Most Recent Role: Ellen Parsons on Damages
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthday: 7-24-1979
Birth Name: Rose Judith Esther Byrne
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthday: 7-24-1979
Birth Name: Rose Judith Esther Byrne
Most Recent Appearance
Because I Know Patty
Tuesday 23 October 2007 on FX
The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.
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Rose once punched a man who wouldn't kiss kiss her, though she was extremely drunk at the time, and has since apologised many times to the man.
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In 2007 Rose won the International Award for Best Actress at the Australian Film Institute Awards for her performance in the television series Damages.
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Both Rose and her Marie Antoinette director, Sophia Coppola, played the role of handmaiden in the Star Wars prequels.
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In 2004, Rose was signed on to be a Max Factor cover girl for two years.
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Rose, who played Briseis in Troy, wanted to play Helen. The role was given to Diane Kruger, her co-star in the movie Wicker Park.
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(About living with the cast of "Sunshine" before filming)
Rose: It was only 12 days and it was these tiny little quarters and there were eight of us. But I'm from a big family so for me it was fine because I'm used to chaos and lots of people around at close quarters and all that sort of stuff, and it was good because we bonded. What it did was make everyone at ease with each other. It broke the ice. And that is hard to do. We got drunk together and made dinner and that for me was what I got out of it the most. That was the best part, breaking the ice and getting familiar with each other. We would talk about anything and everything – work, whatever; any subject was up for grabs. We just chilled out and relaxed with each other so that was the best part. (edit) Rose: I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity. (edit) Rose: The worst was the time I spent in Los Angeles, which runs on bullshit and cliches. But then, it's really easy to diss the place. The physical environment of LA is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working and you don't know anybody.
(edit) Rose: I'm starting to know how the world works a bit, and I'm learning more and more that the only thing that matters is what happens between 'action' and 'cut'. I'm allowing myself to be a bit more selfish, for want of a better word, just that it's OK to focus and that I don't have to be nice to everybody. (edit) Rose: I guess you can get to a level where you choose. I guess when you reach that point maybe you start making decisions about whether you want to be a leading man or woman. I'm not at that point at all. Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering. (edit)
Rose: It was only 12 days and it was these tiny little quarters and there were eight of us. But I'm from a big family so for me it was fine because I'm used to chaos and lots of people around at close quarters and all that sort of stuff, and it was good because we bonded. What it did was make everyone at ease with each other. It broke the ice. And that is hard to do. We got drunk together and made dinner and that for me was what I got out of it the most. That was the best part, breaking the ice and getting familiar with each other. We would talk about anything and everything – work, whatever; any subject was up for grabs. We just chilled out and relaxed with each other so that was the best part. (edit) Rose: I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity. (edit) Rose: The worst was the time I spent in Los Angeles, which runs on bullshit and cliches. But then, it's really easy to diss the place. The physical environment of LA is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working and you don't know anybody.
(edit) Rose: I'm starting to know how the world works a bit, and I'm learning more and more that the only thing that matters is what happens between 'action' and 'cut'. I'm allowing myself to be a bit more selfish, for want of a better word, just that it's OK to focus and that I don't have to be nice to everybody. (edit) Rose: I guess you can get to a level where you choose. I guess when you reach that point maybe you start making decisions about whether you want to be a leading man or woman. I'm not at that point at all. Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Damages
Ellen Parsons |
Masterpiece Theatre
Edith |
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Big Sky
A Family Affair Angie |
Casanova
Episode 2 Edith |
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Casanova
Episode 3 Edith |
Casanova
Episode 1 Edith |
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Heartbreak High
Episode 191 Carly |
Heartbreak High
Episode 192 Carly |
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