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Grace Rowe is a multi-talented individual who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. She graduated from the Orange County High School of Performing Arts and later UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television. However, it wasn't until she created her one-woman show, "The Grid Life," that she realized her potential as a writer and producer.
After adapting her solo play into the feature film script, "American Seoul," Rowe was chosen to participate in the FIND (Film Independent) Screenwriter's and Producer's Lab. Under the guidance of producer Effie Brown, Rowe produced and acted in the short film version of "American Seoul," which premiered at over a dozen film festivals worldwide, including the New York MTV Studios/TRL.
Rowe's feature film script won several awards, including the Best Screenplay Award at the New York Asian American Film Festival, First Runner-Up of the Cynosure Screenplay Contest, and was a finalist for the Cape/Fox Screenplay Contest. Despite not being able to secure financing from Hollywood studios, Rowe decided to take matters into her own hands and wrote, produced, starred in, and co-edited the feature film, "I Am That Girl," a love story/road trip movie that took place in the Sierras.
The film received critical acclaim, with Rowe winning the Best Actress award from the Yosemite International Film Festival for her performance. "I Am That Girl" was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature Film at the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival.
In addition to her work in film, Rowe has also ventured into directing. She raised $10,000 on Indiegogo and directed the short film, "The Sweetening," which centers around a lonely and isolated woman who falls for an avatar in a virtual reality program. The film features Rowe in the lead role and was executive produced by her childhood friend, Pedro Pascal.
Rowe has also written a Young Adult novel, "Pure Descent," a dystopian look at the future of mixed race and racial politics in America. She was one of five nominees for the "New Visions" Award by Tu Books Publishing Company.
In her free time, Rowe creates her own YouTube videos via her Rowe Show Channel and has appeared on popular TV shows such as "Modern Family," "Black-ish," and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
