Jessica Lee Rose (born April 26, 1987) is an
American-born
New Zealand raised actress who first gained popularity after playing role of
lonelygirl15. She matriculated at
Mount Maunganui College, Studio 111, and the
New York Film Academy, where she acted and did makeup and costume work in a number of student and professional films.
In the Summer of 2006, Rose debuted as
lonelygirl15, a fictional teenage
homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in many video
blogs (also known as a
vlog) on the popular video-sharing website
YouTube.
The mystery surrounding the possible fictionality of her character lead to an outing by the
Los Angeles Times which thrusted her into the mainstream spotlight. In 2007, Rose won a
Webby for this role.
After Bree was killed off
lonelygirl15 in 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 is currently appearing in the web series
Poor Paul and
The Crew.