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Evany Rosen

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Evany Rosen
Born
Evany Rosen

Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)actress, writer
Years active2011–present

Evany Rosen is a Canadian comedian and actress, most noted as a founding member of the comedy troupe Picnicface[1] and as co-creator with Kayla Lorette of the Crave original series New Eden.[2]

Early life and education

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Originally from Ontario, Rosen attended the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, graduating with a degree in early modern studies.[3] In Halifax, she formed Picnicface with several of her friends.[4] The troupe achieved significant success on YouTube before launching a Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch comedy series on The Comedy Network in 2011.[5]

Career

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Following Picnicface's cancellation, Rosen appeared in the web series Space Janitors, for which she was a Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best Female Performance in a Web Series at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014[6] and at the 16th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2015. She has also had voice roles in cartoons, including Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong, Total DramaRama, Powerbirds, Hotel Transylvania: The Series and Mysticons, and guest appearances in television series including Saving Hope, Workin' Moms, Baroness von Sketch Show and Pretty Hard Cases.

In 2017, she published What I Think Happened: An Underresearched History of the Western World, a book of humorous essays about history.[7]

In 2020, Rosen and Lorette narrated the livestreamed presentation of Craft in Scripted Programming categories for the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.[8] In the same year she was announced as a member of the writing staff for Fort Puleyne, Thomas Middleditch's historical comedy pilot.[9]

In 2024, Rosen created and played a recurring role in the show Davey & Jonesie's Locker.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Roller Town Beth
2021 Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup Jiff US/UK; Original dub

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Call Me Fitz Paramedic Episode: "Hell Hath No Drink Limit"
2011 Picnicface Various 13 episodes
2012 Dad Drives Kate 2 episodes
2012–2014 Space Janitors Edith Kingpin 15 episodes
2014 Saving Hope Jenny Akino Episode: "Wide Awake"
2014 Rocket Monkeys M.A.U.D. Episode: "Happy Gus Day/Monkey Proof"
2015 Odd Squad 21-year-old Olive Episode: "Trading Places/Bad Lemonade"
2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race MacArthur 25 episodes
2016 True Dating Stories Ariel Episode: "Ariel's Date"
2016 Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong Pam the Destroyer 52 episodes
2017 Workin' Moms Britney Episode: "The Coxswain"
2017–2018 Mysticons Emerald Goldenbraid/Mysticon Knight 21 episodes
2017–2019 Hotel Transylvania: The Series Wendy Blob 40 episodes
2017–2021 Baroness von Sketch Show 10 episodes; also writer and story editor
2018 Bakugan: Battle Planet Bukimina / Pandorous Episode: "Baku-Gear/Bakugan Rock!"
2018–2022 Total DramaRama MacArthur 34 episodes
2019–2020 D.N. Ace Hide-And-Sneak/Heidi 10 episodes; also writer
2020 New Eden Grace Lee 8 episodes; also creator
2020–2021 Powerbirds Clawdette 5 episodes
2021 Pretty Hard Cases Finley Silva Episode: "Flowers"
2022–present Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! Jiff (US) 2 episodes
2023 My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Violet Frost Episode: "Secrets of Starlight"
2024 Total Drama Island MacArthur Episode: "Working K9 to 5"
2024 Davey & Jonesie's Locker Principal Debbie Neighbors Recurring role; also creator

References

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  1. ^ Kate Taylor, "Picnicface: Why are we laughing?I don’t know, but it sure beats crying". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Norman Wilner, "Crave’s New Eden explores why women are drawn to true crime". Now, January 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Carter, Sue (2017-09-29). "Evany Rosen's comedic take on world history". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  4. ^ Jennifer MacMillan, "Halifax comedy troupe hoping to turn YouTube fame into mainstream success". Canadian Press, July 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Bill Harris (August 30, 2011). "Picnicface' makes its TV debut". Toronto Sun.
  6. ^ Andrea Nemetz, "Halifax filmmaker gets comedy nod; Much-lauded Torturous nominated for national award along with This Hour". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, June 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Comedian's new book pokes fun at Western history". CBC News British Columbia, November 4, 2017.
  8. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced For Scripted Drama, Comedy Categories". ET Canada, May 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Peter White, "Thomas Middleditch & Humphrey Ker Developing Canadian Historical Comedy Series ‘Fort Puleyne’". Deadline Hollywood, November 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Dowling, Amber. "Teen Comedy Series 'Davey & Jonesie's Locker' Set With Veronika Slowikowska, Jaelynn Thora Brooks (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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