What a lovely woman. I remember her when visiting Vilnius. We ask guide about Rosie. And she told as that nobody know the true life story of this woman. No one know her true age, live story, where she lives, is she homeless or have home of her own. But its so charming for me. She is mysterious and shrouded in myths and gossips. But all that doesn't change the fact that she is a beggar and this money raising is very good idea. If she would lived in NY she would be Advanced style icon for sure. People taking photos with her and after that just forgetting about her. If she is beggar for 40-50 years, thats is really fantastic. Hope to see that video with her true story told by her.

Aš mačiau ją ne kartą po Vilnių vaikštančią. Ji vengia žmonių, nes daug yra nukentėjusi nuo praeivių. Tačiau neseniai skaičiau straipsnį apie jos gyvenimą. Pasirodo, ji jaunystėje buvo žymi aktorė. Tragiškai mirus jos mylimajam, tapo nesukalbama, keista ir užsidariusi. O jaunystėje ji tikra gražuolė. Dabar daugiau kaip vintažinis modelis gatvėje.

There's another just like her in Santa Cruz California

Why doesn't the article state where this is taken place? I had to use Google translate to gain some insight on this. Some of the comments below suggest that this lady is not homeless. In any case, each photo shows this lady wearing a different wig, hat and clothes. If this photoshoot was staged it should be stated for the reader's information. I clicked the gofundme link and found that this exact article has been pasted there. If you want readers to help her cause the least you could do is provide accurate information.

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There is way more to her story... She is a formal actress of National Drama Theatre in Vilnius, who back in late 1960ies went heavily overboard with heroin and alcohol addiction. She is not homeless, she lives in old town of Vilnius. Her husband, as well an actor, overdosed in the 1970ies, she wasn´t leaving her flat for some years after. In the 1980ies she was the girlfriend of the biggest drug dealer in Vilnius called "The Lord" and was dealing herself. She was never charged for most of the drug offenses, partly because communist government was denying the existence of such crime. Now all this criminal history passed its legal expiration date anyway. In the 1980ies many of young people who were found in the streets dead after an overdose - were found with a rose on their chest. Urban legend says that these were her customers and Rose was the one putting flowers to pay her respects.

Nesusilaikiau nepakomentavusi dėl Rožytės nuostabios praeities: aš irgi buvau užkibusi ant šito kabliuko. Tai projekte „Miesto legendos“ buvo atspausdinta. (Projektas “Miesto Legenda” gimė į visumą sujungus 3 komponentus: vakarietiškąją herojų kultūrą, žurnalistiką ir senąją Vilniaus miesto legendą. Mūsų tikslas – išpopuliarinti naują, Lietuvoje dar neišplėtotą publicistikos žanrą – žurnalistinį komiksą. Šio žanro esmė – fikciją jungti su realiais įvykiais...) R realios Rožytės realus gyvenimas taip ir liks nepažintas niekada...

Och, rasineli reiketu rimtai redaguoti...

Controversial...

Jokia aktore ji nebuvo niekada! tikras vardas Vida, o ne Roze, pavardes nebepamenu, istekejusi irgi niekada nebuvo.... namus ji turi, na bent pries 10 metu ,kada paskutini kart bendravom , tai tikrai turejo :), nors visi galvojo, kad bename.

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Nice scam attempt. Perhaps I'll do the same. I am poor after all.