Jessica Lee Rose is an American-born New Zealand raised actress who first gained popularity after playing the role of lonelygirl15. In the Summer of 2006, Rose debuted as lonelygirl15, a fictional teenage homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in many video blogs on the popular video-sharing website YouTube. The mystery surrounding the possible fictionality of her character lead to an outing by the Los Angeles Times which thrusted her into the mainstream spotlight. In 2007, Rose won a Webby for this role.