New Zealander Rose McIver Grew Up Surrounded By Rescue Animals

Rose McIver, star of the hit comedy "Ghosts" on CBS, makes her first visit to The Late Show and tells Stephen about the menagerie of animals her parents rescued when she was a kid growing up in New Zealand. Catch Rose in "Ghosts" on Thursday nights at 8:30 on CBS! #Colbert #Comedy #RoseMcIver #Ghosts #GhostsCBS
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[@onyxwolf13]

She was so good in iZombie. She never really got the attention she deserved, I think, for playing a new role (basically) every week.

[@ShadowLynxXIII]

She was good in Power Rangers RPM as well

[@tomd7274]

I'm now watching iZombie - the entire series - for the third time on Netflix. She was great, as was the show

[@tompatchak8706]

That’s what I’ve been saying!!

[@PurpScurpington]

Shame about that last season, but that show deserves so much credit for making a detective-plus-zombie show that was actually generally amazing, even at the height of zombie and detective shows being overdone.

[@cinerina]

Agree! I’m a fan forever of iZombie even after so many rewatches!

[@lizbmusic11]

We're so proud of our Rose! Super excited about Ghosts. I can still hear her Kiwi accent when she speaks naturally. Thanks for having her on Steve. Love from New Zealand

[@grettelcruz6307]

I'm Cuban-American and I looove anything New Zealand, your land and views are to die for, your culture so rich and your artists of all kind are brilliant! Hope I get to visit one day, on my bucket list!.. you're very blessed to have been born in such a wonderful place.. Hoorah to New Zealand and the beautiful Kiwi birds 🐦 😍 ❤️ 🙌

[@lisalocklin7081]

I’ve loved her since iZombie and was so excited to see her on Ghosts. The fact that she’s a crafter just makes it even better!! ❤

[@HJules-cw6fb]

Crafter!!! Her accent is wild

[@adematti]

I love when Stephen has Kiwis on the show. His love and respect for them and their country always adds to the interview! ❤

[@Elwaves2925]

Yeah, if only he could get her name right. 😂

[@MaxTheRoonDog]

Rose is SO BEAUTIFUL! 😭 oh my god. And a genuinely wonderful person as well. Love her. Well done!

[@amynicole212]

Throw the years I’ve seen A LOT of great movies and shows she is in and I’m surprised she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves, she’s great

[@krisfrederick5001]

Stephen will always be homesick from Middle Earth.

[@sparkyshore3543]

One of my favorite scenes in iZombie is when she pretends to be a stranded New Zealand girl. Because there we had a Kiwi playing an American pretending to be a Kiwi faking a bad American accent.

[@seeseemun4528]

Rose is a tremendous actress. Her many characters in iZombie was impressive. Ghosts is another impressive role, by an impressive actress. A fan for sure!!!

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

I love anything and everything Rose does. She was also incredible in The Lovely Bones!

[@1wingedauron]

Every ones like "She's so great in iZombie, I love Ghost" Meanwhile I'm over here like "OMG, she's the yellow R.P.M. ranger!"

[@mlebrooks]

I love the original ghosts and CBS ghosts. Both are really fun ☺️

[@LindaC616]

It's ACB S version behind a paywall like the PB S version? (For people without tvs)

[@phil4208]

I've seen every episode of Ghosts, rose is a master with her non verbals

[@joplinnut8823]

She was so good on IZombie! I always thought she did not get enough credit in that show.

[@HighHeelKnight]

And PURPLE! Oh, oh I love purple. 💜

[@jzilla1234]

She was definitely very nervous. Really well done (izombie fan!)

[@suzawilo]

iZombie fam👻

[@juliaconnell]

really? I didn't think she was nervous - maybe just kiwi mannerisms? (no idea she was also a kiwi till now) - been meaning to watch iZombie for a while - will absolutely move it up the list now.

[@LindaC616]

@@juliaconnell the mannerisms are fine, it's the speech and giggling. But I don't see her that nervous.

[@MaxTheRoonDog]

Yea I imagine she was quite nervous and excited, I can tell she was. Lovely and charming as always though. Good for her ❤

[@tompatchak8706]

It’s cuz Bono was there;$

[@dragonwithagirltattoo598]

Ghosts is a fun show. I never miss a new episode. Really great job with the accent. Rose seems very sweet. I would love to visit New Zealand one day.

[@GJ-oo2xw]

come any time i'll buy you a beer

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

You should. Really beautiful place. My wife's from Auckland (but she spent most of her adult life abroad) and more often than not, I'm way more excited than she is to go to New Zealand 😁

[@lizbmusic11]

Do come and visit us :)

[@turret72]

Loved her in Power Rangers RPM. An underrated and even dark season.

[@raypelling6440]

Brilliant. She makes everything she's associated with so much fun to watch. iZombie was awesome, she killed it with a great ensemble cast. Ghosts is brilliant, as well.

[@frankswarbrick7562]

I watched this specifically because I wanted to hear her native accent. Cute! She does a great American accent.

[@ragaloft]

Such a charming person. Nice interview 😊

[@krylesangerbeaver]

Terrible writers. Canada is your bestie.

[@skygazer858]

@@krylesangerbeaver Canada is more like family.

[@krylesangerbeaver]

Ok aside from declaring us a national risk so tarrifs could be applied, i like that :)

[@skygazer858]

@@krylesangerbeaver That was the last guy. Today he is saying similar things about his wife. Real Americans love our brothers (and sisters) to the North.

[@krylesangerbeaver]

@@skygazer858 i havent kept up with hus shenanigans since he lost, what's he saying about Melania lol?

[@krylesangerbeaver]

Absolutely LOVED her in iZombie!

[@dianetheisen8664]

Wow‼️. I never knew Rose 🌹 McIver was on Hercules and Zena -- and I watched both shows all the time‼️. I'm going to have to check it out on Demand. Love Ghosts 👻‼️

[@vaniprod]

It's always a top day when Stephen has a Kiwi on! Shout out to West Auckland - nice!

[@juliaconnell]

kia ora - wasn't raised a westie, proud to be one now. 🙃

[@moggy8261]

I love her on Ghost and what a nice person she seems to be! Such a charming interview!

[@bullzeyez3236]

Love her, love the show.

[@denizkendirci]

so lovable.

[@joshflores9633]

Her on screen energy is captivating.. 😍

[@ArgChica]

She is hilarious. She deserves a good laugh for her jokes. All Kiwis I have met are hilarious. C'mon colbert give her a laugh 😁

[@suno8911]

She must have left NZ a long time ago if she refers to Titirangi as a “small beach town”. It’s a large neighbourhood in West Auckland. Very artsy part of town and really pretty! Lucky to have grown there.

[@MaxTheRoonDog]

She did but she goes back almost every year. It was like that when she grew up there I assume, and it’s still “small” compared what most people would consider a big town or city.

[@kaylokickszit17]

I invested so much watching time into iZombie and Ghosts, I can't process her accent🤣

[@Itsanawfulwasteofspace]

I love her in the Christmas movies and I loved Izombie. I will now have to check out the ghost show.

[@antoniareed7014]

Gods, I love that purple suit she has on!

[@Scott_Alexander]

I had absolutely no idea she was a Kiwi! I loved iZombie - she's absolutely amazing.

[@krozcek]

A rare example of power rangers alumni that have an actual career

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

She is arguably one of the best actors that Power Rangers has ever had.

[@hillbilyjed1318]

Ghosts needs to be an hour long.

[@jackheris687]

No, it always gets bad when they drag a show out to 1 hour.

[@j.demarco8937]

Perhaps THE most successful Power Ranger outside of the fandom.

[@mithrasrevisited4873]

How about Adelaide Kane????

[@j.demarco8937]

Very true. Hence the "perhaps", lol

[@jackieedmondson8422]

I LOVED HER IN IZOMBIE!!!!!

[@AnthonyEllis_Au]

Her performance in iZombie was top tier.

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Wow she did so well considering how nervous she was, obviously one of her first late night appearances and hopefully not her last 👌

[@jeffnaslund]

Best new show on television

[@ISBuckley8]

Rose is so cute!!

[@HJules-cw6fb]

Dont hate me for this..... I love her with an American accent. Cant help it

[@0000asdfasdf0000]

She's so charming.

[@TesserId]

Damn, that's purple. 🤟🤟🤟

[@earnestfrazier7470]

She was the Yellow Ranger from Power Rangers RPM.

[@jembozaba4864]

One of the better seasons as well.

[@jasons2023]

@@jembozaba4864 And underrated too.

[@obsidious9809]

REALLLY?????

[@earnestfrazier7470]

@@obsidious9809 Yep.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I crushed really hard on her as Tinkerbell in Once Upon a Time. I even hid her name in a digital painting I was doing at the time. I'm not into zombies but her Ghosts show is hilarious. One of my favorite shows right now.

[@MaxTheRoonDog]

Even if you aren’t into zombies at all, iZombie is really not a “Zombie” show, its a drama/comedy procedural. Not about raving mindless zombies at the end of the world.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@MaxTheRoonDog That's good to hear lol. My kind of zombies are the 1930s beautiful women, like the old Bela Lugosi movies.

[@llavotsynot]

Rose even mentioning her small stint on Hercules/Xena made me so happy lol.

[@william2k]

Love her. Keep remembering her as a power ranger

[@rex-racer]

Just to add to this woman’s interesting tapestry of life, which includes cross-stitching family homes with spectacular views, here is the complete section under ‘Personal Life’ in Wikipedia: “McIver enjoys writing, and is inspired by the works of John Steinbeck, Wally Lamb and Franz Kafka. She also enjoys crossword puzzles and Sudoku.”

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

honestly, that sounds like the perfect woman 😂

[@BooBuKittyPhuk]

She's a-friggin-dorable!

[@DCPatrol]

She seems so nice! I want to see Ghosts now! (The show, not real ghosts)

[@joycemoore8098]

Ghosts is my favorite show, and I don't even particularly like comedies, but I LOVE "Ghosts"

[@pierceaero3005]

It took me a few tries before I could finish the first episode of Ghosts. Deaths near me were frequent right before then and like Rose's father, I'm a sceptic. I did not wish to suspend my disbelief after such recent losses. Besides, by age 10-11, I could train my dogs to do any trick the other kids could think of. I am not fooled by my own tricks, or theirs. Then after watching the first episode, I binged on the rest of the first season and was right there for the second. You do not need to believe to laugh. Great ensemble cast. The Kiwi spy may proceed.

[@hillbilyjed1318]

my favorite Tinkerbell

[@juliaconnell]

kia ora Rose - ka pai - really well done. I had no idea you were a fellow kiwi - wow. I'm actually watching Ghosts right now (USA version, after watching all UK version) - was thinking yesterday, if I had to pick, which one would I recommend - can't, nope love them both. oh iZombie been on my to-watch list for ages (I do have an actual list lol). anyway - well done, both on great interview & career so far. arohanui.

[@Paam_souza]

Eu amo ela ein *"IZOMBIE"* ela merece bem mais reconhecimento ❤❤

[@fizzy1922]

It's nice to see another cross sticher. A patern like that is a large project and yes needs different color highlighters

[@belindastojanik8303]

I'm not sure how she did it without using a pattern. I've got over 40 projects made, but I MUST have a pattern. I'm not that talented.

[@tanyajohnson9561]

Loved izombie and love love love ghosts. Rose is awesome

[@mikeharrison1868]

Titirangi is close to the beach where most of Xena was shot. I like that Rose pronounces it correctly (as Maori). When I grew up, we Europeans bastardised all the pronunciations of Maori place names and words. (There had been a colonial effort to destroy Maori culture. Children were beaten for speaking Maori at school.)

[@Pbav8tor]

I love Ghosts.

[@leavingitblank9363]

Thank you, Rose, for bringing cross-stitch to the forefront of public awareness.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

I loved her in IZombie.

[@lisaogembo473]

Joyful, charming lady.

[@lindablue7494]

I have seen all of those films and had no idea she is a Kiwi. Wow. Great job on the accent. Crazy how I didn't pick that up. Love the movies and have only seen the first episode of ghosts. I will have to try and watch more so I can see that crossover episode.

[@halfvader8015]

Much of Kiwi and Aussie TV is/shows either American or English and we grow up with both as constants! My kids even used to play in the appropriate accents! So for Down Under actors it's really nothing. When I saw True Blood of course I knew anna Paquin was a Kiwi (hell she won an Oscar doing an accent as a kid), but Hadn't seen Ryan Kwanten in anything and had no idea he was Aussie!

[@freekayn2]

iZombie fan, love you Rose, Ghosts fabulous

[@Tim_Shu]

She's a sweetie, that magpie tho 🤣🤣🤣

[@billywoods9192]

My mom loved a show called The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

[@witchducked]

I love her ❤

[@TowMater603]

i just found iZombie 2 days ago , i am binge watching the hell outta it on Netflix. I had to see the real 'liv-ing' zombie chic. lol she's great actress and very beautiful .

[@PoloZ34]

just finished izombie and this hurts my head bc she seemed very american 😭🤣

[@lavenderoh]

Loved her since iZombie! And the US Ghosts is so much better and funnier than the UK version. Usually I prefer the UK versions of shows but there are a couple exceptions.

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

I am from England but live in USA so I was soooo conflicted haha now I can no longer compare the two shows as the American one is so different and had a lot more warmth. The Uk one represents us Brit’s pretty well stiff up a lip not as warm but love the subtlety of comedy! So I have to say… I AM SO CONFLICTED!

[@tompatchak8706]

They are both pretty funny. The UK version is bit more cheeky with the humor(like most British shows).

[@Elwaves2925]

@@JuiceMyRandomness I'm in England and knew that version first. I don't think one is better than the other but they have gone different ways since the early episodes of the US version. Which is great to see as it can stand on it's own two feet instead of being a copy. So to me don't think of them as comparisons, think of them as different.

[@drdem00]

my mom was also a person who 'worried about good sings, bad signs etc ... Irish she said were like that ...

[@RW-gp1dq]

She's such a delight...and he's not so great with new people. He giving me serious second-hand embarassment, constantly tripping over his words and unable to connect beyond small talk. He should be doing the heaving lifting, but ends up letting her down.

[@chawwa777]

Rose 🌹🌹💕💕😍😍

[@gazzabnaki]

Well done! 🥝

[@RLLE-dl3oy]

"You're a seasoned Kiwi" "Honey, if I need a shave, you know, just say, please shave"

[@juliaconnell]

I lived with a lovely irish lass in wellington many moons ago - she would *eat* the skins of the kiwifruit I'd peel (yes, the hairy green ones!) urgh

[@garryfimister6878]

Nice intro music for the guest ,intro to Pensativa by Clare Fischer

[@tammyslash7251]

Love her show! GHOST

[@BagAlert_MajorBagAlert]

GET IN GEAR!!!

[@cheekyb71]

Why hello there fellow Kiwi!

[@juliaconnell]

I know right! - did you know she was a kiwi? I've been watching Ghosts this week and had no idea. kia ora from Auckland 🙃

[@cheekyb71]

@@juliaconnell I remember her from Xena and Hercules, but they did make a wee fuss about it when the first Christmas Prince movie came out (funnily enough I rematch all three of them last week hahaha)! Kia ora from Timaru too! PS. Where can I find Ghosts?

[@juliaconnell]

@@cheekyb71 wow, you've got a good memory to remember her from Xena/Hercules days! I don't have a good mind for faces, names - yes, faces not so much I'd never heard of the Christmas Prince movie/s, sounds like a good watch for xmas day, or boxing day. I believe (yip, just checked) it's on TVNZ On Demand site (I don't have a tv. so watch all my content online) (there was a UK version first = many of the characters are based on the UK series, but some new characters plus mostly different plot lines)

[@cheekyb71]

@@juliaconnell oh they're all on Netflix (I don't have tv either haha). Very lovely guilty pleasure for me. Thanks for the tip!!

[@void-master9077]

I never knew her name back when I watched Izombie a looong time ago, I love that I recognized her and had to look it up.

[@danielbutler8103]

She was Summer the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers RPM

[@moonnugget4598]

🙀 I had no idea she was on Xena/Hercules!!! *runs to Google*

[@lilli538]

titirangi represent 🤙

[@sumitmog5290]

She was a Power Ranger, old child memories. Let's go Yellow Ranger

[@LeroyZee]

This woman was a zombie, a princess, a star of American ghosts and was even a fucking Power Ranger. Impressive.

[@bowelsoftrogdor]

Our cockatiels liked to clean teeth.

[@NewMessage]

My kinda lady, right there.

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

I want another Christmas Prince movie. Stephen you were a little lethargic with her :( she was so bubbly and energetic.

[@berese5826]

What a cutie ❤️ (sorry, she will hate this comment...but it's true 😂)

[@Objective_Piece8285]

Oh she’s in the American version of Ghosts?

[@bekindnomad7415]

I remember her from back on Xena

[@Disney65Fan]

She was great in A Christmas Prince.I forgot she was Maori(from New Zealand)

[@aninewforest]

Kiwi, not Maori ;)

[@Danny-tf3fd]

It's so odd to hear her real voice, because I'm so used to her using an American accent.

[@hockeybyulf]

Could be a younger Pam from the office ;)

[@wanderingyoutube]

A vision in lavender

[@cheekyb71]

That's not lavender, def violet

[@juliaconnell]

whatever colour that is, she does look great!

[@Tao_Tology]

Lavender? That is deep magenta.

[@juliaconnell]

@@Tao_Tology magenta??? nah mate - needs much more red/pink "Magenta is a color that is variously defined as pinkish-purplish-red, reddish-purplish-pink or mauvish-crimson" violet - or just simple purple 💜

[@Tao_Tology]

@@juliaconnell How very dare you. I clearly said deep magenta. 🔮

[@something64]

Is this tinker bell from once upon a time? If so she hasn’t changed a bit. If not, she looks just like her.

[@BaggythePanther]

Yes, that’s her.

[@Elwaves2925]

One of the best additions to that show. Pity she was so underused.

[@tecpaocelotl]

He forgot to mention Power Rangers RPM.

[@neardaisy1790]

She has played a yellow power ranger, Tinkerbell, and a zombie