Gabriele Rose is an author, director and producer in the film and broadcast industry. She studied political science and history at the universities of Marburg, Aix-Marseille/France and Hamburg. During her studies, she already worked as a journalist and photographer for several newspapers. After successfully completing her studies, she was employed by various media companies. Since 2003 she has been working as a freelance author, director and producer. She mainly focuses on historical topics, including numerous elaborately staged biographies of historical personalities. Her films have been shown on ARD, ARTE, BR, MDR, WDR and ZDF.