Rose is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Georgetown University. From the University, she performed in Theater productions for several years,[1] before being chosen to be a part of Bravo TV's The It Factor, a show which followed her and eleven other hopefuls as they "tried to make it in the entertainment business".[3]
When first cast in The Hunger Games, The Hollywood Reporter in May 2011, referred to her as a "relative unknown".[5] In a 2002 article about actors, Time Magazine used her dimples as an example of how some actors might be initially cast for their physical characteristics.[6]