 Actress Rosie Tisch has spent a large part of her life in front of the camera. A professional model, she began her modeling career when she was only thirteen years old. As she recalls, "I grew tall at a very young age, and my mom and I were always looking for activities where my height could come in handy. I tried basketball, but didn’t care much for all the pushing and shoving. I tried volleyball but my knees didn’t care for all the diving onto the floor. I tried the swim team, because I had always been a strong swimmer, but I came home with colds after the daily 4am meets. So, I thought, what else is left for a long and lanky girl? Well, I suppose I could try that modeling thing, and low and behold finally a good fit!”
Rosie caught the attention of internationally renowned fashion producer Leonard Simpson (of Fashion Forward), who became instrumental in helping Rosie develop and expand her modeling career. The two formed a long-lasting friendship and working relationship that continues to this day.
 As a teenager, Rosie traveled across the country, appearing on the runway at fashion shows in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Florida, and San Diego (her hometown). Despite her young age, she was lauded for her talent and professionalism, as she modeled for some of the most well-known fashion designers in the world, including Oscar de la Renta, Zandra Rhodes, Maggie Barry, Avita, Joseph Domingo, Tadashi, and Gary Harvey. As a model for major clients like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Macy’s, Rosie modeled clothing lines including Ralph Lauren, INC, Dolce and Gabana, BCBG, and Badgley Mischka.
In an article about Rosie’s modeling career, the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote: “She broke into the San Diego modeling scene as a teenager and built up her skills with the help of Linda Comer, director of San Diego Model Management (the city's biggest firm) and runway coach Jim Crawford…Over the years, she’s established relationships with boutiques such as Cardiff's, L.A. Fairchild, and bigger clients like Nordstrom.”
 It was during those years of teenage modeling that Rosie was cast in her first motion picture, “Fashionably L.A.,” an edgy and insightful satire of the modeling industry. Although Rosie’s role was not huge, the film afforded her the opportunity to work alongside such industry vets as Jenya Lano (“Charmed”), Leo Rossi (“Analyze This”), and legendary voice-actress Christine Cavanaugh (the voice of Babe the pig, Chuckie from “Rugrats,” and dozens of others).
Eventually, Rosie’s success on the runway led to an offer to move to Milan, to pursue modeling full-time in Europe. By this time, however, Rosie had come to realize that her true calling was to be an actress. “I always loved performing,” Rosie recently told a reporter from the Beverly Hills Canyon News. “At one point during my modeling career, I realized that, essentially, what I was doing up there on the runway was acting. In a way, I’ve always been an actress. I loved the world of modeling, but I felt it was time to move on.”
Rosie enrolled at San Diego Mesa College, in their two-year Theater Arts Certificate program. Applying the same energy and dedication as she had in the world of modeling, Rosie quickly began accruing awards and honors. In 2001, she won the Best Actress Award at Mesa College for her portrayal of “Mona” in “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.”
After graduating from Mesa College with an Associate of Arts Degree, Rosie moved on to the University of Southern California’s Bachelor of Arts program. While at USC, Rosie appeared in numerous theatrical productions and student films, while continuing to perform in local theatrical productions in L.A. and San Diego. In 2004, Rosie was chosen as the recipient of the prestigious Ruth and Albert McKinlay Scholarship Award, which is presented annually to the student who is considered the most outstanding performer in the USC BA program.
Rosie graduated with honors from USC in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Since graduating from USC, Rosie has been making her mark in the world of movies, TV, and theater.
 Her work in the theater has been praised by some of the most respected and influential publications in Southern California. In 2007, the Los Angeles Times singled out Rosie’s work at the Whitefire Theatre, where she starred in a series of playful, satirical reworkings of classic children’s fairy tales: “It was a joy to watch Rosie Tisch completely lose herself in moments of frantic zaniness. The tall, leggy Tisch displayed a natural gift for madcap comedy.”
Of her work in the play “Knuckleball” at the Casa 0101 Theater, Backstage West wrote, “The best news in this production is the mesmerizing and courageous work of leads Mike Etzrodt and Rosie Tisch, two fine actors who deftly flesh out their characters, imbuing this edgy romance with honesty and emotional complexity.”
Her performance in “Our Lady of the Shoulder of the Road” at the 6th @ Penn Theatre drew high praise from the San Diego Playbill: “The star of the show is Rosie Tisch as the young Seraphina. Rosie seems to have a natural unearthly aura about her that makes it easy to believe she is communing with unseen spirits. But she can easily transition from spiritual mystic to awkward teenager arguing with her mother and struggling to make conversation with teenage boys.”
 Rosie’s work on TV includes a role on the AMC cable channel’s “Date Night” program, and commercials for California Dental Center and the “Dog Whisperer” DVDs. Rosie has been selected for commercial work by some of the most respected commercial producers and ad agencies in the U.S., including the Telly Award-winning production company Modern Art Pictures, the CINE, Telly, and Aurora Award-winning firm Communications for Learning (whose clients include General Electric, Edison, and Gillette), and the multiple EFFIE Award-winning ad agency Kerker/Preston Kelly (whose clients include OfficeMax, the YMCA, Hormel Foods, HealthPartners, and the Mall of America).
 In January 2008, Rosie Tisch was chosen, along with actors Robert Pierce and Brennan Feonix, to be the new faces of the Roundy’s Supermarket chain in a massive new advertising campaign (Roundy’s also owns Rainbow Foods, Pic n’ Save, and Copps Food Centers). As part of the campaign, which was recently praised in a front-page article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Rosie co-stars in a series of comedic television commercials and web videos, and she’s featured on billboards and in-store displays throughout the Midwest.
As busy as Rosie has been on stage and TV, she’s been even more active in the world of film. Director Beau Yarrow, from the American Film Institute, cast Rosie as the lead in his film “Jules.” After attending a  screening of "Jules," entertainment reporter Michael St. John, of Los Angeles radio station 92.3 FM, gave this review: "'Jules' is a jarring film starring Eric Charles and Rosie Tisch (two superb performers) in a disturbing and sometimes violent tale of a kidnapping gone bad." Rosie followed this up with over a dozen lead roles in indie films
In 2007, Rosie was cast as a host/narrator in the feature film “Nuremberg,” directed by Sean Stone (son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone), and produced by CINE Golden Eagle Award-winning filmmaker David A. Stein (“Children Remember the Holocaust,” “George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin”), and noted casting director Patrick Cunningham ("Boomerang," "Desperado," "What's Love Got to Do with It").
In April of 2008, “Nuremberg” won Best Feature-Length Documentary, and Best Original Score in a Documentary Film, at the Garden State Film Festival, in Asbury Park. Rosie was asked by the film’s producers to travel to New Jersey to attend the festival, and to serve as on-camera host for the behind-the-scenes featurettes that will be included in the DVD release of “Nuremberg.”
2009 Takes Off With a Bang!
 Currently, Rosie has a slew of new projects slated for release in 2009. “Lily and the Syphon” is a feature horror film directed by veteran visual effects maestro Lloyd Lee Barnett, whose credits include “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings,” the “Spider Man” films, “Apocalypto,” “Underworld Evolution,” “The Scorpion King,” “The Mummy Returns,” “Tomb Raider,” “Rush Hour 2,” “Speed Racer,” “The Fast and the Furious,” and James Cameron’s upcoming “Avatar.” Rosie plays the role of Lilu, a legendary mythological demon who takes the form of a beautiful woman. The role required her to have a lifecast made of her face! “Lily and the Syphon” is currently in post-production, for a May 2009 release.
 Rosie has the lead role in the feature-length film “Me and Her,” a two-character romantic comedy/drama about one very eventful evening in the lives of two platonic friends, Sylvia and Charlie, who find themselves wondering if their friendship is turning into something more serious. Being one of only two actors in a ninety-minute movie was a welcome challenge for Rosie, who, along with her co-star Adam Edgar, essentially had to carry every minute of the film. “Me and Her” is currently making its way through the festival circuit.
 Rosie has also just completed a pilot titled “Return of the Zoppits,” which has her squaring off against a horde of zombie Muppets. The pilot was directed by Jon Schnepp, who also does the popular “Adult Swim” series’ “Metalocalypse,” “Nerd Hunter 3004,” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” The special effects team for “Return of the Zoppits” included Cleve Gunderman and Jeff Small, whose past credits include “10,000 BC,” “I Am Legend,” and “Hellboy II.”
As if these things aren’t keeping her busy enough, Rosie is also the lead in a new webisode titled “D Don’t Date,” directed by Dayna McTavish (producer of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” series, and associate producer of Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Eco –Town”). Rosie plays the title role of “D,” whose misadventures in the world of love and dating are chronicled in this monthly show.
 Although acting takes up the majority of Rosie Tisch’s time these days, she still returns to the runway for fashion shows that benefit important charitable organizations, including a May 2007 benefit for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, chaired by Sally B. Thornton (Honorary Chair of the Women’s International Center, and the San Diego Foundation for the Performing Arts); a September 2007 Isabell Kristensen fashion show to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (at which Rosie appeared before an audience that included Max Gurney, the Honorary Consul to Monaco, and Margo Schwab, editor of The Social Diary); and a February 2008 Tosca Couture show at the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational in Palm Springs (at which Rosie appeared with actress Suzanne Summers and fashion designer YSA Makino in a show to benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center).
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