So, I am in the shower. Reaching up to pump some shampoo, I see a sizable bug – prehistoric looking…
About Cooper Harris
Cooper Harris is an award-winning producer, actor, & entrepreneur in Los Angeles. Most recently recurring on CBS's, "The Young & The Restless," Cooper is a graduate of the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts. She also stars in the new flagship series "SYNC" for Google TV, upcoming rom-com, "Amy Alyson Fans," opposite Josh Sussman (Glee), and about 20 other feature films, among them the epic Mega Shark vs. Octopus. As a producer, Cooper has sold award-wining digital content to companies such as Post It Notes, 3M, Kimberly Clark, & DailyMotion. Her alter-ego is the CEO & Founder of a new, stealth-mode e-/social-commerce startup in Santa Monica. Cooper does parkour, shoots guns, wields swords, rides horses, & fiddles in her newly-formed country duo.
When I took on the Pound By Pound Pledge Drive, my goal was not only to raise money for the…
About Teresa Jusino
Teresa Jusino is an East Coast transplant who currently lives and writes in Los Angeles. Her pop culture criticism has been featured on websites like Tor.com, GirlGamer.com, Al Dia, ChinaShopMag.com, PinkRaygun.com, Newsarama, and PopMatters.com. 2012 saw Teresa’s work appear in two Doctor Who anthologies: Chicks Unravel Time (Mad Norwegian Press) and Outside In (ATB Publishing), and she was also published in Mad Norwegian’s Whedonistas. Her fiction has appeared in Crossed Genres, and she is currently working on two new anthology projects that will be released in late 2013/early 2014, as well as scripts with which she hopes to take the television industry by storm!
In 1998 Jerry Lewis said that watching women do comedy, “Sets him back a bit.” In 2000 he said in front…
About Annie Wood
Annie was born in Hollywood, raised in the valley. She avoided the valley girl accent by speaking backwards for the first 15 years of her life. As an actress you may remember her in her recurring role on BECKER with Ted Danson, Lara in GOOD LUCK CHUCK and as the host of her own national dating show, BZZZ! which she also co-produced. As a writer, she recently had a comedic scene in the NBC/UNIVERSAL showcase and her web-series, Karma’s a B*tch was chosen by Virgin America as BEST OF THE WEB. Her book of comedic scenes, Snapshots!, has been performed on Hollywood stages and is available on Amazon. She lives in Los Angeles with her charming, Italian husband and her equally charming, Jewish/Buddhist/Italian dog, Lucy & she tweets!
Every year I see actor friends posting on various social media outlets that they are going to “quit the business…
About Tisha Rivera
actor/producer/college professor - Tisha Rivera was born in Orange County, California, in a suburb of Los Angeles. She began taking acting classes as a child and was cast in her first television commercial at age 8. She continued her commitment to studying the acting craft while completing her college and graduate school education. She became a college professor at age 22 and finished her doctoral coursework in Psychology at age 24. She has studied acting and trained with many distinguished coaches in Los Angeles. Her talent, positive attitude, and strong work ethic are attributed to her landing almost three dozen roles on independent films and television shows. Tisha remains committed to working on television and film projects as both an actor and producer.
Now that summer is upon us, take advantage of it by updating your headshots outside of the studio. Here’s a…
About Alana Husband
Actor/Photographer - Alana Husband resides in Vancouver, Canada where she has been the boss of herself for well over a decade. As an actress, she has appeared in films and TV programs you may or may not have heard of such as: The L Word, Hot Rod, Psych, the hit Canadian TV series Intelligence and the not such a hit MTV movie, Monster Island. These days she can be found working behind the lens as a portrait photographer. Alana is a self-proclaimed nerd and in her spare time can be found playing video games (Dance Central!), reading, and/or writing and/or eating pizza. She is also an avid film watcher and continuing ed. lover. and is excited to be part of the Ms. In The Biz team. Holla!
As I sit in bed, pinching my back fat, I wonder: Do all women do this? The daily pressure for…
About Amber Sweet
Amber Sweet is an actress best known for her breakout role in the independent short "There's Something in the Woods.” She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and a proud company member of Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre, where she tours SoCal in the show "What Goes Around.” Amber is a founding member of the up and coming all female comedy group, Full Frontal Females, where she writes, produces, and acts. Amber will be filming two independent features in 2014, "Clarion Falls" and "Pretty Things", as well as hitting the Off-Broadway stage, reviving her role as Bella in the critically acclaimed production of "Women Are Crazy Because Men Are A**holes.”
A couple weeks ago I was doing the typical Los Angeles thing and sipping on iced tea outside my favorite…
About Krishna Devine
Writer/Director/Producer - Los Angeles based Krishna Devine is an original content creator, film professional and fan of tiny snack foods. She thinks everyone should read her book Why He’s My Ex.
You just had a 16 hour day on set, and you consider yourself lucky to have been part of a…
About Patty Jean Robinson
Actor, Massage Therapist, Pet Sitter, Social Media Consultant - Patty Jean Robinson hails from The Bay Area and moved to Los Angeles in 2005. She has studied Theater Arts at UCLA, and Massage Therapy at National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA. She’s an entrepreneur at heart and is constantly in a state of creation in every field that catches her attention. In between acting gigs, she works as a massage therapist, a pet-sitter, and freelances as a social media consultant. She currently is co-host alongside of Cindy Marie Jenkins on WebSeries Watch, a show which introduces new web shows and creators on a weekly basis. She and Cindy also host the weekly RUGeekie Hangouts for The Geekie Awards. She’s on a quest to connect as many people as possible through shared experiences and events in L.A., because it really is a small town. When she can, she trains at the Academy of Theatrical Combat, so she can one day be a pirate.
