Latarsha Rose is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Portia in the 2012 film The Hunger Games.
Background Rose is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Georgetown University. From the University, she performed in Theater productions for several years, before being chosen to be a part of Bravo TV's The It Factor, a show which followed her and eleven other hopefuls as they "tried to make it in the entertainment business".
Career Rose had roles in shows such episodic series as Law & Order, CSI: NY, Bones, CSI: Miami, All My Children, and The Cape, as well as recurring roles in the shows Windfall and Swingtown. In 2012, after almost quitting the business, Rose was offered a role in The Hunger Games, as Portia, Peeta's stylist from the Capitol. Rose also starred in the upcoming BET television series Being Mary Jane as Dr. Lisa Hudson, as Mary Jane's best friend.
When first cast in The Hunger Games, The Hollywood Reporter in May 2011, referred to her as a "relative unknown". In a 2002 article about actors, Time Magazine used her dimples as an example of how some actors might be initially cast for their physical characteristics.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Clockin' Green Hostage Video 2002 The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald - Short 2008 Uninvited Michelle Short 2009 Meat Puppet Charlie Short 2010 Neighbors Harriet Short 2012 The Hunger Games Portia 2016 Cora Cora Short You Can't Hurry Love Angela TV movie 2017 Shelter Audra TV movie 2018 My Brother's Keeper Rashida Short Holly Day Stephanie 2019 Holiday for Heroes Jade Wilcox TV movie 2024 Sugar Mama Veronica Film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Law & Order Tina Episode: "Black, White and Blue" 2002 The It Factor Herself TV series 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Laurie Schneider Episode: "Tortured" 2004 CSI: NY Girlfriend Episode: "American Dreamers" 2006 Windfall Liz Episode: "Crash Into You" & "Truth Be Told" 2008 Swingtown Michelle Recurring cast 2009 Bones Jenny Holt Episode: "The Critic in the Cabernet" CSI: Miami Tanya Arrington Episode: "Hostile Takeover" 2010 All My Children Stephanie Episode: "Episode #1.10383" 2011 The Cape Teacher Episode: "Kozmo" 2012 Revenge Rachel Fisk Episode: "Confidence" 2013–15 Being Mary Jane Dr. Lisa Hudson Main cast: seasons 1–3 2016 Grey's Anatomy Polly Campbell Episode: "Falling Slowly" 2017 Bull Donna Henderson Episode: "Teacher's Pet" 2018 S.W.A.T. Genise Episode: "Patrol" Star Dr. McDonald Episode: "Someday We'll All Be Free" Into the Dark Melanie Burns Episode: "Pooka!" 2019–2020 The L Word: Generation Q Felicity Recurring cast: season 1 2021 Them Arnette Beaumont Recurring cast
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