<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2011 - present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi </Td> </Tr> <P> Kelly Marie Tran (born January 17, 1989) is an American actress . She has had roles in short films and television episodes, and came to wider attention for her role as Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the eighth episodic film in the Star Wars series . </P> <P> Tran was born on January 17, 1989 in San Diego, California . Her parents are refugee migrants from Vietnam who fled the country following the Vietnam War . As a child, her father was homeless and grew up on the streets of Vietnam . After moving to the United States, he worked at Burger King to support the family, and his wife worked at a funeral home . </P>

Actress who plays rose in the last jedi