Keilani Elizabeth Rose

Keilani Elizabeth Rose is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, dancer, and DJ. She is best known for her role as Miigwan in the hockey comedy series Shoresy. Rose made her film and choreography debut in Within the Silence, for which she received an award for Best Choreography at the World Film Festival in Cannes.

Early life Rose was born and raised in Lheidli, the traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, Prince George, British Columbia. Through her matrilineal lineage, she belongs to the Lheidli T'enneh nation and has intersectional Indigenous heritage with the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) diaspora. She also carries British, Chinese, and Black ancestry. Rose is a direct descendant of Granny Seymour, known as The Matriarch of the North, and the great-granddaughter of Captain Owen Forrester Browne. Her mother was a hula dancer, which inspired her to pursue dance as an initial career with training in both traditional cultural dances and classical dance. She received the Governor General's Award for academic excellence and attended the University of Northern British Columbia.

Career Rose began her career as a dancer, performing with Disney Cruise Line and appearing in productions for Disney and ABC. She later transitioned to acting, appearing in television series including Lucifer, Once Upon a Time, Six, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2021, she starred in and choreographed the short film Within the Silence, which won Best Choreography for Rose at the World Film Festival in Cannes. In 2023, she won Best Actress (Short Film) at the Cine Paris Film Festival for the short film Breathe.

Rose has portrayed Miigwan (nicknamed "Miig") in the Crave/Hulu comedy series Shoresy, a spinoff of Letterkenny, since 2022. Her character serves as an assistant manager for the Sudbury Bulldogs hockey team. The show was noted for its contemporary representation of Indigenous characters. Rose worked with the production team to include Indigenous elements, including beadwork by Toronto artist Jori Brennon and displaying the Lheidli T'enneh nation's logo with permission from the band council. In Season 4, she choreographed a dance scene for the series.

Rose is also the founder and executive director of Two Rivers & a Rose Filmworks, a production company dedicated to amplifying messages of equity and diversity.

Personal life On July 4, 2022, Rose was shot in the chest outside her apartment in Hollywood, Los Angeles. After surgery and recovery, she returned to work on Shoresy in 2023. Rose advocates for Indigenous water rights and serves as president of the Northern Indigenous Arts Council.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Woodland Rene 2020 All Joking Aside Girl at Bus Stop Uncredited 2020 The Sinners Katie Hamilton Also known as The Color Rose 2020 Within the Silence Pixie Short film 2021 Broken Diamonds Party Onlooker As Keilani Jung 2023 Been Better, Actually. Anela Short film 2024 Breathe Short film; also producer 2024 BC Buds Ava Short film TBA Ex-Hale Linda Sparks Short film; completed

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016–2017 Once Upon a Time Pirate Dancer / Dancer 2 episodes 2017 Lucifer Frisky Woman #1 Episode: "Off the Record"Credited as Keilani Jung 2018 Six Babe #1 Episode: "Dua"Credited as Keilani Jung 2018 A Series of Unfortunate Events Dancer Episode: "The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One"Uncredited 2020 Flimsy Cadence Web series, 12 episodes; also director (3 episodes) and executive producer 2022 Two Sentence Horror Stories Kala Episode: "Erased" 2022–present Shoresy Miigwan 16 episodes 2022–present SkyMed Tyra 1 episode

Choreography Year Title Notes 2021 Within the Silence Short film 2024 Shoresy Season 4 dance scene

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2021 World Film Festival in Cannes Best Choreography Within the Silence 2023 Cine Paris Film Festival Best Actress, Short Film Breathe