A retired Army brat, Marie Rose was graduated magna cum laude with a Master of Arts degree in Theater from The University of Texas at El Paso and she is an alumna of the American Film Institute's renowned Directing Workshop for Women program. She has written, produced, and directed award-winning short films starring such talent as Dakota Fanning (...
Marie Rose selected and directed a six-year-old Dakota Fanning in her first starring role in Rose's American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women short film, "Father Xmas." Fanning booked her break-out role in the Sean Penn starrer, "I Am Sam," soon after.
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