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DG Member (2019-present) |
Dramatists Guild of America |
Broadway/New York City |
AWARDS | ||
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Official Selection! |
Idyllwild International Festival Cinema |
2020 -Riverside County |
Official Selection! |
Golden State Film Festival |
2020 -Riverside County |
SECOND ROUNDER! |
Austin Film Festival (writing) |
2019 -Mourning Doves stageplay |
Official Selection! |
Silicon Beach Film Festival |
2018 -July Discovery |
Official Selection! |
LA/Pasadena Film&Video Poetry Symposium |
2018 - he Innovator |
Official Selection! |
Beverly Hills Film Festival |
2017 -Smoke & Mirrors |
WINNER! Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film |
Idyllwild International Festival Cinema |
2016 -The Tenor |
FILM | ||
Riverside County |
Star (Jodie Tatum) |
Dir. Vernon Smith/SHORT |
First Day (post-prod) |
Star (Bridgette/Faye) |
Dir. Jeff Stolhand/SHORT |
July Discovery |
Star (Swimmer) |
Dir. Mary Anzalone/SHORT |
The Innovator |
Star (Lucy) |
Dir. Jeff Stolhand/SHORT |
Soft Matter |
Co-star (Dr. Kriegspiel) |
Dir. Jim Hickcox/FEATURE |
The Playwright |
Star (Playwright) |
Dir. Jeff Stolhand/SHORT |
Flown |
Co-star (Mary, an astronauts wife) |
Dir. Mark Blumberg/SHORT |
The Greek Goddess, Anonymous |
Co-star (Aphrodite) |
Dir.Jeff Stolhand/SHORT |
Smoke and Mirrors |
Star (Woman Speaking) |
Dir.Jeff Stolhand/SHORT |
The Grid: Zombie Outlet Maul |
Supporting (Fannie, Breaker 10/VO) |
Dir.LindaAndersson/SAG |
Who is Paloma Carter? |
Star (Paloma Carter) |
Dir.Mariam Aziz/SHORT |
Imagine Her Christmas |
Star (Doctor J.J.) |
Dir. Damon Crump/SHORT |
Genesis |
Co-star (Noah's wife "Emzara") |
Dir.Craig S Cunningham/FEATURE |
The Tenor |
Supporting (nanny) |
Dir. Damon Crump/SHORT |
The Bacon Incident |
Supporting (police officer) |
Dir. Nina Vizcarrondo/SHORT |
Touch of Madness |
Supporting (scientist/wife/VO) |
Dir. Andru Anderson/SHORT |
Dire Wolf |
Co-Star (Sarah Fox) |
Dir. Kyle Seaquist/SHORT 16mm |
The Walk |
Co-Star (Sadie Thompson) |
Dir. Chris Collins/SHORT |
Outward Chance (6 part short on Youtube) |
Co-Star (Faith Urbann) |
Dir. James Moon/SHORT |
Davis Farm |
Co-Star (Mrs. Davis) |
Dir. Vernon Smith/FEATURE |
Field of Forgiveness |
Co-Star (Mother) |
Dir. Ke'ara Hunt/SHORT |
Abrupt Decision |
Supporting (Dr Hunter) |
Dir. Paul Bright/FEATURE |
Strangers and Aliens |
Supporting (Patrice) |
Dir. Brian Elliot/SHORT |
Where the Fireflies Die |
Co-Star (Farm Mother) |
Dir. Jonathan H Reynolds/SHORT |
True Grit |
Extra (Traveling Lady) |
Dir. The Coen Brothers/SAG |
The Good Deeds of Anna Sinclair |
Co-Star (Madame Sinclair) |
Dir. Jason Hood/SHORT |
The Doctor |
Star (Dr. Annabelle Von) |
Dir. Therese Tran/SHORT 16mm |
Endings |
Supporting (Shelley Matheney) |
Dir. Chris Hansen/FEATURE |
The Tree of Life |
Extra (School Teacher) |
Dir. Terrence Malick/SAG |
Aaron, Albeit. . . |
Supporting (Bettie Page) |
Dir. Paul Bright/FEATURE |
Disaster n Suz |
Star (Susan/Suzan) |
Dir. Paul Bright/SHORT |
Theft |
Supporting (Lynette) |
Dir. Paul Bright/FEATURE |
Late Coffee & Oranges |
Star (Renee) |
Dir. B. Watts/FEATURE |
The Bracelet of Bordeaux |
Mom/backup/understudy |
Dir. Casey Kelly & Frank Eakin |
THEATER | ||
The Secret Garden |
Mrs. Medlock |
TCT (mainstage) - N. Tolleson |
August Osage County |
Violet Westin |
TCT (mainstage) - N. Tolleson |
Footloose the Musical |
LuLu Warnicker |
PLAZA Cleburne - J. Lewis |
Pride and Prejudice |
Lady Catherine de Bourgh |
PLAZA Cleburne - T. Ibarra |
A Christmas Carol |
Charwoman |
TCT (mainstage) - N. Tolleson |
Murder on the Orient Express |
Princess Dragomiroff |
TCT (mainstage) -N. Tolleson |
Steel Magnolias |
Ouiser Bordreaux |
TCT (mainstage) -N. Tolleson |
The Diary of Anne Frank (2020 -CANCELLED PANDEMIC) |
Edith Frank |
TCAC (mainstage) -N. Tolleson |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2019) |
Big Mama |
TCT (mainstage) - N. Tolleson |
Crimes of the Heart |
Lenny |
TCT (mainstage) - T. Campbell |
Urban Aphrodite, Too |
Poet |
Dir. James/Jefferies, Houston |
Urban Aphrodite |
Poet |
Dir. James/Jefferies, Houston |
Pink Lady (@ Octoberfest) |
Anya |
Ensemble Studio Theater, NYC |
Quarry |
Young Mother |
EST in Lex. - C. Dempster, NY |
Murder in Green Meadows |
Joan |
Dir. Paul Bright (mainstage) |
Punch & Judy |
Punch |
Dir. Paul Bright (mainstage) |
Five Women Wearing. . . |
Mindy |
Dir. Paul Bright (mainstage) |
A Coupla White Chicks. . . |
Maude |
N. Playhouse (stage), NYC |
The Legend of Sarah |
Minerva |
N. Playhouse (studio), NYC |
The Trip to Bountiful (1998) |
Jessie Mae |
TCT (mainstage) - P. Arnold |
The Pirates of Penzance (1998) |
Maiden |
TCT (mainstage) - T. Edds |
Everything in the Garden (1998) |
Mrs. Toothe |
Baylor (studio) D. Mogford |
The Crucible (1998) |
Elizabeth |
Baylor (studio) D. Mogford |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Aire Serv |
Lead |
The Dwyer Group/Damon Crump |
Rainbow International, Inc. |
Lead |
The Dwyer Group/Damon Crump |
Rainbow International, Inc. |
Lead |
The Dwyer Group/Damon Crump |
DELL |
CFO |
Austin 360/ATX |
Med Couture (Scrubs) |
Lead |
The Miller Agency/Damon Crump |
The Family Abuse Center of Waco |
Lead |
Jackalope Ent./Damon Crump |
INDUSTRIAL | ||
Texas Engineering Extension Service - TEEX -Texas A&M (2012) |
Doctor Smith |
Dir. John Franklin - Bryan, TX |
Rainbow Heroes (Restoration Web Video on YouTube) |
Business Woman |
The Dwyer Group - Waco,TX |
The American Heart Association: 50th Anniversary of CPR |
Deborah Bader |
AMS Pictures/Dir. Tim Wylie |
TX DOT |
speed limit woman |
San Antonio |
Senior Helpers |
senior helper |
Dallas |
LOS ANGELES MUSICAL THEATRE STUDIO (2018) | ||
Mark D. Kaufmann (instructor) |
Dan Fischbach (instructor) |
Los Angeles, CA |
THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE (1998/2000) - MEISNER | ||
Formal Drama School |
RichardPinter/RonStetson/GaryKingston |
New York, NY |
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (1998) - ranked 9th then/theater training | ||
Acting I, II, III (Ten line) |
Deborah Mogford |
Waco, TX |
Dance - intro to jazz/tap |
Jerry McLaughlin |
Waco, TX |
Acting for the Camera |
Baylor (character work) |
Waco, TX |
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (1995-1996) | ||
Bachelors of Speech Communication |
cum laude |
Stephenville, TX |
SPECIAL SKILLS | ||
Playwright |
Horseback Riding (western/experienced) |
Guitar (intermediate) |
WRITINGS | ||
Mars: Bringer of War |
Reading - New Works Festival |
TCT, Temple,TX (2025) |
Top 12% Coverfly "Have a Good Night" |
Coverfly Top Pick (shorts/screenplay) |
Los Angeles, CA (2025) |
Have a Good Night |
Quarterfinalist - Outstanding Screenplay |
London, UK (2025) |
Time's Up |
Reading - New Works Festival |
TCT, Temple, TX (2024) |
Top 12% Coverfly "Mourning Doves" |
Coverfly Red List #4 FAMILY (stage play) |
Los Angeles, CA (2025) |
Top 20% Coverfly "Time's Up" stage play |
Coverfly Top Pick (stage play) |
Los Angeles, CA (2025) |
Top 23% Coverfly "American Robin" |
Coverfly Top Pick (stage play) |
Los Angeles, CA (2025) |
Second Rounder top pick - "Mourning Doves" (play category) |
The Austin Film Festival |
Austin, TX (2019) |
1st place winner - Gold - "The Farm" (stage play category) |
2017 Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest |
Los Angeles (2018) |
Finalist "Painting Horses" |
Awareness Festival |
Los Angeles (2016) |
Honorable Mention "The Art of DNA" |
Northern Lights Screenplay Contest |
Global (2016) |
A Novel Approach: Winner: Park Ave. Award |
New York Screenplay Contest (stage play) |
NYC (2016) |
Finalist "Portrait of Love" |
Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest |
Beverly Hills, CA (2017) |
Semi-finalist "Portrait of Love" |
Pride Films & Plays |
Chicago (2016) |
Stage Finalist "Madame Russo's Psychic Parlor" (scene) |
Emerald Theatre Co. |
Memphis, TN (2016) |
Stage Finalist "A Novel Approach" |
Pass Area Performing Artists |
Banning, CA (2016) |
Official Sci-fi Selection "The Art of DNA" |
FilmQuest (short script) |
Sandy, Utah (2016) |
Official Sci-fi Selection "The Art of DNA" |
Outlantacon (short script) |
Atlanta, GA (2016) |
The Farm (1st place GOLD) |
Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest (Stage) |
Beverly Hills, CA (2017) |
The Farm (Short Stage Play) |
Read by: Texas Dramatists |
June 16, 2012 |
A Novel Approach (Two Act Play) |
Read by: Freedom Productions |
February 22, 2010 |
Riverside County |
Based on her Calif cousin, Janet |
Filmed - USA |
First Day |
Scene (turned into monologue) |
Filmed - USA |
The Innovator |
Monologue (VO) |
Filmed - USA |
Smoke and Mirrors |
Monologue |
Filmed - USA |
The Playwright |
Poetry (VO) |
Filmed - USA |
The Greek Goddess, Anonymous |
Monologue |
Filmed - USA |
Out of Your Element |
Commissioned short |
Filmed - Australia |
Pitched to Star Trek: TNG & Deep Space Nine at Paramount |
Co-wrote 5 spec scripts |
6 month contract - Sherry Robb |
TRIVIA | ||
Anzalone & Assoc. Painting Inc. |
North Hollywood, CA |
1950's, 60's, 70's |
Painting & Drywall Contractor |
Mary's Dad & Uncle |
painted backdrops/Musicals |
painted businesses/UCLA dorms |
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painted PostOffice/SantaMonica |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 157 lbs |
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Playwright, Equestrian - Western, Guitar, Vocal Range: Soprano, American - Texan Accent
Writer/Creator of LONESOME FILMS. Most often cast in roles w/ heart and edge. Grew up rural -- riding horses, fishing, swimming, and watching old musicals, SF, and Westerns as a kid. Born and raised in Gatesville, TX known as "The Spur Capital". It's located on the edge of the Hill Country west of Waco/McGregor (SpaceX) and neighboring Ft Hood-Cavazos/Temple/Killeen. Gatesville is also 22 miles east of Pearl - a community now famous for it's monthly gathering of Bluegrass musicians.