In my online community of actors and filmmakers, a brand new app has recently blown…
About Sarah J Eagen
A TV actor and writer, Sarah is currently a semifinalist for the prestigious Humanitas NEW VOICES program. She was recently staffed on the sci fi audio drama The Veil from Voxx Studios. Sarah co-wrote/produced/acted in the short Soledad, which screened on the Disney lot at the end of 2018. She was a top 10 finalist for the Stage 32 TV Writing Contest in 2019, a finalist for the NYTVF Script Comp in 2018, and the Women in Film/Blacklist Episodic lab in the fall of 2017. Sarah recently appeared on an episode of The Big Bang Theory, TV's longest-running multi-cam comedy, which was a dream come true because she double majored in Neuroscience and Theatre. She also played the helpful paralegal Carol in CBS's action comedy Rush Hour, and had the pleasure of sharing the screen with funny lady Kristen Schaal in the feature film Austin Found.
Rachel is a writer, director, film professor, wife and mother. She’s written and directed: movies,…
About Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman is the 2015 NYWIFT Ravenal Grantee for directors over 40 working on a 2nd feature - for LEDBETTER, an Athena List winner, about the remarkable Fair Pay activist Lilly Ledbetter. Rachel also won the 2015 WGA Drama Queens Award for spec pilot THE UNDERNEATH, optioned by Maria Bello’s Ground Seven Entertainment. She has directed movies and episodic television for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, FOX, The CW, SYFY, LIFETIME, DISNEY CHANNEL and TEEN NICK and written movies for Lifetime and ABCFamily. An ardent activist for women directors, Feldman was a prime mover in the recent ACLU actions, has chaired the DGA Women’s Steering Committee, and has taught directing and screenwriting in the MFA program at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. She received her MFA in Directing from NYU, and her BA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College and Parsons School of Design. Her grad thesis film won Best Short at The New York and Chicago Film Festivals, later sold to HBO, Showtime and PBS. Feldman has received filmmaking grants from The AFI, The Jerome Foundation, Kodak, Technicolor, and Panavision’s “Filmmakers To Watch”.
3 months in to project “Make acting sexy again” and I’ve hit a low point.…
About Anna Borchert
Anna Borchert is a bi-coastal actor, producer and writer. She started her career by training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and made her acting debuts in both indie film and off-off Broadway while in NYC. After moving to LA, Anna created Monadnock Productions as a way to create her own work and promote gender equality both in front of and behind the camera. Currently starring as Chloe Valentine in one of the first Instagram micro-series The Real Daughters of POP (IG: @therealdaughtersofpop) co-created and co-produced under the Monadnock banner with over 80 episodes. Anna continues to act in a variety of film, TV and new media projects as well as producing and writing her own content. For the latest on Anna, visit her website: www.annaborchert.com and on Twitter: @annaborchert.
The words for the month are Awareness and Progress. As April came to a close…
About Victoria Marie
Victoria is an actress on the move. Starting her career later in life she realizes the odds are stacked against her but as she puts it “I just don’t care. I’d rather die trying than say I shoulda, coulda, woulda.” She is inspired by Kathryn Joosten’s journey and even has her picture as her main photo on her phone to remind her every single day of her journey. Victoria’s journey is being documented on her YouTube channel aptly named ‘Baby Boomer Actress.'
As actors, the need to feel and look our best is a consistent necessity so…
About Catherine Kresge
Catherine has been an actor and acting coach in Los Angeles for over 10 years after graduating from the University of Arizona with a BFA in Acting and a BA in Political Science. She has guest-starred in television shows from “That 70s Show” to “All My Children” (now that’s range), as well as “90210”, “Franklin & Bash” and “NCIS”. Film roles include turns in the indie dramas “The Things We Carry” and “Brahmin Bulls” and appearances in “A Good Day to Die Hard”, “R.I.P.D.” and most recently “Devils Due”. One of her favorite roles was playing a secret government agent in Machinima’s first original web-series “RCVR”. You may have also caught her during commercial breaks in one of her dozens of national commercials including her recent campaign as the spokesperson for Xerox. She’s passionate about empowering other women and can really handle some business on a salsa dance floor.
Well, people, it’s happened again. The “universe” has dropped another golden acorn of wisdom of…
About Brittani Noel
(Actress/Producer/Capoeirista) Shortly after graduating from USC Brittani produced/starred in her own award-nominated indie webseries Stockholm, written/directed by Emmy & Streamy Nominee Scott Brown. On a mission to give her acting resume a kick in the butt, Brittani began training in the Brazilian martial art, Capoeira. Little did she know how dramatically that decision would transform her entire life. Since starting her training in the fall of 2011, Brittani has co-produced the multi-award winning musical webseries Destroy the Alpha Gammas, is Associate Producer on upcoming webseries gRIDLOCKed, appearing along with Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You) and Richard Riehle (Office Space, Bridesmaids), and guest-stars in upcoming comedy Disillusioned from Director Shilpi Roy (Hipsterhood). While continuing to take on interesting acting roles, Brittani is currently co-producing Brown’s short film The Other Side and recently moved up a cord level in Capoeira.
May 4th marks the launch of the #SeeHerNow campaign in support of female filmmakers with…
About Melissa Silverstein
Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival -- A Celebration of Women and Leadership -- at Barnard College in NYC. The fifth annual festival will take place from February 5-8, 2015. Melissa was selected to be a film envoy for the American Film Showcase, the major film diplomacy program of the U.S. Department of State. And she recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site. She has a regular column on Forbes.com, and has written for The Washington Post, NY Times, More Magazine and has been featured on CNN, the BBC as well as in Newsweek, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications. She was a contributor to The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thriller of Our Time.
I have been surrounding myself with some seriously amazing women lately. Of course I am…
About Deborah Lee Smith
Deborah Lee Smith is an award-winning actor, producer, and founder of “More Than You See”, a non profit organization dedicated to sharing stories and resources surrounding the daily struggles of mental health. Recent projects include “Here Awhile” starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and “Last Three Days” starring Robert Palmer Watkins (General Hospital). Deborah is also a regular contributing staff writer for the entertainment website “Ms. In The Biz”.
