Shiva Rose
| Shiva Rose | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shiva Rose Afshar February 8, 1969 Santa Monica, California |
| Residence | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actress, blogger, activist |
| Known for | Layla, lead in the film David & Layla |
| Spouse(s) | Dylan McDermott (1995–2009) |
| Children | Colette and Charlotte |
| Parent(s) | Parviz Gharib-Afshar |
Shiva Rose (born Shiva Rose Afshar; February 8, 1969) is an Iranian-American actress, activist, and blogger.
She was born in Santa Monica, California and is of Irish and Persian/Iranian descent. Her father, Parviz Gharib-Afshar was an Iranian television personality and currently has a show on the Persian Broadcasting Company, Tapesh. Her mother, Carol June was an opera singer, and had a television show in Iran.
Rose's past film credits include the 20th Century Fox feature The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, directed by Mick Jackson and HBO's original film 61*, directed by Billy Crystal. Shiva also starred in the independent film Black Days and was featured at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival. She has also appeared in the features Myron's Movie and Red Roses and Petrol with Malcolm McDowell, and Silent Madness-Hollywood Babylon in which she plays the legendary silent screen star Louise Brooks. She completed the short film DysEnchanted, playing the role of Snow White, which premiered at Sundance in January 2004.
Rose starred in the critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film and romantic comedy, David & Layla, which won Prix du Public at the Amour Film Festival 2007 in Europe. David & Layla was awarded over La Vie en Rose, 2 Days in Paris and Lady Chatterley.
Rose won the Jury & President's Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, for her first lead role in a feature film as "Layla" in David & Layla.
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