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Natasha Henstridge was born on August 15, 1974 in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada. Known for movies like Species (1995) and The Whole Nine Yards (2000), she started her career as a model in Paris, France at the tender age of 15. After leaving home to begin her modeling career in the highly-competitive Paris fashion world, she landed her first cover of French Cosmopolitan and graced the covers of many international fashion magazines, appearing in commercials for Oil of Olay, Lady Stetson and Old Spice. Seeking a greater challenge, Natasha pursued her love of acting and, at only 19, landed the starring role of the science-fiction thriller Species (1995), opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Forest Whitaker. The film became a worldwide hit critically and commercially and Natasha received praise for her performance as the genetically-modified Sil, including an MTV Award. Not since the Hitchcock era had someone redefined the "femme fatale" for a new generation. This began a recognized film career that has spanned over 35 movies to date.
From conquering comedy with Bruce Willis in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) to taking the action-heroine lead in John Carpenter's science-fiction thriller Ghosts of Mars (2001), Natasha has proved herself to be a versatile and fearless actress. She won the Best Actress Gemini Award (Canada's equivalent of an Emmy Award) for her hard-hitting portrayal of a policeman's wife in the miniseries Would Be Kings (2008) and starred with Geena Davis in the Golden Globe-winning series Commander in Chief (2005). Her television credits include leading roles in hit series and She Spies (2002) and Eli Stone (2008), and voicing Miss Ellen on South Park (1997). Recently, she returned to movies, starring with Paul Sorvino and Joe Mantegna in the forthcoming period drama The Bronx Bull (2016), playing the wife of legendary boxer Jake LaMotta. Natasha is the youngest actress to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Temecula Film Festival, and recently was honored with the Queen Elizabeth II Award from her homeland of Canada.
Natasha is married to actor and platinum-selling recording artist Darius Campbell and they live in Los Angeles, California with her two children Tristan, 14, and Asher, 11. They enjoy skiing and traveling the world, and are involved in humanitarian efforts including St Jude Children's Research Hospital, World Vision and Fresh2o water charity. Natasha also divides her time between the two coasts, as she continues to be in demand as a model, while pursuing a blossoming career as an actress.- Actor
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Film work includes Molly's Game, Detroit, The Big Short, The Judge, Selma, Parkland, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty.
Theater work includes A Man For All Seasons on Broadway and extensive work Off Broadway.
Jeremy was recipient of the Lincoln Center Theater Annenberg Fellowship. He studied at Yale, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
He lives in New York with his wife Emma.- Actor
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Xander's father was a painter and his mother a school teacher who sewed, providing him with costumes (his preference over toys). School plays and Community Theater were next. An experimental theater troupe in the area (which was an offshoot from Joseph Chaikin's Open Theater in New York) took Xander under their wing when he was 16. He credits this group for shaping him as both a person and an actor, committed to taking risks and remaining open to the unknown. Xander went to Hampshire College, the progressive brainchild of Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of Massachusetts. He would continue in the theater at Hampshire, studying and doing plays at each of the other schools, all of which were there in the area.
A move to New York after college brought him access to private teachers from the Royal Academy of the Arts, the Moscow Arts Theater and HB Studios. Later in Los Angeles, Xander would spend time with Lee Strasberg at The Actor's Studio during the last years of his life.
Xander worked in Regional and Repertory Theaters in addition to off-Broadway while living in New York but, despite a classically trained theater background, he was increasingly drawn to the subtleties of film acting. A play, written by the great southern novelist Reynolds Price, called "Early Dark" had such a cinematic feel to it, that an agent saw the film acting potential in Xander and encouraged him to make the move out west.
Soon Mommie Dearest (1981) provided Xander with his film debut in the role of "Christopher Crawford", and simultaneously gave his career a slightly cultish twist. Alex Cox with Sid and Nancy (1986), James Cameron with Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Bernard Rose with Candyman (1992), Todd Haynes with Safe (1995), Mike Figgis with Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Andrew Niccol with Gattaca (1997) all helped to further associate Xander as an actor in his own rather unusual category.
Xander's choices were often determined by the opportunity to learn from directors he admired, certainly all those listed above fell into that category. Clint Eastwood with The Rookie (1990), Ron Howard with Apollo 13 (1995), Rob Reiner with A Few Good Men (1992), Michael Mann with Heat (1995), Wolfgang Petersen with Air Force One (1997), Steven Spielberg with Amistad (1997) are obvious examples of others Xander actively sought to work with and learn from.
From obscure independent movies where Xander could play lead roles to the big budget studio movies where he might often play smaller character-driven parts, an education was taking place. Just as working with older directors like Michael Cacoyannis on The Cherry Orchard (1999) and Robert M. Young on Human Error (2004) (aka "Human Error") brought insights to ways of working that are being lost in pop cultures tendency to slide toward slickness. Not to mention bringing him to places like Bulgaria and China along the way.
Perhaps because a life in the foreign services, or espionage was seen as a road not taken, living on location in foreign countries, working as an actor, has somewhat fulfilled the impulse. As early as 1987, a film took Xander to Nicaragua while the Contra War was taking place. It was during this three month shoot on the film Walker (1987) (starring Ed Harris) that Xander got an offer to do a film with his friend, director Jon Hess, in Chile for the following three months. Taking him straight from the revolutionary left-wing Sandanistas to Pinochet's fascist, right-wing regime.
In 2001, an offer came in to play a part on a TV pilot called 24 (2001). It was another shady agent-type, and reluctant to repeat his performance from Air Force One (1997) as the turncoat secret serviceman, Xander almost passed on the job. Fortunately for him, he said yes. He met his future wife, Sarah Clarke during the first day of filming. His character, "George Mason", was just a guest star in the pilot, but the producers liked what Xander brought to it and continued to write more episodes for him. By the second season, it had become perhaps the most interesting, leveled character Xander had ever gotten to play. Sarah and Xander were married in 2002 and had their daughters, Olwyn in 2006 and Rowan in 2010.
Other favorite roles of late have been "Arlen Pavich", the middle management dweeb, in Niki Caro's North Country (2005), and the Irish hooligan/railway foreman in David Von Ancken's Seraphim Falls (2006) and, more recently, "The King of Sodom" in Harold Ramis' Year One (2009), "Sonny" in David Pomes' Cook County (2008), the recovering meth head coming out of prison to discover the life he had left (and destroyed), and crazy "Uncle Doug" in David Wike's Out There (2006) (aka "Out There").- Actor
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William Patrick Muldoon III was born and raised in the Los Angeles waterfront town of San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury and maritime attorney. He has Irish and Croatian ancestry. His parents' artistic backgrounds, in painting, writing, and music, induced the same appetites in their son, as well as athletics. He played college football for the U.S.C. Trojans and has two Rose Bowl rings. His first job in the entertainment business was as a model for Calvin Klein and started at the esteemed Wilhelmina Modeling agency . Early in his career he appeared on Who's the Boss? (1984) with Tony Danza and Silk Stalkings (1991) with Rob Estes which led to Days of Our Lives (1965) and the role of Austin Reed. Patrick won the Soap Opera Digest award for best new actor and spent the next three years at NBC. Being one of the most visible faces from the soaps, he caught the attention of Spelling Entertainment, and received the only development deal from the company in it's history - it led to a season on Melrose Place (1992). His next big break was landing the part of Zander Barkalow in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers (1997) with Casper Van Dien. He's appeared in a host of independent films including the Sundance contestant Wicked (1998) with Julia Stiles, and Frank Darabont's Black Cat Run (1998). In 2011 he returned to Days of Our Lives (1965) for a year. He has since starred in All About Christmas Eve (2012) with Haylie Duff for 'Lifetime,' _Holiday Road Trip_ with 'Ashley Scott' and George Hamilton, In the Dark (2013) with Elisabeth Röhm for 'Lifetime.' He produced and starred in Badge of Honor starring Martin Sheen and Mena Suvari. In 2019, he produced and starred in "Arkansas" starring Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, and Liam Hemsworth, directed by Clark Duke. In 2019, he produced and starred in"The Comeback Trail", starring Robert Deniro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman. Directed by George Gallo. Both films will be released in 2020. Patrick is a singer / song writer and in 2019 released an EP "Muldoon and Ives" available on all streaming platforms. He is also blue belt in "Krav Maga", and martial arts enthusiast which he uses to fight crime all over the world.- Actress
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Comedic actress Rachel Sterling began her training at the Piero Dusa Acting Conservatory in Santa Monica California. Her years at the conservatory laid the foundation that would lead to a love and respect of the fundamentals of theater.
Originally known for being a pin up model and music video vixen, appearing first in Playboy's College girl issue, then appearing in videos for Kid Rock, Dr. Dre, Shaggy, Sugar Ray, Ja Rule, Velvet Revolver, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Enrique Iglesias, Nas, Third Eye Blind, Lil Kim, Blink 182, Chief Wakil, Limp Biszket, Saliva, and George Michael. The transition to film and television came with her debut as Cherry in the comedy film TomCats, followed by her series regular role on the Comedy Central series The Man Show staring Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla.
Shortly after a 5 episode run as the On The Red Carpet correspondent for ShowTime, an offer came to join Robin Antin's original Pussycat Dolls live at the Viper Room. This opportunity would change her life forever. After years of working the showgirl circuit before coming to Hollywood, burlesque became second nature to Rachel. It was a dream come true becoming the Dolls burlesque solo artist. Her performance in the bath tube and Champagne glass have been often imitated but never duplicated. Under Jimmy Iovine at Interscope Records, The Pussycat Dolls transformed from a burlesque revue to pop girl band group originally having 12 members including Carmen Electra. The opportunity to appear in a small role in The Wedding Crashers along side Vince Vaughn would guide Rachel back to her original path toward acting. Rachel would leave the Dolls to pursue acting. Returning years later for 6 months as the Headliner at The Pussycat Doll Lounge at Caesars Palace.
The success of The Wedding Crashers coupled with the notoriety of being an original Pussycat Doll landed Magazine features and covers globally for Maxim, FHM, Stuff, Esquire, Front, Frank 151, and in various photography art books. Most notable is her work with Ellen Von Unwerth, Nick & Adam Hayes as well as close friends Estevon Oriol, Patrick Hoelck, and Scott Cann. During this time Rachel toured America and Canada as the burlesque headliner coupled with famous DJs at numerous nightclubs, theaters, events and even Hugh Hefner's famous Playboy Mansion.
After honing her improv chops at Upright Citizens Brigade, Rachel quickly found a place on The Carpet Brothers along side Will Ferrell as Bianca Jaguar, and as Madam Caramel for 2 seasons on Reno 911. It was this role that got Hugh Hefner's attention and the celebrity pictorial for Playboy Magazine. Proving once and for all that personality counts.
Her time studying at the John Rosenfeld Studios was time well spent and, soon after, landed her television roles on Wilfred, How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, Workaholics, House MD, True Blood & 90210. Rachel also makes a cameo along side Chelsea Handler in Fun Size and makes her debut into the horror world in indie film The No Vacancy. This past year Rachel not only posed images with photographer Tibor Glob for clothing companies Want My Look and Stephanie Costello couture, but made a cameo on Australia's Dancing With The Stars with her partner Damian Whitewood ,as well and landing an invitation to appear on NBC's Truth Be Told staring Vanessa Lachey, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Bresha Webb, and comedian Tone Bell.- Actress
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In her 30 years as an actor, Chelsie Preston Crayford has appeared in many productions and won numerous awards, including a Logie for her portrayal of Tilly Devine in UNDERBELLY: RAZOR, and an AACTA for The Code. Most recently she has appeared in THE LUMINARIES, SAVAGE, BABY DONE, PANTHERS, Netflix's global hit THE ROYAL TREATMENT and NUDE TUESDAY.
As a filmmaker, her first short HERE NOW debuted in competition at the 2013 NZIFF, and her second short FALLING UP won Best NZ Short at NZIFF in 2018 and went to film festivals all over the world. Chelsie was a 2018 participant in Script-to-Screen's FilmUp programme under the mentorship of filmmaker So Yong Kim, and attended MIFF Accelerator where Falling Up screened in competition. Her third short IMPOSTER premiered at SF Shorts where she won the Emerging Director Award.- Actor
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Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Iqbal Theba came to the US as a college freshman at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. While in college in Oklahoma, Iqbal studied Civil Engineering and eventually obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Management. After realizing his true passion was acting, Iqbal returned to the University of Oklahoma to study acting. Thoroughly enjoying his time in Oklahoma (he is a true Sooner football fan) and after leaving college, Iqbal decided to move to New York City to pursue his love of acting. After struggling in New York for over two years, Iqbal decided to make the move to Los Angeles in hopes of more acting work. Broke and not knowing anyone in Los Angeles, Iqbal stayed with friends in San Bernardino until he could save up enough money to finally move full-time to Los Angeles.
Once in Los Angeles, things started to turn around for Iqbal. He soon found a niche acting in television commercials. His first big commercial was for the Wherehouse Music Chain, where he sang the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game". This was followed by commercials for McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, AT&T, Sprint, American Express, Capital One, Holiday Inn, Kellogg's Cereal, Tostitos, Got Milk, and many others. Iqbal was the first South Asian to have appeared in dozens of mainstream national commercials in the '90s. It was through these television commercials that he was able to get his SAG card, which opened the door to more mainstream television and film opportunities.
Iqbal's big television break came after booking a role on the NBC pilot "Death and Taxes" (his second job in Los Angeles as an actor). Although the pilot wasn't picked up, this led to numerous co-starring and guest-starring roles in television and film, including work on TV shows such as "L.A. Law", "Living Single", "Mad About You", and "Seinfeld". Over the next 10 years, Iqbal continued to hone his craft and work guest starring on television shows such as "Ellen", "Caroline in the City", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Friends", "King of the Hill", "The West Wing", "Judging Amy", "Alias", "Arrested Development", and "Weeds", to name a few, as well as recurring roles on "The George Carlin Show", "Sister, Sister", "Rosanne", "Married With Children", "Family Matters", "ER", "JAG", and "Life With Bonnie". Some of Iqbal's film work includes "Indecent Proposal", "Driven", "BASEketball", "Dancing at the Blue Iguana", "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Playing for Keeps".
After successfully establishing himself as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Iqbal's big break came from his being cast as Principal Figgins in the hugely successful FOX television series "Glee". Although originally written for a Caucasian, Iqbal won the role and has in the process brought his own unique perspective to the character. As the beleaguered principal of William McKinley High School, Principal Figgins tries to walk the tightrope between being fair with teacher Will Schuster (Matthew Morrison) while being constantly blackmailed and harassed by coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). In addition to "Glee", Iqbal is also simultaneously starring in the NBC series "Community" playing Danny's dad.
2010 has proven to be a busy and successful year for Iqbal. He started the year off by winning a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for his work on "Glee", continues filming new episodes of "Glee" and "Community", and is looking at several feature film offers. In addition to his acting career, Iqbal enjoys spending time with his wife Humera and their two children and traveling. His favorite writer is Anton Chekov, his favorite movie is "2001: A Space Odyssey", and works with his favorite charity, Edhi Foundation.- Actress
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Camille Hyde is an American actress and singer hailing from Washington D.C. She has starred in various television series and films such as American Vandal, Katy Keene and the Netflix hit All American: Homecoming. Camille graduated with a biology degree from Chapman University in Orange, CA where she also started the school's Equestrian Team and served as captain for 2 years. Camille is also a talented singer and songwriter with music transcending ethereal pop and Afro-pop genres. Having spent a small stint of her life in Italy, the multi-talented starlet also speaks Italian fluently.- Actress
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Born in Toronto, Canada, Larissa is an actor best known for her roles on American television and feature films. Larissa displayed a passion for performing in theatre and music by her teenage years. Larissa has a multi-ethnic heritage. As a graduate of York University, she received her B.A. with a major in Sociology, a specialization in Criminology and a minor in Film Studies. She has one son, born in 2015.
Larissa starred in the popular Lionsgate feature film franchise "SAW VI" and "SAW 3D". She has worked in the feature films: Sony's "Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse", Disney's "Phantom of the Megaplex", Alliance Atlantis' "Zebra Lounge" and Miramax's "Get Over It". Supporting roles in television movies such as the CBS Movie of The Week: "The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth about Enron", Showtime's "Feast of All Saints", "Rough Air", "Star Trek: Renegades" and "Blackout".
Larissa had a series regular role in ABC's prime time drama "In Justice" as well as a role in the Gemini Award nominated series "Bliss". She has also had major recurring roles in such critically acclaimed series as "Supernatural", "La Femme Nikita" and "Leap Years" as well as numerous guest starring roles on "Designated Survivor", "People Of Earth", "CSI-Miami", "Out of Practice", "Missing", "Odyssey 5", "Tracker" and more.
She co-produced and narrated the documentary 'Tribal: Beyond The Four', an inside look at the artists of the Los Angeles urban lifestyle.
Larissa has written feature films and television projects, some of which are in development.
As a singer/songwriter, Larissa has toured the world from North America to Europe & Asia, collaborated and shared the stage with platinum recording artists. One highlight included performing for Nelson Mandela at the Skydome Stadium in Toronto. She continues to write music, with her long time co-writer, a Grammy-award winning producer.- Actress/activist Katie Kneeland stars in the feature film The Founder - playing the role of legendary June Martino opposite Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton. The Founder is the true story of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc and is being released through The Weinstein Company.
Katie was born in Montgomery, Alabama where she spent the first two years of her life before her family was moved to Patuxent River Naval Base in California, MD. Katie comes from both Irish and Polish descent; both great grandparents were immigrants who have unique stories of their journeys to America. Her mother, a Breast Cancer survivor, and her stepmother's passing due to stage 4 Melanoma Skin Cancer have played an important factor in her involvement in several charities. These include The Susan G. Koman For The Cure Foundation, American Cancer Society's Relay For Life, The Humane Society as well as Prevention of Child Abuse and Trafficking causes.
After graduating high school in Maryland, Katie went on to capture the Eugene O'Neil Award for Outstanding Performance while attending Shenandoah Conservatory of Music (now called Shenandoah University) in Winchester, VA. Katie graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre while earning Magna Cum Laude honors.
Upon graduating college, Katie moved to NYC to pursue her acting career and was quickly cast in the musical Quilters. Rehearsals were in Atlanta due to the show touring the South Eastern coast. Katie then moved to Atlanta to better facilitate the rehearsal and touring schedule. While living in Atlanta Katie has performed with several of the best theaters including: Theatrical Outfit, Rialto Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre on the Square, The Springer Opera House, as well as the Alliance Theater. Her theatrical roles include: Chess, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Little Shop of Horrors, Sheer Madness, The People Vs. Mona as well as five years in A Christmas Carol.
After receiving her first Television role on Dawson's Creek, Katie spent several years guest starring on Television before she landed a recurring role on the ABC Television Pilot Hollis & Rae. This helped lead to roles in the Feature Films: We Are Marshall, Daddy's Little Girls and One Missed Call. Katie's first big break came playing the role of Marilyn Polarski in the Lifetime Television hit Army Wives. Shortly after her work on Army Wives concluded, Katie picked up a voiceover role for writer and producer Dave Willlis' Series Squidbillies as Linda and again as Irina. Katie teamed up with Willis again in his live-action Television Pilot for Adult Swim titled Duckworth and again in several episodes of his new Television Series airing on the Adult Swim network as well as the TV shows/MOWs: Coma, The Jury, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell & Eastbound & Down (among others). In addition to her continued work in Television, Katie has been acting steadily in Film, with notable turns in high-profile Studio Films as: Life As We Know It, Joyful Noise, The Hunger Games, Goat Island, What To Expect When You're Expecting, Devil's Knot, The Watch & Premature. - Naturalist, adventurer, actor, activist, environmentalist and horse-trainer are just some of the words to describe "Naked And Afraid XL" star Jake Nodar. Jake was born in Baltimore, Maryland, his family consisting of an older brother and one younger brother and two younger sisters, to his German/Russian mother and Irish/Cuban father. Exposure to the outdoors was instilled in him at an early age as his mother works for a farm where they do educational programs where they teach kids about agriculture and the agriculture/environmental link (his father is also an avid outdoor enthusiast).
Having an obsession with horses since childhood, when he moved with his parents to a small farm when he was 18 it was only natural that the first thing Jake would do was get a horse. After purchasing his first horse, he began volunteering at Days End Farm Horse Rescue where they hired him on as farm manager, overseeing 45-60 abused and neglected horses, and his lifelong career with horses began. Jake enrolled in a horse training school in western Colorado, where after graduating, he started his business, primarily working with young horses and horses with behavioral issues. Over the past 17 years, he has started hundreds of young horses under saddle, trained with Olympic riders, and have trained and competed in numerous disciplines, both English and western and appeared in numerous publications such as California Riding Magazine, Practical Horseman Magazine and the Equiery.
Jake's television career began quite by accident. One of Jake's favorite pastimes is taking part in an annual adventure trip. Some of his past trips have included backpacking around the Canadian Rockies, camping with the Maasi people in Kenya and a solo bicycle ride from St. Augustine, Florida to Santa Monica, California. While researching a trip to Mongolia Jake came across a link for an adventure trip in Alaska on a hiking forum. The information on the link was very vague, so he emailed the address listed and within a few hours received a call from someone in casting for a production company. It turned out to be a show the Discovery Channel was doing called "Out Of The Wild: The Alaska Experiment." The producers had him overnight an 'audition' video and soon he was cast in the project which aired in 2009 on the Discovery Channel.
Although Jake never hid the fact that he was gay, he had a very public coming out during the taping of the Alaska show when the producers had him read a personal letter to his remaining team mates letting them know that the rugged hunter, and one of the final contestants, who survived the whole journey was gay. He had a great time during this series and was quickly approached by the producers to work on their next series "Full Metal Jousting" where contestants were selected through a strenuous physical process due to the fact that they would be jousting on horses wearing 85 pounds of armor in a very dangerous setting (there were ambulances and medics on set at all time to help with any injuries). Again, Jake was the only openly gay male cast member on the show and he was also featured in a Documentary called "Bad Ass Gays" that premiered at Atlanta's Out On Film festival and later aired on the Logo Network.
Soon after Jake became the first openly gay male cast member to be featured on the Discovery Channel's hit series "NakeThisd And Afraid" which led to his being asked to join the cast of "Naked And Afraid XL" (airing July 10th, 2016) which takes a group of 12 previous cast members to last 40 days and nights naked and with no food or water provided.
Looking ahead Jake hopes to develop his own future television series and continues to go on adventures. He is a member of the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association and is involved with the charity Days End Farm Horse Rescue and enjoys wildlife photography camping and playing the guitar. Growing up in a religious family and coming out at 20 (when he'd never met another gay person) he took solace in watching Ellen DeGeneres (as that was his only connection to the gay community). Ellen's public coming out helped Jake stay true to himself and he hopes to help pay it forward by helping with gay youth specifically The Trevor Project. - Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, Elena Schuber attended an all girls Catholic High School in Orange County where she was raised by her Mother (a teacher) her father (who owned his own manufacturing business) and an older sister (who is now a mother of three). Her Grandmother (who has Middle Eastern roots) taught her some words in Arabic.
After High School, Elena moved to Dallas, TX where she received her BFA in Art History, with minors in French and Studio Arts and a concentration in Film at Southern Methodist University. During college, she was thrilled to study abroad in Paris, France and was given the opportunity to teach English in Poland to High School students with her sister.
While at SMU, Elena wrote, directed and starred in "Critically Acclaimed", which earned her an A from her professor, director Kevin Heffernan. After college, Elena moved to Los Angeles and began studying for two years the Meisner Technique at the Joanne Baron/ D.W. Brown institute. Booking small roles to keep her going, she lightened things up and enrolled in the renowned Second City Improv program. Next, she studied with legendary acting coach Ivanna Chubbuck.
Her first significant film role was starring in John Blanchard's "Shriek, If You Know What I Did Last Friday, the 13th." From there Elena has continued working in Hollywood in other Films including "Driving to Zigzigland," "Phonees," "Divine Intervention," and "Metropolis II: Highway to Heaven." and on Television in such shows including "Days of Our Lives," "Killer Outbreaks," "Norcal Rapist," "General Hospital Night Shift," "Men of a Certain Age", "Legit," and "American Horror Story" to name a few. In addition to Film and Television, Elena works steadily doing commercials and stage work.
Elena's 'big break' came in the form of the lead role in the Feature Film "Escape From Tomorrow," where she plays Emily, the female lead (a mother who is pushed to the limits by her husband and family during a trip to Disneyland). The film was a breakout hit at the Sundance Film festival and was one of only fourteen films personally selected by the late Roger Ebert (who passed away shortly after making his selections) for his annual film festival Ebertfest. The film has garnered international attention and buzz largely due to the fact that a large portion of it was filmed 'guerilla' style at Disneyland and Disneyworld without permits or permission. The Film was released nation-wide on over 60 screens and VOD. The film was featured as the "Indie Pick of The Week" in Entertainment Weekly Magazine.
Since Sundance, Elena has starred in the direct to video film "Lily," shot five Television commercials, the short film "Emptied" with Sundance darling, Mackenzie Davis and appeared in the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy." Elena regularly performs with her Upright Citizen Brigade improv group to keep things fresh. Elena is still fluent in conversational French and in her spare time she loves yoga and hiking. - Actress
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Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001!
Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Denise Gossett came to Los Angeles after moving from Harrisburg, Illinois, to Wassau, Wisconsin, and living for a time in Orlando, Florida, with her parents and younger brother. Although Denise has always expressed an interest in acting, it wasn't until her senior year in high school that her interest truly piqued. After performing in the "Female Odd Couple", she auditioned for a scholarship towards schooling at SCC, which she was awarded. Denise immersed herself in theater, working behind the scenes as well as onstage. After receiving her Associate's Degree, Denise transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, also having received a scholarship towards her studies.
Such dedication to the theater not only led to the furthering of Denise's education, but to other opportunities that would build upon her interest in acting. In 1991, she played the role of Lena Luthor during the fourth season of "The Adventures of Superboy". Upon moving to Los Angeles, a year after receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater, she immersed herself with Improv (taking classes at the famed Groundlings), acting classes and auditions, which led to working on commercials for Wal-Mart, Boeing, United Health Care, Secret Deodorant and Quicken Loans. Denise soon found herself working on Television in a variety of roles, appearing on such shows as "The Office", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Samantha Who?", "Veronica Mars", "The Right Stuff", and "Drake & Josh." Denise also has recurring and series regular roles on television series such as Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" as Tipper Rivers, "HBO/Deadwood Mysteries", "The Great Imposter" (TV Pilot), "Fashion House" as well as the "M.O.W.'s: The Last Ride" (starring with Dennis Hopper) and "The Life of Tonya Harding."
After starring in the Horror Feature Film "Chain of Souls", Denise founded the Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. With over two decades of success, the festival has given Denise the opportunity to help numerous filmmakers and screenwriters who work with an ethic of hard work and dedication, one that she has held to the whole of her career. The success of Shriekfest has led to such accolades as it being called: "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" by LA Weekly, 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals!, 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" 2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 Film Festivals worth the entry fee, 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for and Denise was "Voted Number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History." & SyFy Wire "Voted 2016's Most Influential Woman in Genre". She has been interviewed, and is featured, in the books "Hot and Horrifying: The First Ladies of Horror", The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead", and "Horror Film Festivals and Awards", and has been hosting Shriekfest Radio for over 7 years! Additional films in the Horror genre Denise has acted in include: The Sci-Fi Film "Decaying Orbit", "La Llorona", "Carnies", "M" and "Fright Club."- Michelle Blundell is an actor from Aotearoa New Zealand. Michelle has received acclaim for her acting work, most notably in the role of Louise Nicholas in Consent - The Louise Nicholas Story, directed by Rob Sarkies (Out of the Blue), which won Best Television Feature at the New Zealand Film Awards. Her screen performances include The Brokenwood Mysteries, Shortland Street, Go Girls, The Almighty Johnsons, Piece of My Heart and Irirangi Bay. She has appeared in the New Zealand films I'm Not Harry Jensen, Apron Strings and the short films I See You, Pelorus and A Woman's Right to Shoes, which has played in 39 film festivals globally. Michelle has worked extensively in theatre including The Book of Everything, Holding the Man and The Real Thing with Silo Theatre.
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Andy Glynne is a triple-BAFTA winning director, producer and author. He is currently the Managing Director of Mosaic Films and MoMo Studios, and is is the former CEO of One World Media, the UK's charity to support the coverage of the developing world in UK Media.
Andy initially trained as a clinical psychologist, and became involved in documentaries around 15 years ago, when he founded the Documentary Filmmakers Group, the UK's former national documentary training organisation. He has directed and produced over 50 films for broadcasters both in the UK and overseas, earning many awards, including most recently BAFTAs in 2010 and 2012, and a further BAFTA in November 2016.
He has been instrumental in creating specific strands for new filmmakers for British Television as well as creating projects for new and emerging filmmakers in India, Africa, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Poland. He is author of the book Documentaries and How To Make Them - a core resource for all aspiring documentary filmmakers - now in its 2nd Edition, is on the Board of Directors for the European Documentary Network, and acts as a consultant and tutor for organisations both in the UK and around the world.- Actress
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2020 Grammy Winner Tracy Young is a global electronic music star with over 60 #1 Billboard Club Chart Hits in her almost 3-decades long career. Her extensive body of work has seen her collaborate with over 100 of the greatest artists of our time such as 14 exclusively with Madonna as well as with Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Stevie Nicks, Idina Menzel, Christina Aguilera, Gloria Estefan, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Cher, Shakira, Pink, Rhianna, Lady Gaga and many more. She has also had great success as DJ and is in high demand in the LGBTQI community for her live performances at various Pride events worldwide.
Tracy's recent 2020 Grammy Award win in the category of Best Remixed Recording (for Madonna's "I Rise") marks the first time a female Producer/Remixer has been nominated for a Grammy in this category. Tracy hopes this groundbreaking honor will inspire future generations of female Producers/Remixers in this field.