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Rose McIver is the New Zealand actress who portrays Tinker Bell on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Frances Rose[3] McIver was born on October 10,[1] 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand to ceramicist Ann "Annie" Coney and photographer John George "Mac" Whitfield McIver and raised in the suburb of Titirangi.[2] She has one older brother named Paul, who is an actor and musician.
Her first role in the acting business was at age two in a television commercial and went on, at age three, to take up a part in the 1993 film The Piano and other acting gigs as a child star.[4] She has a knack for running[5] as well as writing by gathering creative motivation from authors like John Steinbeck, Wally Lamb and Franz Kafka.[4] After starring in the New Zealand 2009 film The Lovely Bones, she enrolled at the University of Auckland to study various subjects including psychology, anthropology and linguistics, that helped garner potential to strengthen her own acting abilities.[4] While actively shooting the 2010 film Predictament, Rose juggled both university classes and an acting career with school grades suffering as a downside, though she stated what was most important is exploring topics of interest and not worrying about coming up on top all the time.[4]
When she is not on a filming set, Rose seeks out secondary work in babysitting and importing bananas with Fair Trade as a part-time job as a necessary means to pay bills. Deciding the school arts degree could wait, she made a spontaneous move to Wellington in 2010 with architect boyfriend Benjamin Hoeksema.[2][4] Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with actor Fleur Saville.[6]
Trivia
- In iZombie's "Dead Air", a character named Lowell tells to McIver's Liv that "we can't all pull off the ethereal Tinker Bell look", in reference to her role on Once Upon a Time.
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star, Jennifer Morrison.[7]
- Has worked with fellow Once Upon a Time actress Adelaide Kane during their time on Power Rangers RPM.[8]
- Acts opposite fellow Once Upon a Time actor David Anders on iZombie. She also shares scenes with many other Once Upon a Time actors:
- Ty Olsson in "Pilot"
- Christopher Gauthier in "Virtual Reality Bites"
- Barclay Hope and Chad Rook in "Maternity Liv"
- Aaron Douglas in "Dead Air" and "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother"
- Andrea Brooks and Max Lloyd-Jones in "Mr. Berserk"
- Matthew MacCaull (Knight #1) in "Mr. Berserk" and "Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat"
- Leah Gibson in "Astroburger"
- Grayson Gabriel in "Zombie Bro", which also features Jonathan Whitesell
- Raphael Sbarge in "Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues"
- Sandy Robson in "Method Head"
- Kacey Rohl in "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind"
- Zak Santiago in "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie"
- Paul Lazenby in "Salivation Army"
- Andre Tricoteux (Argyle and the Massive Brawler) in "Dead Beat"
- Jason Simpson (Adda) and Sarah Grey (The Princess) in "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be"
- Sally Pressman in "Zombie Knows Best"
- Teach Grant (Dead Eye) in "Eat a Knievel"
- Chilton Crane in "Return of the Dead Guy"
- Giacomo Baessato in "Are You Ready for Some Zombies? and "You've Got to Hide Your Liv Away"
- Dan Payne in "Blue Bloody"
- Christie Laing in "Brainless in Seattle, Part 1", "Brainless in Seattle, Part 2" and "My Really Fair Lady"
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Piano | Angel | Movie |
| 1997 | Topless Women Talk About Their Lives | Sally | Movie |
| 1998 | Flying | Josie | Short film |
| 2002 | Toy Love | Lucy | Movie |
| 2006 | Ozzie | Cailtin | Movie |
| 2007 | Knickers | Emily | Short film |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Lindsey Salmon | Movie |
| 2010 | Dangerous Ride | Renee | Short film |
| 2010 | Predicament | Maybelle | Movie |
| 2013 | Blinder | Sammy Walton | Movie |
| 2013 | Light Years | Charlotte | Movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shortland Street | Holly | |
| 1994 | Hercules and the Amazon Women | Girl (Hydra) | TV movie |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Underworld | Ilea | TV movie |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Ilea | TV movie |
| 1995 | Riding High | Billy | |
| 1995–1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Ilea | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Daphne | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | Sheila McGuire | TV movie |
| 2002 | Mercy Peak | Gwyneth Couch | 1 episode |
| 2003 | P.E.T. Detectives | Genevieve | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off | Hannah | TV movie |
| 2004 | Maiden Voyage | Jenny | TV movie |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Garland | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Rude Awakenings | Constance Short | |
| 2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Valerie | TV movie |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Alice | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Power Rangers R.P.M. | Summer Landsdown / Yellow Bear RPM Ranger | 32 episodes |
| 2011 | Super City | Candice | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Tangiwai | Nerissa Love | TV movie |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bridget Byron | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys | Cassie | 1 episode |
| 2013–2014 | Masters of Sex | Vivian Scully | 8 episodes |
| 2013–Present | Once Upon a Time | Tinker Bell | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind | Cathy Dollanganger | TV movie |
| 2015–Present | iZombie | Liv Moore | Starring |
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
| "New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
| Archive | Absent | Absent | Archive | Appears | Absent | Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
| "The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive |
| "Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Archive | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Absent | Archive | Archive | Archive | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External links
Rose McIver on Wikipedia- Rose McIver on Internet Movie Database
- @imrosemciver (Rose McIver) on X, formerly Twitter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/malcolmjgoodwin/status/653017310815485952
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/front-page-carousel/rose-mcivor-taking-on-tinseltown/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/imrosemciver/status/421014803042164736
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10666725
- ↑ http://www.alloy.com/5/86/10549/5/ref/5/86/10549/4/
- ↑ http://rubynz.com/blog/article/my-city-rose-mciver
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBS4UZLW6w
- ↑ https://youtu.be/XJFioeCvJE4?t=17
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