Bio

Multi-award winning writer, actor and producer - Joanne Rose, a native of Melbourne, Australia and permanent resident of the USA, is the founder and CEO of Vegan Vision Productions -digital media production company inspiring lives on screen through comedy. The company was established in 2008.

The first project for Vegan Vision Productions is Vegan 101, the world's first vegan comedy series on the web which launched online in mid 2009. Created, written and starring Rose; a vegan since 1994. The show consists of exaggerated parodies of veganism from all walks of life in various situations through stand alone sketches to combine humor and vegan knowledge.

The multi platform original series is syndicated through Web TV, Tivo, Hulu, Apple TV, iTunes, and iPhone.
Season 2 stars Oscar-nominated actor and vegan, Eric Roberts.

  • Stay Tuned TV Awards 2011, Los Angeles: Viewer's Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy - Joanne Rose
  • LA Web Fest 2011, Los Angeles:  Outstanding Sketch Comedy Series Creator/Producer - Joanne Rose  Outstanding Guest Actress - Louisa Kendrick and Outstanding Guest Actor - Will Ryan 
  • The Green Lifestyle Film Festival, Los Angeles: 2010 Green Apple Award - Joanne Rose / Vegan 101

Rose, has made notable appearances on the Red Carpet, Film Festivals and TV such as the Independent Television Festival, CNN, SMTV, Maximo TV, Hollywood 1 On 1 and Actors Entertainment. She was a co-presenter at SMTV's 3rd Anniversary Show alongside Emmy Award-winners Lionel Friedberg and Cary Brown; a guest speaker at The Living Planet Vegan Expo in Sydney and AIDA (Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts) and a panelist at LA Web Fest 2011.

Rose, studied at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and AIDA in Los Angeles.

She is the author of the children’s book Tommy Tofu Saves The Day. Tommy Tofu appears in the webisode Rawman and Green Girl Meet Frankenfood from the award-winning animated series The Adventures of Rawman and GreenGirl and Rose performs the voice for Candy Cacao in the episode Rawman vs The Pasteurizer by Gilmomedia.com


Rose, is a member of The International Academy of Web Television, comprising leaders in the field of web television, web video and the digital entertainment industry.

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