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Alida Rose Delaney was born in Brooklyn, and raised in the suburbs of Long Island. She is an interdisciplinary artist, with a focus in performance, design, and production. She is a descendant of architect William Van Alen (Chrysler building), space scientist James Van Allen (Van Allen radiation belts), and tennis official Jimmy Van Alen (founder of the International Tennis Hall of Fame). Alida is of Dutch, Italian, and Middle Eastern descent.
A former ballerina, Alida trained with some of the world's most elite companies and schools, including American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet NY, and New York State Summer School of the Arts (under Damian Woetzel) along with dancers from New York City Ballet. She has danced works by: George Balanchine, Leslie Browne, Adrienne Hurd, Harold Lander, to name a few.
After receiving her BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College in 2014, Alida transitioned into a professional career as an actor. She appeared in The Knock's notable Sims inspired music video, Classic (2014) - surpassing over 4 million views. Her first feature film, playing the female lead, Anna, in the post-college drama In A Sentimental Mood (2015) received critical acclaim at the (2018) Massachusetts Independent Film Festival- taking home Best Actress, Best Feature, and Best Writing. She subsequently had sizable roles in several short/indie films, the lead, Funny Bones, in the experimental French-short Devour Me (2016), and as the tragic dancer, in Alexia Salingaros (2016 SXSW Grand Jury Prize Winner and featured in Tribeca's "I am America" competition) Red Feather (2017). Other credits include: The Knick (2016) and Vinyl (2015).
In the summer of 2016, she made her theater debut in the NY Fringe Festival's, The Fall (2016), which received an Off-Broadway extension at the SoHo Playhouse. She is most noted for Charles Mee's, Soot and Spit (2017), directed by Drama-Desk nominated director Kim Weild. It was the winner of the Outstanding Performance Art Production (2018 New York Innovative Theatre Awards), and "put its money where its mouth is, casting-wise, nudging us to consider more deeply the notion of artists who don't fit the standard mold" (NYT Critic's Pick). Alida's performance as a Russian fighter-pilot and closeted lesbian, Nina, in the original cast of Night Witches (2017) was revered as "one of the more tender and interesting portrayals of emerging love between women that I've seen recently" (D.C. Metro Theatre Arts). Other credits include, Long Lost John: A John Lennon Story (2018) the #1 show at the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, Messages (2018) written and directed by Matthew Gasda, The Clockwork Boy (2016) as part of the NY Thespis Festival, and in Michael Count's world-premiere opera, Ouroboros Trilogy- Naga (2016) at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston.
Alida's next upcoming feature, The Mohawk Trail (2020)- where she stars alongside Catherine Eaton, is set to wrap post later this year. She will also star in Pedro Tamames upcoming film, Grapefruit (2020), set to shoot in the spring.- Ava Baldassari is a student at the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, Illinois. One of the top performing arts high schools in the country, she is a musical theater major graduating in May 2023. She caught the acting bug at age six when cast in an ESPN TV commercial, and has been training and performing ever since, most recently co-starring on Chicago Fire.
Playing Glinda in her grade school's production of The Wizard of Oz in 2017 cemented her love of musical theater. Since then, she has appeared in A Chorus Line (Judy Turner), Aladdin (Jasmine), Beauty and the Beast, Head Over Heels, Into the Woods, Pirates of Penzance, and West Side Story. Her love of dance is evidenced by 10 years of studio work, four years as an ensemble member in the Nutcracker with Ballet Chicago, and solo and team performances as a competitive dancer with Definition Dance Academy. She has modeled for Claire's, Icing, and Meijer.
Off stage, Ava has championed the issues of gender equality and equal education. In 2010 she wrote and recorded a song that helped send girls to school in Kenya, and in 2017 she and six classmates organized the Children's March for the Future, the first youth-run rally held in Chicago, for which she served as media spokesperson. Ava is writing a children's book about a bookmark that gets lost in a library. When finished, she hopes to use it as a vehicle to raise awareness for dyslexia, which she was diagnosed with in 3rd grade. - Director
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Ava (winner, IMDb New Filmmaker 2021) is a teenage writer/director who makes tasteful, absurdist dramas that explore the depths of humanity through its eccentricities. Many of her films have been selected and won at several international film festivals including BAFTA and Academy Award qualifying. Ava continues deliver award-winning cinema as she hatches fresh story ideas about ordinary odd bods who journey from illusion to reality.- Ava Browne is an American actress. She is known for playing Young Dana on "Criminal Minds." She is also known for the Child Prodigy in "Under the Silver Lake," "Loot," "Colin in Black & White," "Parenthood," "Parks and Recreation," "Anger Management," "Love Bites," "Raising Hope," "Suburgatory," "CSI: Miami," and "Game Shakers."
- Most recently seen in ABC's critically acclaimed hit show, "A Million Little Things",12 year old Ava Burgham made her TV debut in Netflix's upcoming series "Healing Powers of Dude" to be released in 2020.
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Ava is a dynamic and versatile performer known for her commanding stage presence and technical ability that has often been described as "stunning", "breathtaking", and "well beyond her years".
Ava is an elite level competitive dancer whose recent highlights of accomplishments include being named a 2019 Dancerpalooza "Beat Squad" member and The Surrey Festival of Dance's 2019 Junior Provincial Stage Jazz Representative. Ava trains extensively in all dance styles including jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, ballroom, acrobatics, tumbling, improvisation, musical theatre and tap, and her dedication to training is frequently recognized at competitions with many overall high score titles, judges choice awards, scholarships and bursaries - which she is grateful so receive and use to help further her dance education.
One of Ava's greatest strengths is her innate ability to to quickly pick up and execute a vast range of choreography styles. Ava loves to continually challenge herself and fine tune her skills, which is evident through her passion of attending dance conventions and masterclasses. Ava is honored to have been named both a Nuvo Mini and Junior Break Out Artist Winner, a Jump Junior VIP Winner, 24 Seven Junior Non-Stop Dancer and Triple Threat Dance Conventions Vancouver Intermediate Ultimate Threat. She is so thankful for the tour travel opportunities these scholarships have facilitated for her throughout Canada and The United States that have allowed her to work closely and learn from top industry professionals and participate in national events like the Dance Awards in Las Vegas at which she was a 2019 Best Dancer Finalist and Break The Floor Productions "Dancerpalooza" in Los Angeles at which she was a "Beat Squad" representative member.
Ava is an excellent student who loves school, where she is known as a positive, friendly and out going young girl who loves helping others and being involved in school activities, and in her free time Ava enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and dancing in her dance room, and swimming, boating and playing board games with her family. - Ava Courtney a full-time student who enjoys acting, modeling, and singing. She enjoy doing all types of work, from music videos to online commercials. She don't mind traveling or taking time off for the right role. Fun fact: She have been cast as Kaa the Snake from Jungle Book three times. If you need a serpent ~ I'm your girl.
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She is only 18, but she has already written over 130 songs, produced and released more than a dozen. Besides being a prolific singer-songwriter, Ava is also a talented multi-instrumentalist and has performed on Broadway and on two national tours. She has been seen on Sesame Street, Good Morning America, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the 70th Annual Tony Awards, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2015, 2016).
She is emerging as one of the most promising young artists on the pop scene today, with one of her first singles "Optimist" earning praise from American Songwriter, Just Jared Jr., and Newsday, and awarding Ava the "Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting" award by The Great American Song Contest. Her song "power of you" was premiered by Hollywood Life, who wrote, "Ava is poised to be a songwriting powerhouse of her generation, reaching #21 on the AC Adult Contemporary Billboard radio chart and #18 on the MediaBase AC radio chart, following performances on "Today in Nashville" and "Voices of America." Ava was featured in Music Connection Magazine around the release of her latest single "I've Been Thinking," reaching #43 on the Mediabase Hot AC radio chart.- Ava DiGiovanni is a young girl who loves to sing, act, and dance. She has shown a passion for the arts since a very young age. As she would always sing and dance around the house since she could walk and talk. Ava was recently seen playing Lexi, an incredibly mean bully to Aisha in Bittersweet (2018).
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Acting and performing has been Ava's passion from an early age! Projects include principal roles in television series and pilots, short films, and many SAG national and regional commercials. In addition to on-camera acting, Ava enjoys musical theatre- and has been featured as many different characters including SpongeBob (The SpongeBob Musical), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Emma Nolan, (The Prom), Wendy (Peter Pan) and more! When not immersing herself in the arts, Ava can be found purchasing yet another scented candle. She hopes to make a difference with her voice, craft, and love of knowledge!- Director
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Ava Fumarolo is from the suburbs of Chicago and is studying filmmaking at New York University Tish School of the Arts. She began exploring filmmaking when she was 9 years old, making her first movie about a group of kid superheroes. Since then, she has had 2 short films take her to the Austin Film Festival along with many more. She has explored acting, writing, and directing and hopes to continue to make people enjoy her pieces of work and maybe get a few laughs along the way.- Ava Grace is an actress born in 1998 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA, and grew up on the coast of Maine. She attended Hofstra University where she pursued a BFA in acting and a minor in global studies. She is known for The Garden, (2021, upcoming), Beckett at Greystones Bay (2021), and Garfeld: the Musical (2019).
- Ava Groves is an actress best known for her role as iCandy. A Paranormal Investigator on the hit TV show Paranormal After Party on Fox56 and The CW TV networks. She is an empath & natural conduit for spirits and has the ability to understand and share their feelings. She recognized her true empathic potential while investigating in the field and out on different haunted locations with her peers. She has also been in a variety of films and movies with such acclaimed actors and actresses as Michael Rooker (Walking Dead) , Luis Guzman (Carlito's Way), Stephen Baldwin, and the beautiful singer actress Alicia Keys...to name a few. Acting has always been a passion of Ava's ever since she was a child, performing in on stage plays, and singing as well. Now with alot of experience under her belt, she continues to flourish in the entertainment industry
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Ava Hase is an actor based in both Los Angeles and New York. She is currently obtaining her BFA in Acting at California Institute of the Arts and will graduate in 2022. She is known for her work in Daughters of Wolbachia, a horror short that screened at Nitehawk Cinema and WIHFF.- Ava Hill is an actress, and television host from Charleston, South Carolina and attended Charleston County School of the Arts for her middle and high school years as a vocal major. After graduating from the arts institution, Ava graduated from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina with a BA in musical theatre, later earning an MA in media studies at The New School in New York City. During her time in New York, Ava performed in both musical theatre productions and straight plays locally and regionally. Ava then relocated to Los Angeles California where her television and hosting career began. Some television, hosting and reporting credits include TMZ's No Filter (Quibi), E! News, Conversations with Maria Menounos (Sirius XM), Dynasty (CW), Saints & Sinners (Hulu/Bounce)
- I am a young and ambitious actor with a strong background in theater looking to branch out to television and film. Acting has been my passion since I was a child, and I have been fortunate to gain valuable experience performing onstage in various theatrical productions. I am eager to take on new challenges and expand my range by transitioning into on-camera work.
- Telly Award-winning actress, Ava Jean Cutlip grew up on the stage. The daughter of a Radio City Rockette, Ava's childhood was filled with an inclination for dance and storytelling. Developing impromptu plays and short films was a childhood pastime that evolved into penning full-fledged musicals in her early teens.
Dance became an integral part of Ava's life under the mentorship of Chet Walker, a renowned figure in the world of jazz dance. Inspired by Walker's work with Bob Fosse, Ava found herself drawn to the expressiveness of theatrical movement. Her dance journey was further enriched by training with Amanda Edge of the New York City Ballet and Brad Parquette of the Joffrey Ballet. Ava's on-stage debut was A Carolina Snowbelle Christmas at The Kennedy Center in 2018.
Ava's passion for the arts was not limited to dance. At age 14, she landed her first acting role in the pilot "Childish." Her 2022 performance in "1300 Miles to Broadway," directed by Kenny Ortega and alongside Kristin Chenoweth, proved a turning point. Here, Ava showcased her talent as not only an actor and dancer but also as a singer. - Ava Jules grew up in Oahu, Hawai'i and is acting in Los Angeles. She got her first role on a Brat Productions web series as Adrienne Preston in the series On the Ropes. Ava has also done commercial work in digital, traditional, and print advertising, and has modeled for various brands.
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Gold selling songwriter, multilingual singer & composer with numerous chart successes both internationally as well as at home in her native Canada. The Toronto born and raised songstress has written for numerous network television shows (Disney, The Family Channel, CBC, Corus Entertainment, The Hallmark Channel) with over 35 placements in film & TV. Ava is an alumni of the highly acclaimed Canadian Film Centre with the Slaight Music Foundation, she was nominated for "best indie album" at the Mark Awards (LA), her writing has a combined 30 million YouTube views & Spotify streams, and have charted in the top 25 in Canada. As a member of the indie-electronic duo Boss & Swan, her song "Raging Bull" traveled the world with success as a placement in a much music national campaign and in the cult-classic film "American Mary". The song caught the attention of legendary DJ/producer ATB, who remixed it and reinvigorated the song into a European chart hit, with whom she later then toured the u.s. with. Her collaborations include Grammy award winning producer Afrojack, Britain's got talent finalist & Eurovision star Ryan O' Shaughnessy, multi-platinum artists Raghav & Tyler Shaw, along with having k-pop releases with After-School and Lead, to name a few. She also received a gold record for her contribution to the chart topping album by Rita Guerra in Portugal. Ava's song "All I Need Is You" was the feature release for the major motion picture Dr. Cabbie, as well she composed both the soundtrack and original score for the critically acclaimed, award winning films, "The Door" & "Show & Tell". Upcoming releases as a songwriter include cuts with Ferry Corsten, Casey MQ, ATB, Raghav, Christian Hudson, as well as her very own solo work, in addition to composing for upcoming feature "Hysteria" slated for release in 2021.- Actress
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Ava Kostia is an actor (AEA), vocalist, and writer based in LA, NYC, and Salt Lake City, UT. Ava studied acting at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), trained in improv with The Groundlings Theatre & School, is a certified Fight Director and Level 2 certified Intimacy Coordinator (IDC). She is represented by Talent Management Group (Vickie@talentmg) and Linda Bearman (Manager).- Actress
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Ava Lauren Borte (24) is an American actress, producer, and daughter of Derrick Borte (writer and director). She is from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a graduate of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Ava is known for Heaven, I Suppose (2022) and Dark Around The Stars (2013).- Director
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Based in Los Angeles, AVA LAUREN GRAYSON is a Young Adult screenwriter, director, and novelist of female-driven content. Grayson graduated from ArtCenter College of Design's Undergraduate Film program with Distinction. Grayson has worked on over fifty films, including two features, award-winning indie shorts, and a Columbia Records music video, and she founded her own production company, Hip Librarian Productions, to make film adaptations and commercials for books. Grayson's writing has been published by Havok Publishing, Azala Press, and Quill and Flame Publishing House.- Ava Leiva is a multidisciplinary artist, actress and dancer, resident in Barcelona and graduated in Acting for Film by the New York Film Academy of Los Angeles (2015)
Ava Leiva is known for her work on La manada (2013) , Ushima Next (2011), Regression Post Panic Film (2012) and La Montaña Azul.
She is immersed in a new TV series project, as an actress and screenwriter and continues her training as a dancer, in horse riding and sword Combat. - Ava Lenet, Sag Aftra, is an actor known for Homicide, a Life on the Street, Invasion, Step Up 2 The Streets, Sally Pacholok, 2014, and other television, film, and commercial roles. Ava has moderated and hosted talk shows, including Footnotes(radio), voice overs and narrations. She has been a musical voice performance coach for 30 years.
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Ava Love Hanna is a professional writer, performer, published playwright, and award-winning speaker and storyteller. She can usually be found on a stage, behind a mic, staring at a laptop, or hiding in a dark corner drinking coffee. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up.
She's also the Artistic Director and Podcast Co-host at Stories Found, a comedy-focused theatrical production company based in Austin, Texas.- Creator of "A Pour Into You Production" - Actress- Writer-Producer-Lover- Creator
"Ava"
"44 Ways To Die"
"Dear Fear, Fuck You"
"Honey Dolls- Pin-Ups"
Hollywood Glam Chic'-lover of film and the arts-well versed in culture and language- illiciting intrinsic wealth every chance I get- ingests of high quality food- high end sustainability enthusiast- wealth in mind body and soul conspirator (.) - Producer
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San Francisco native, Ava Rettke followed her passion for film and storytelling to New York City, where she graduated with honors from Pace University, earning her BA. After her time at Pace, she continued her schooling and completed the New York Film Academy's Producing Program. In 2016, she headed back west to Los Angeles. There, the talented newcomer was quickly hired and soon promoted to become the youngest Executive at the Warner Bros Studios based company, ESX Entertainment. Additionally, in 2019 her unique eye earned her the title of Director of Development and Production. Since starting her career in LA, she has produced and released over a dozen projects that have showcased underrepresented and purpose driven stories. All of which have been distributed and/or represented by Warner Bros, Lionsgate, and Amazon; including six releases on Netflix, two on HBOMax, three on Amazon Prime Video, and a series on Amazon Freevee.- Producer
Ava Shamban M.D. is a renowned board-certified dermatologist licensed to practice medicine in California, New York and Hawaii. In addition to serving as Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the UCLA-Geffen School of Medicine, she is also owner and director of two practices, AVA MD, in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, CA. She is not only recognized as a skin visionary, but also as the "Extreme Makeover" dermatologist, the resident expert on the Emmy winning daytime talk show, "The Doctors," and also as author of the new book, Heal Your Skin: The Breakthrough Plan for Renewal (Wiley). As a key opinion leader in the field, Dr. Shamban has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on topics ranging from medical and cosmetic to laser dermatology. She is a pioneer in developing the multimodal treatment approach to acne, acne scars, pigmentary problems, rosacea as well as photoaging, and aging that includes the use of laser technology, injectables and at home programs. Her extraordinary approach to rejuvenating the face incorporates combinations of injectables like Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse, Botox and Dysport as well as lasers such as Fraxel, Active Fx, Isolaz and the radiofrequency devices Accent and Thermage. As a physician interested in teaching, she is a member of Allergan's National Exchange Forum, an instructor for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Fillers and Injectables course and a lecturer for CME courses and prominent pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Shamban graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University before receiving her medical degree from Case Western Reserve Medical School. She completed an internal medicine internship at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and went into practice as a general practitioner in California for two years. She then received a Dermatology Foundation Fellowship for the study of extra cellular matrix proteins, with Dr Jouni Uitto and, under his direction, she performed bench research on the expression of the elastin gene in various genodermatoses. Dr. Shamban continued on to complete her dermatology residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1989 and is currently a member of the ASDS as well as the AAD and also serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. Dr. Shamban has been a principal investigator on many clinical trials for both pharmaceuticals and devices that led to the FDA approval of Juvederm, Perlane, Dysport, Epiduo, Isolaz, Accent, Photoderm as well as other clinical trials for Acne, Rosacea and facial aesthetics. Dr. Shamban established the ATS Clinical Research Center in 2006 where clinical research oriented towards medical dermatological conditions, rejuvenation, fillers and toxins is ongoing. In addition to her new book, Dr. Shamban has also authored numerous publications in medical journals and book chapters including Cosmetic Dermatology, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Facial Plastic Surgery, Journal of Cutaneous Laser Therapy, and Dermatologic Clinics on topics ranging from inherited genodermatoses, laser technology to innovative cosmetic procedures. Furthermore, she is nationally and internationally recognized as a skin care expert and has been featured in: Vogue, Allure, W, Elle, Glamour, Self, InStyle, Cosmopolitan¸ Shape, O - The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Lucky, Redbook, Fitness, Health, Women's Health Town and Country¸ Natural Health, Vanity Fair, US Weekly, Q Magazine, More, C Magazine, Essence, Harper's Bazaar, Parenting magazine, Tatler (UK), Vogue Paris (France), Elle (France), The Chicago Tribune¸ The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Parade, among many others.
Additionally, she is frequently featured as a dermatology expert on local, national and international television shows, including Good Morning America, The Early Show, The View, The Doctors, Wake Up With Al, Fox News, Fox 11 News, Good Day LA, KCBS, KABC, KTLA, The Tyra Banks Show, 10 Years Younger, E! Red Carpet, Extra! "Lifechangers", 10 Things I Hate About Me, The Oprah Show, Insider, CNN Financial, The Ex-Wives Club, History Chanel and Discovery.
During her time as the featured dermatologist on "Extreme Makeover," Dr. Shamban pioneered the multimodal treatment approach using the new technology in cosmetic dermatology to achieve the best results in an accelerated time frame. From her experience there, she created her own skin care line, AVA MD that allows patients to also experience a similar transformation. Additionally, the concept behind her new book, Heal Your Skin, also stems from her powerful experience on the ABC hit show - Dr. Shamban provides readers with the freedom to look their best even when they may feel their worst. Regardless, of some of life's most challenging situations, Dr. Shamban provides helpful tips, nutrition and exercise advice as well as Do-It-Yourself at-home recipes for readers to create their own specialized skin care treatments.- Producer
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Ava Thomas is a passionate young producer that has worked on many short films and two pilots. Starting as a production assistant and gaining traction as an associate producer, making her way up to Unit Production Manager in many short films. Studying at UNM she learns more, working in many film festivals as well.- Actress
Born and raised just outside of Philadelphia in the suburbs of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Ava Wrubel began her acting and modeling career at the age of 3 years old. She was first recognized by a small talent scout agency close to where she lived. Following her first photo session, she would begin garnering interest from various projects based primarily out of New York City. Not long after, Ava began appearing frequently in various television and film projects, as well as regularly appearing as a model for several companies such as L'Oreal, Toys R' Us, and others.- Additional Crew
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Ava X. Rigelhaupt (she/her) is a writer, actress, public speaker, autism consultant, and advocate for disability and autism representation in the entertainment industry.
Ava's most recent work is for children's TV. She's a writer for CARL THE COLLECTOR a PBS Kids animated series premiering in fall 2024. She wrote and consulted on various episodes for 9Story Media. Additionally, Ava is the Autistic Creative Consultant on a Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio, based on Alexandra Shiva's award-winning HBO documentary of the same name. The musical follows seven autistic young adults at a social skills group in Ohio, as they come of age, forge connections, and prepare for a spring formal dance. It premiered on Broadway December 2023!
As a consultant, Ava reviews scripts, discusses disability tropes, edits character sketches, writes casting calls, and educates studios on best practices for hiring diverse, disabled talent. Projects include: Apple TV+ movie "Cha Cha Real Smooth" & Disney series "The Ghost and Molly McGee" season 2.
As a public speaker, Ava shares her lived experiences and expertise as a Chinese, Jewish, transracial, autistic adoptee. She has given keynotes, spoken on panels, and collaborated in writers' rooms. Rigelhaupt publishes articles and critiques regarding disability representation in media, interviews with entertainment professionals, and her own experiences as a disabled AAPI woman.
Previously, Ava worked with the disability led-nonprofit, RespectAbility, the Kennedy Center on a neurodiversity training course, and had a year-long internship with the Nickelodeon Live Action Casting team. During her senior year at Sarah Lawrence College, she was chosen to be a Ruderman Family Foundation Inclusion Ambassador. As an ambassador, she produced the college's first sensory friendly theatrical performance along with organizing and moderating a panel of NYC professionals to discuss entertainment inclusion practices. (Sensory friendly performances are made accessible to people with sensory sensitivities Ex: lights sounds, such as those with autism or PTSD).
Ava develops stories based on her life experiences, writing scripts on the road to her screenwriting career, while keeping her eyes peeled for auditioning opportunities! She's determined to educate and influence the entertainment industry, creating more opportunities and authentic representations for the talented and diverse disability community.- Actress
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Chelsea is an up and coming 15 year old Australian actor. Chelsea's love for acting started in 2008 when she attended her local theatre group for 3 years. She branched into film acting and continues to grow as a young actor. Winning the Best Actor Award for her first ever short film at the age of 11 she has continued her passion for acting featuring in many short films, television commercials and game shows.- Writer
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Dan Lestrade is a screenwriter, director, musician and photographer. He developed an early interest in theatre - at age twelve he was already looking over the shoulder of his great uncle's work as a theatre director in Vienna. It was his great uncle who encouraged Lestrade's first steps towards directing and he gradually began to rewrite theatre classics into a style of his own. Since 2006 he has spent an increasing amount of time abroad, where he deepened his interest in photography that gradually became his preferred means of expression. In the years following he has worked as a nude and fashion photographer. Even though static images can also be uncannily expressive, his desire to make films aroused. Wanting to create something more intimate and story driven, Lestrade would go on to serve as a creator, producer, director and screenwriter for numerous Music Videos and Short Films. Lestrade is currently working on the screenplay of his debut full length feature film 'Femme Fatale'.- Dori Garcia is a creative writer currently seeking representation for her trove of tales. Her work includes novellas, short stories as well as a collection of screenplays. Her style of writing ranges from dark and dramatic to humorous and endearing.
Dori was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She relocated to Naples, FL in 2014 and resides there to this day.
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TH3 TRIO / A modern day tragedy LIFTING OF THE VEIL: THE RISE / Supernatural Thriller LIFTING OF THE VEIL: DELILAH'S DEMISE / Supernatural Thriller SeCrEtS / Drama THE PRODUCT OF MY MOTHER / Drama RUN, GIRL, RUN / Dramatic Thriller (sequel to POMM) TAINTED LOVE / Dramedy - Actor
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Nathaniel Martin Stroman (born May 29,1963), best known as "Earthquake", is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist and radio personality. He presently hosts a radio show entitled, Quakeshouse for SiriusXM and Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network. Earthquake performed a half-hour HBO special as part of the series One Night Stand, which first aired on August 26, 2005. His collection of comedy specials are lauded fan collectibles and are the stuff of legends. His film credits include a small role in Kevin Smith's cult classic film Clerks II (2006), and a supporting role in the film, The Longshots (2008). He has made numerous television appearances including a recurring role on CBS sitcom The Neighborhood (2018-2021) starring Cedric The Entertainer, cameos on South Side (2019), In the Cut (2017), and more. Earthquake's additional television credits include a recurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on Everybody Hates Chris. He voiced Root the Rooster in the 2006 CGI film, Barnyard and in the video game of the same title, and continues to do so on the TV series spin-off, Back at the Barnyard.- Fazineh Keita grew up in Sierra Leone on the west coast of Africa. He survived the civil war to pursue his dreams. He released a political album that inspired a positive change in the country. In 2007 he immigrated to Canada and later enrolled in Vancouver Film School. He graduated from VFS in 2011 and is now a writer, actor, musician and director.
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Ferhad Khalil is a renown and innovative Kurdish designer and artist who has been recognized for his artistic contributions to the art world. He has been lauded for his designer conceptualizations in both the commercial and residential sector, along with the inspirational production sets he designed for the film, "Curse of Mesopotamia". Despite receiving accolades for his work, he has proven to be an humble man who perceives architectural design and art as a way to shed light upon this world, particularly in formerly war torn areas.
He is also a humanitarian. On December 24th - December 27th, he was interviewed by several media representatives regarding his "Art Against War" project he'd conducted in the central area of Raqa, Syria. There, amidst the ruins of war's devastation, he had gathered 11 artists to paint and musicians to perform music to restore color to the land.
A memorable quote he said to the media reflects his humanitarian and philosophical mentality - "We are saying no to war. And yes to life. We want to build."- Dr. Janet Frost was born in Oneonta, New York, and grew up outside the city limits on land that abutted several farms. Frost's father was a history professor and later Dean at State College at Oneonta. Frost holds a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Frost resides with her family in Connecticut and Ontario, Canada.
- Kimberly Evan is an Actor and Singer born in Warren, PA to Michael Fredrick Evan, a international executive with GTE and Barbara Lundgren Evan, a teacher and principal. She is of direct Swedish descent from her maternal side of the family and distant Czech descent from her paternal. She found her true passion for acting at age 10 when she attended a movie, by herself, after swim team practice as her parents were double booked with her brother and sisters sporting events. Her swim team career had pecked with 3 record breaking times. She told the woman at the front desk of the YMCA where she was going and she went to see "The Philadelphia Story" starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. She remembers thinking to her self, "I can do that". It was a world she wanted to be a part of. Years later she would earn a place at New Yorks' Academy of Dramatic Arts with a audition scene from"The Philadelphia Story". In High School she sang and danced in musicals, and toured Europe singing in an A Capella Choir. She didn't consider acting as a career until she took an acting class with Dr. Lammel at Westminster College, PA. She earned the only A given in class that year. She continued her studies of french theater in Cannes France, meisner technique at The Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York and enrolled in a masters program in Psychology at Columbia University. She has starred and co-starred in multiple independent films and guest starred on television shows such as "Bones" and "Desperate Housewives". Her best work is yet to come.
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Labina Mitevska was born in 1975 in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. She studied in the faculty of Art and Archaeology at the University of St. Kiril and Metodi (Skopje) as well at the European Film College (Denmark) and the University of Arizona's Department of Art History. She started her career by coincidence, starting in Milcho Manchevski's film Pred Dozdot (Before the Rain (1994)) in the role of Zamira, a young North Macedonian Albanian girl. Her next appearance was in the North Macedonian theatre production of Tuku Taka Pod Oblaka (All of a Sudden Under the Clouds). In 1996, Labina played a supporting role in Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), directed by Michael Winterbottom, who next cast her in I Want You (1998). In 2000, she had the lead role in the Czech film Loners, and next appeared in Too Bad That Balkan Express Was Already Used, directed by her sister Teona Mitevska. Beside acting, a couple of her essays have appeared in the North Macedonian magazines Start and Dnevnik.- Actress
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Margarethe von Trotta was born in Berlin in 1942. In the 1960s she moved to Paris where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films. She also pursued an acclaimed acting career, starring in films by well known German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Volker Schlöndorff. In 1971, von Trotta divorced her first husband Juergen Moeller (with whom she had a child) and married Schlöndorff. She co-wrote many of the scripts for his films, and in 1975 the two of them co-directed The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975). In 1977, von Trotta directed her first solo feature The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978). With her third film, Marianne & Juliane (1981), von Trotta's position as New German Cinema's most prominent and successful female filmmaker was fully secured.
Her films feature strong female protagonists, and are usually set against an important political background. Themes in her work include the effect of the political on the personal, and vice versa, as well as the relationships between female characters, often sisters.- Actor
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Mustafa Knight is a talented comedy writer, director, and actor with a diverse background and extensive experience in the entertainment industry. He has guest starred on popular TV shows like True Detective and NCIS: Los Angeles and played the Red Ranger in the 2015 Dark And Violent R-Rated Re-Imagining version of Power Rangers.
Mustafa was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and migrated to the United States at the age of five. From a young age, Mustafa was drawn to comedy films and television shows, and he has always been inspired to tell stories about people from minority backgrounds like himself. With his unique perspective and sharp wit, Mustafa has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry as a fresh and original voice.- Writer
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Nely Galán was born Arnely Alvarez in Santa Clara in Cuba's central province (the last name Galán comes from the husband she married and divorced as a young woman.) Her parents moved to Teaneck, NJ in 1965 when she was 2 years old which became home. During high school Nely submitted an article to Seventeen magazine which was so impressive she was asked to be a guest editor and this eventually led to a permanent position. By 22, she was the youngest radio station manager in the US, managing the Spanish language WNJU channel 47. Later, while working at Time Warner and HBO, she co-developed the production company Tropix geared to putting Latino actors in the public eye. Nely founded GaLAn Entertainment in 1994 of which she is president and CEO. GaLAn is a Venice California based production and marketing firm which focuses on creating "crossover" Latino programming for prime-time. Besides her own company, by 1999 at the young age of 36, Nely was President of Entertainment for Telemundo, the international Spanish-language network. Among her many accomplishments is producing the series of comedy specials called "Loco Slam" in the early '90s and later the "Bravo Awards," which honors achievements of Latinos in entertainment, and helping create and launch the Fox Latin American Channel, the Fox Kids Network in Latin America, and Fox Sports Américas.
Nely recently received the National Hispanic Leadership Fellowship from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She and Paul Rodriguez have a son Lucas who was born in 2000. It was the break up of their relationship that made Nely think of creating The Swan (2004) so she could feel lift her spirits and help other women have the same opportunity for cosmetic surgery and complete makeovers inside and out normally only available to the very rich, particularly actresses and models.- Actor
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Sancho's mother has Native American, Mediterranean and Central European ancestry and his father is Slavic descent. His mother is a former gymnast-dancer and his father is a holistic-nutritionist and a national champion in power-lifting. Sancho was greatly influenced by his father's and mother's athleticism and optimum lifestyle. Since his early childhood he knew he wanted to become an actor, role model and to motivate and positively inspire others to live a balanced life.
In (2007), Sancho graduated from the Associated Secondary School of Hotel Services and Commerce with a major in Hotel Services and Culinary Arts. He completed four semesters at the University Faculty of Science with a major in Mass Media Communication (2010). While studying at the University, Sancho decided to study holistic nutrition following his father's footsteps. He is still passionately encouraging people to yoga-meditation, healthy eating and life choices in order to flourish holistically and live wholly.
Sancho has been privileged to work with renowned film directors, producers and writers such as Peter Berg and Tom Hooper.
In 2015 Peter Berg cast Sancho in the Discover Card national commercial campaign entitled "Freeze It" which has aired during the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, 74th Golden Globe Awards and 59th Annual Grammy Awards and it's set to be airing until August 2020.
In 2017 Sancho joined the cast of the campaign entitled "Magic With Columbia Sportswear" directed by Oscar winning British film and TV director Tom Hooper starring Jeffrey Wright.
Among many of his extraordinary talents Sancho also has huge passion for performance-capture acting and full body suit movement. He has starred as a Mythological Creature in the FDA The Real Cost anti-smoking national commercial campaign entitled "The 7000 Chemicals" where he worked with the A-list American actor Doug Jones and American special effects studio Legacy Effects. He has also performed as a motion capture actor for House of Moves.- Actress
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Haitian-American Sasha Compere is a native of Detroit, Michigan. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Michigan where she also studied acting, and dance while performing in black box theaters. She performed as a member of the Bats at New York's Flea Theatre, studied Shakespeare at Guildhall in London, and continues to pursue work in television, film, and stage.- Stoddard W. Kerby, was also known as Joey or Joe by family and friends. Joe was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Joe grew up in Tulare, California after moving from Cambridge, and graduated Tulare Union High School. Soon after, he went into the US Army. When he returned from his service he settled in Los Angeles, CA. where he pursued his love of movies and TV work.
Mr. Kerby was the assistant producer of the TV program The Wild West at CBS studios. He can also be found listed as Joe Kirby in these production stats but Kirby was not the correct spelling of his professional last name. He was assistant producer to The Curse Of King Tut made for TV movie. Joe spent many years employed at CBS studios in Los Angeles, CA.
Joey was survived by 2 sisters, 5 nieces, 1 nephew, 9 great nieces and 3 great nephews. He was enjoyed for his wonderful sense of style, buoyant laugh, and candor. Joey was a private person and protected his family from the edges of his work. He was the youngest of 3 children and the only son. An avid reader. Joey spent endless hours scouring literature and musical librettos for a new entertaining movie idea.