FILM

I played Atropa, the antagonist, in "Brotherwand", a short film. The story was based on the Harry Potter novels and when it premiered in Universal Studios FL, it was very well received.

"Dark Fields", starring Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro, called me in for background work. After witnessing the paparazzi and the crazed fans up close, I developed a thankfulness for my long road to stardom.

I portrayed a gallery owner in "Calendar Girl" http://www.calendargirlthemovie.com/

I played Miriam, mother of the leading young man, in "Honest Abe".

"Lying Beneath the Roar" had one of the most challenging character portrayals for me thus far. I played an extremely overbearing and depressed mom.

An experimental piece titled "Brightful" starred me, and only me. Blake Taylor designed the short with very quick and artistic cuts in order to give a clear picture of his post-production skills.

I was featured in "Law Abiding Citizen" as the nurse who inserts the IV in preparation for an execution.

"Afternoon with Mrs. Moore", a Drexel short, had a small role for me as the mom of a young boy who passes away suddenly.

In "Weird Wonders" I'm a mom in a seemingly perfect family who actually suffers from Truman Show Syndrome.

"Night Terrors" starred my two children, Peter and Matthew. I was featured as well.

"Saddle Up with Dick Wrangler and Injun Joe" was a comedic feature directed by the award winning Todd Wolfe in which I was cast as a nurse.

John Orrichio completed production on "Abduction". This was his sixth time directing a feature film. There's one difference though - he acted in this one. He played my character's husband!

Wilmor Productions cast me in a short film titled, "Because Jesus Said So". I played the very religious mother of a teen gone awry.

I was directed by Dylan Steinberg http://dylansteinberg.com again. This time the end product was a short film titled "Birthday Girl". I played the mom of a six-year-old girl mature beyond her years.

Being an exotic dancer is not easy and I got to find that out first hand when playing that role in "The City is Mine".

I portrayed Sarah in "Touchy Subjects". She wants to get pregnant and decides to ask a friend to help her out. It's not what you think though.

Swamy Kandan is the director of "Catch Your Mind" www.catchyourmind.com. In it I played a school teacher while my son Matthew played Jordan, the little brother of the lead character.

I played Mom in"Ghost Eye Tree" http://www.ghosteyetreemovie.com, a 35 millimeter film project for Five Towns College in Long Island, NY. It was an amazing experience!

Jaahidah Diaab, writer of "Short Comings" adapted from her hit off broadway production, "Sex is More Than a 3 Letter Word", and cast me as Sheila in the feature film.

In "Parole", a short film for The University of the Arts, I act as a prisioner's psychologist and confidant.

Cowbell Films cast me for the second time in their film,"Down With the Boogey". I played the newcaster who covers the terrors of the boogeyman.

"Filthy Rich Filthy Uncle Phil" was offered to me when I was working for a webisode! I played the wife of a lying, cheating, no good husband who in the end gets what he deserves.

"Black Ribbon" was my fourth film I worked on with filmmaker John Orrichio. I'm so thankful that he keeps bringing me back!

"Branded" is a feature film written, directed, and produced by a group of ambitious young adults. I play a loving mom who is heartbroken by her teenage daughter's change in attitude as she gives in to peer pressure.

In "Fable", a Temple thesis short, I play the dying mother of a very imaginitive boy. My son Matthew held that role and did an amazing job! You can see some clips of it at www.myspace.com/fableproductions

An University of Pennsylvania short titled "The Morning After" was a project where I played a doctor. The final cut came out great!

The 48 hour film project was a blast! Sean McKnight of Cineama Alliance asked me to play a mom unhappy with her son's choice of girlfriends.

"The Haunting of Danbury House" was John Orrichio's third film. He definitely grows as a filmmaker with each and every passing movie. I played an uptight museum director.

Aspire Productions cast me as the secretary in "Our Summer Movie". The film is fabulous!

I worked with John Orrichio for a second time in "Requiem for a Vampire" where I played Phillis Cooney. In this, his second film, he joined a seasoned filmmaker Karl Petry and they started the production company Gold Castle Films. The film is having great success and being sold world wide.

In "Judy Goose" www.imminentfilm.com my role was brief, but hilairious! A few of my friends were also cast in this masterpiece - Gary Gustin www.garygustin.com and Tom Detrik www.detrik.com.

Jerry Lyden, creator and lead of "The Pink Flamingo Murders of 1933", asked me to play the part of a medical examiner in his trailer titled "Razz and Dash". Jerry is wonderful and to work with him again was an honor.

In "Hunk of the Month" I played a subsciber to the ficticious website www.whataman.com. When I subscribed, I was sent a young hunk who I came to find out is an incredible actor, Ronald J. Zambor www.ronaldjzambor.com. In the scene I was asked to smoke. It was the first time for me, but I pulled it off because that's what us actors do!

I got a dayplayer role in "Disturbing Images" www.cinema-alliance.com due to a recommendation. In this film I played a Southern woman protesting some rather disturbing art pieces.

Heather is the lead in "Heather's Song", a very interesting story geared for and about teenagers. I play Kaye, Heather's mother. I obtained the audition for this film because John Shaken-Kaye recommended me for the role. He played Tommy O'Toole, my long time live-in boyfriend, in "The Pink Flamingo Murders of 1933" and plays Sam, my love interest and Heather's teacher in this film.

In "Dykotomies" I was the annoying Aunt Anne Marie. I actually got my teenage niece to tell the whole family in the middle of dinner that she was a lesbian.

In "The Possession of Father Thomas" I held the supporting role of Detective Audra Simmons. I got ample practice shooting blanks from a 38 revolver. Soon after "The Possession of Father Thomas" was complete, John Orrichio asked me to play Phyllis in his next feature, "Requiem for a Vampire". The latest wonderful news concerning that film is that it was picked up for store distribution by Alpha!

"Stand-Ups" was filmed at the famous Comic Strip in Manhattan and featured me as a sarcastic bartender.

Before that I was in "Season in Hell", a very gory horror.

I was cast as a liberal college professor in "Opposite Attraction". The director Tom Wieschenberg called me directly to work on this project since I had worked with him in the past.

I played Marty in the film short "Getting Lucky" produced by Mr. Bill Kalatsly who Imet at the Big Brother 3 audition back in 2001.

In "The Barren Pine" I played a woman of witchcraft, Karen.

In "Cringe Pizza" I acted as an offended customer, Mrs. Reid. www.cowbellfilms.com

I played the role of a nurse in an independent slapstick comedy feature, "Floyd" where I brought two men their donor penises.

A feel good short film for me and the one that got me registered on imdb was "The Drunkard". I received this role, not due to an audition, but due to a recommendation by someone on the crew whom I did the stage production, "Best Things are Swept Under the Rug" with.

Prior to that was a fun short entitled "The Collector's Item".

I worked on two student films simultaneously. "Simple City" was a silent short for The School of Visual Arts and "Thursday Noir" was a thesis short for Columbia University.

In "Practical Therapy" I played a distraught mother seeking the aid of a psychiatrist.