater (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. From 2005 to 2009, he starred as the Title role, titular role in the Canadian sitcom ''Life with Derek''. He later portrayed James Gillies in ''Mur ...
short film
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by Peter Huang, which screened at the
2016 Sundance Film Festival
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and
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
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Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
Catherine Keener
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, which also premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2017, Rose starred in the short film Clownface ' opposite her ''Rookie Blue'' co-star
Matt Gordon
Matt Gordon (born 1969) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known for playing Doc in the sports sitcom ''Rent-a-Goalie'', and for his portrayal of Officer Oliver Shaw in the drama series ''Rookie Blue
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; the film was released online through
Vimeo
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, where it was chosen as a staff pick. Also in 2017, Rose returned as Katie Matlin on '' Degrassi: Next Class'', for two episodes, and played a supporting role in the horror-thriller film '' Pyewacket'', alongside
Laurie Holden
Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and human rights activist, known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in ''The X-Files'' (1996–2002), Adele Stanton in '' The Majestic'' (2001), Cybil Ben ...
and
Nicole Muñoz
Nicole Muñoz (born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her roles as Kelly in the film ''The Tooth Fairy'', as Young Cody in the film '' Fetching Cody'', and for her role as Christie Tarr (née McCawley) in ...
, which premiered at the
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
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.
From 2014 to 2017, Rose starred as the central protagonist, Bree, in the
web series
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''
Teenagers
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''. Rose has received considerable acclaim for her performance in the series, earning award nominations from the
International Academy of Web Television
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Since 2011, the academy has hosted an annual awards ceremony cal ...
, the
Los Angeles Web Series Festival
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, the
Indie Series Awards
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, and the
Vancouver Web Series Festival
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. The third and final season premiered on
YouTube
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on November 5, 2017. For her work in the third season of ''Teenagers'', Rose earned a second nomination from the International Academy of Web Television at the 5th annual IAWTV Awards, but ultimately lost to ''High Life'''s
Odessa Young
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. In 2018, she received a second nomination for Best Actress at the Vancouver Web Series Festival.