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Shiva Rose

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Shiva Rose
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David & Layla (2005)
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Shiva Rose was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles.

She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. She attended UCLA and then married actor Dylan McDermott. While devoting her life as a mother to raise a daughter, she continued to act on stage, television and film.

She gained recognition for her starring role in the critically-acclaimed David and Layla which Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter described as "'A bold, politically relevant film against impossible odds." The film got theatrical distribution, followed by Time Warner's VOD and Digital Distribution. It continues to be distributed abroad.

David & Layla garnered Shiva Rose the "Best Breakthrough Actress" Award.

She continues her career in the theater as an actress and writer. She wrote Fragile Life based on the life of the photographer Tina Modotti.

She is active with several charitable organizations including being a spokesperson for Amnesty International Refugee Program.

Shiva Rose and Dylan McDermott divorced in 2009. She continues to write for various magazines (Vogue, Lucky) and online sites (eco-stilletto, Huffington Post). She maintains a life style website devoted to her organic holistic lifestyle called The Local Rose.

Currently (2011), she is the Executive Producer of a feature film 'Relative Insanity', starring Maggie Grace and Helen Hunt.

Shiva Rose lives with her two daughters in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.
BornFebruary 8, 1969
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      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    David Moscow and Shiva Rose in David & Layla (2005)
    David & Layla
    5.5
    • Layla
    • 2005
    Return to Babylon (2013)
    Return to Babylon
    6.1
    • Louise Brooks
    • 2013
    DysEnchanted (2004)
    DysEnchanted
    6.9
    Short
    • Snow White(as Shiva Rose McDermott)
    • 2004
    Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
    The Practice
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sally Bader

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Wellness + Wisdom (2015)
      Wellness + Wisdom
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2022
    • Return to Babylon (2013)
      Return to Babylon
      6.1
      • Louise Brooks
      • 2013
    • Missing You (2012)
      Missing You
      Short
      • Mother
      • 2012
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Shiva Rose
      • 2009–2011
    • Gonah Kardam (2010)
      Gonah Kardam
      Short
      • Woman
      • 2010
    • Cold Case (2003)
      Cold Case
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Isabel de Luca '10
      • 2010
    • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
      Las Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Azin Samari
      • 2007
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Sonya Barak
      • Sonya Moreta
      • 2006
    • David Moscow and Shiva Rose in David & Layla (2005)
      David & Layla
      5.5
      • Layla
      • 2005
    • Prospect
      5.7
      • Red
      • 2004
    • Woman at the Beach
      Short
      • Yvette (as Shiva Rose McDermott)
      • 2004
    • Myron's Movie
      6.8
      • Toni (as Shiva Rose McDermott)
      • 2004
    • DysEnchanted (2004)
      DysEnchanted
      6.9
      Short
      • Snow White (as Shiva Rose McDermott)
      • 2004
    • Red Roses and Petrol (2003)
      Red Roses and Petrol
      6.4
      • Evie (as Shiva Rose McDermott)
      • 2003
    • Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lela Rochon, Lisa Vidal, and Tracey Needham in The Division (2001)
      The Division
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Irina Maldova (as Shiva Rose McDermott)
      • 2003

    Producer



    • Relative Insanity
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production

    Videos3

    Beverly HIlls Music Hall Premiere- Shiva Rose interview - David & Layla
    Demo Reel 3:43
    Beverly HIlls Music Hall Premiere- Shiva Rose interview - David & Layla
    Tragic
    Demo Reel 2:42
    Tragic
    Tragic
    Demo Reel 2:42
    Tragic
    David & Layla: Trailer
    Trailer 2:37
    David & Layla: Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Shiva Rose McDermott
    • Born
      • February 8, 1969
      • Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Dylan McDermottNovember 19, 1995 - January 2, 2009 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
      • Colette McDermott
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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      She is of Iranian/Irish descent.

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