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Laura Innes was born on August 16, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan. She was introduced to professional theater by her father, who often took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of her father, she attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in theater. She went on to appeared in several theater productions before her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), played the role of Jody. She then played the daughter to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived sitcom The Stiller & Meara Show (1986). In the fall of 1995, she joined the ensemble cast of the NBC medical drama ER (1994) in its second season. She played the role of the experienced, but abrasive, Dr. Kerry Weaver. Her performance earned her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.- Actor
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- Director
Larry Joe Campbell, is a well known American actor. Campbell is most known for his character 'Andy' in "According to Jim," "Hall Pass," "Pacific Rim" and "Wedding Crashers." Campbell was born in Pontiac, Michigan however grew up in Cadillac. Campbell has five children with wife, Peggy Johns-Campbell, whom he married in 1997.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Mike Henry is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Michael "Mike" Henry was born on November 7, 1965, in Pontiac, Michigan and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for his work on Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, Ted, and The Orville. His most popular voice characters include Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, and Consuela from Family Guy (1999).
Mike Henry attended The Collegiate School (1984) and later received a B.A. in History from Washington and Lee University (1988). In 1989, Mike left his job in advertising and moved to California to pursue acting and began performing stand-up comedy. He later met and befriended his brother Patrick's roommate, Seth MacFarlane while co-starring in Patrick's university movie shorts. In 1998, Henry joined the cast of Family Guy in its first season and later went on to produce and star in the hit spin-off, The Cleveland Show.
Mike Henry is married to Sara Voelker Henry and has two children and resides in Virginia.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
As a nationally touring comedian Heather Turman has performed in 20 US states and 75 cities. She has appeared on the FOX series "Laughs" and the SeedandSpark original "Everything Is Fine!" stand-up comedy special. She has also appeared at major festivals including RIOT LA!, SLO-fest and the Westside Showdown in LA where she was a top-finalist twice. Heather is also an award-winning writer, producer and actor. She sold her first feature-length screenplay "The Catch" to Principle Entertainment and then wrote and produced the feature film "Stuck" starring Joel McHale, Heather Matarazzo and SNL's Chris Redd. "Stuck" took home a plethora of awards on the festival circuit before securing global distribution. Prior to making her feature debut with "Stuck," she produced a handful of short films, including "Subdivision" with Larry Laboe (NBC's Ctrl and Fact Checkers Unit), and on the new media front Turman made a splash when she wrote, produced, directed and starred in the original series "Conversations with Future Stars" which was subsequently licensed by RevryTV. Additionally, Turman was a sketch writer for the 2015 CBS Diversity Showcase and her latest screenplay "Snapped" was a top-five finalist at the 2020 Portland Comedy Festival, an Official Selection at Script Summit, and a Semi-Finalist in Coverfly's Unique Voices Screenwriting Competition.- Actor
- Stunts
- Writer
Bryan Massey was born in Pontiac, Michigan but moved to Dallas, Texas when he was just 7 years old. He began his illustrious acting career at the tender age of 9 when he made the local paper by winning the 5th grade talent show lip syncing to Steve Martin's "King Tut." At the age of 13, Bryan showed an interest in cartooning and filmmaking, so his Dad bought him a Super 8mm camera. Recruiting the neighborhood and his family, Bryan would spend his weekend's shooting comedic action shorts with his beloved camera. During high school, Bryan dropped out of football because it conflicted with his theater schedule.
In college, Bryan had lead roles in several musicals, participated in community theater, made several short movies with his buddies on campus, and was a nationally ranked member of the cheer-leading squad. After earning an Associate's Degree in Radio/Television, Bryan decided to pursue his acting career and moved to Hollywood, where he got his SAG card playing a Nazi on the X-Files. After spending 4 years in Los Angeles Bryan returned home to Texas, working in local improvisation troupes and continuing to write his own projects. With no local agent he would later go on to get a stint on Prison Break, only after crashing the audition!
He quickly went on to sign with a local agent and due to his unique gruff voice, Bryan was able to participate in his love of cartoons by doing voice over work for many anime shows and video games. Bryan has booked several commercials and acted in many short films and independents. Bryan has also been able to go onto more prolific roles including playing Detective Brinkley, a cop in hot pursuit of Diane Keaton and Ted Danson in "Mad Money", as Skeeter, an oil man friend to Josh Brolin's portrayal of George W. Bush in Oliver Stones critically acclaimed "W" and can also be seen in this summer's much anticipated Judd Apatow comedy "Year One" starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, coming to theaters June 19th.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Michelle Breeze was born on 18 December 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Flintstones (1994), Burke's Law (1963) and The Wild Wild West (1965). She was married to Steven Ackerman. She died on 13 September 2016 in Reseda, California, USA.- Joe Urla was born on 25 December 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Sleepers (1996), Deep Impact (1998) and Strange Days (1995).
- Actress
- Producer
Sicily Johnson was born on 1 October 1985 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One on One (2001), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Mama Flora's Family (1998). She has been married to Melanie Wilkerson since 2022. She was previously married to Chris Johnson.- Bahni Turpin was born on 4 June 1962 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Crossroads (2002), Malcolm X (1992) and Cold Case (2003).
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Dan Hicks was born on 19 July 1951 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Darkman (1990), Evil Dead II (1987) and Intruder (1989). He died on 30 June 2020 in California, USA.- John Currie Slade was born on 11 April 1948 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Voyagers! (1982) and Slam Dance (1987). He was married to Laurie Walters and Betsy Slade. He died on 7 July 2017 in Ventura, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Born in Pontiac, Michigan on January 23rd, 1976. Raised among a large music making family, (mother Sally was the 10th of 12 musically inclined children of renowned Detroit pianist, Jimmy Stevenson) he began singing and playing at the ripe old age of three. By age eight he had begun playing and writing with his cousin and life-long musical companion, Cole Garlak. Together they spent the better part of their school years learning classic rock cover tunes (with the help of numerous rhythm sections) performing in garages and school cafeterias throughout Oakland county. At 15, he moved to Orlando, Florida to enjoy four years of working as a Mouseketeer on the Disney Channel's All New Mickey Mouse Club. After high school and the show's cancellation, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his career as a professional entertainer. He worked in commercials and on TV but soon returned to music and is now writing and recording songs.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Christopher Ciccone was born on 22 November 1960 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991), Twisted (2015) and Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1993). He was married to Ray Thacker . He died on 4 October 2024 in Petoskey, Michigan, USA.- Peter Dexter was born in 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is a writer, known for The Paperboy (2012), Michael (1996) and Paris Trout (1991).
- Writer
- Producer
Nicole Nilson Schaffrich was born on 3 February 1970 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Reality Dish (2003) and Big Brother (2000). She has been married to Jeff Schaffrich since 13 April 2001.- Controversial pathologist, writer and inventor, Jack Kevorkian was the only son of Levon Kevorkian a former auto-factory worker who owned an excavating company and his homemaker wife. He had 2 sisters. Kevorkian's parents were Armenian refugees, whose relatives were among the 1.5 millon victims of Turkish atrocities in World War I. As a young boy he quit Sunday school because he did not believe in Armenian Orthodox teachings. He taught himself German and Japanese in high school during World war II. Kevorkian graduated from Pontiac High School with honors in 1945 at 17. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan from where he graduated from Medical school in 1952. Kevorkian completed an internship in Pathology at Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, during which period he had an epiphany when he saw a woman who was dying of cancer. It was then that he began to think of ways to alleviate suffering in his patients. In 1953 he got his medical license for Michighan state. He then did a 15 month stint in Korea as an Army Medical Officer during the Korean War. He returned and completed his residency at Pontiac General Hospital, Michigan. He got his nickname 'Dr. Death' in 1956 when he started photographing the retinas of patients at the moment of death to differentiate between coma and death. From 1956-57 he did research in West Germany. In 1957 he obtained his California medical license. In 1958 he presented a paper on 'Capital Punishment or Capital Gain' at the American Association for the Advancement of Science' at Washington, DC. He suggested the harvesting of organs from death row prisoners. This was considered controversial because death row inmates don't necessarily have any rights. By 1960 he was licensed in Pathological Anatomy and in 1965 in Clinical Pathology. In April 1960 he testified before a Joint Judicial Committee in Columbus, Ohio to revise the death penalty and to legalize medical experimentation on condemned inmates. In 1976 he moved to Los Angeles, California. He changed jobs frequently. Between 1982 to 86 he mainly did his writing and research. In 1988, even the pro-suicide Hemlock Society founder, Derek humphry rebuffed his methods as "too perilous and risky". In 1989 after reading about a patient who had asked for euthanasia he began working on a lethal-injection machine that would be able to do the task at the 'flip of a switch'. It was called the Thanatron (and later Mercitron). He got a lot of publicity because of this. On June 4, 1990 he performed the first of his 'medicides' as he liked to call physician-assisted suicide. His 'client' was a 54 year old woman suffering from Alzheimer's. She had contacted him herself after reading his ads in the papers. It was performed in the back of his VW van. She received sodium pentothal (an anesthetic) and potassium chloride (to stop the heart). By the time of this 3rd medicide his medical licemse was revoked for violating Michigan state laws regarding euthanasia. One of his 'clients' was even found on autopsy not to have any major pathology. He continued to do his medicides by giving his clients carbon-monoxide. There were reports that one patient had asked her mask to be removed twice (maybe a change of mind) but Kevorkian had continued with his task. On August 17, 1993 he was formally charged with violating the law. By then he had already helped 20 clients to their peaceful deaths. He was jailed first in November 1993 and then again in December 1993. Kevorkian went on a liquid only fast for 18 days and was acquitted in May 1994. By now he had even gained several supporters in the general community. By 1998 he hed committed over 100 medicides. Relatives of some of his clients claimed that he had continued despite protests from his 'victims'. He was now charged with 2nd degree murder. During his trial he was defended by the flamboyant lawyer Geoffrey Fieger. In March 1999 Dr. Kevorkian was sentenced by a Michigan jury to 10-25 years for his crime.
- Martha Thimmesch was born on 26 May 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Monkeys (1989). She died on 26 March 2007 in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Ted Hollis was born on 26 April 1947 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Book Club (2018), Push, Nevada (2002) and Where We Disappear (2019).- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Rob Burns was born on 18 May 1953 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Covenant (2006), Beyond Borders (2003) and A Different Loyalty (2004).- Sherea Lloyd was born on 31 July 1981 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
- Allyn M. Schmitz was born on 28 September 1946 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Domestics (2018) and The Retirement of Joe Corduroy (2012). He died on 23 January 2020 in Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Derek Houck was born on 27 April 1984 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Cataclysmo and the Time Boys (2007), Cataclysmo (2011) and Napoleon Bon Appétit (2010).- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Roshaun Akeem Page was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. He discovered his love for the arts, particularly filmmaking, in 2003, and as a result he started taking theater classes at Oakland Community College. Page also studied a variety of acting methods at the Actors Workshop in Royal Oak, including the Meisner Technique.
In 2012, Roshaun established It's a R.A.P. Production. He has written, directed, and produced several short films, a feature film, and a TV series through his production company. His debut short film, "Choices," which was shown on Comcast channel 16 that year, earned a best screenplay at the Detroit Film Coalition. His short film "Brenda," which was based on the well-known Tupac Shakur song, was well received. It has more than 100,000 views on YouTube. Roshaun had the opportunity to talk about the origins and sources of inspiration for his work in 2015 when he appeared as a featured guest on the Detroit Public Television program Metro Arts Detroit. Metro Arts also aired various clips of his work.
His debut feature film, "Disruption," was also written, directed, edited, and executive produced by him. The film gained over 800,000 impressions in its first three months on the streaming service Tubi, and the movie was among one of the top films of Black cinema on the service in 2020. The movie's return on investment is above 900%.- Actor
Roger Trantham was born on 7 August 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor. He died on 30 July 1994 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gordon Wiles was born on 20 June 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), Ginger in the Morning (1974) and Big John, Little John (1976). He died on 27 April 2014 in Irvine, California, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Thad Jones was born on 28 March 1923 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is known for Black Out (2009), Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973) and Tete Montoliu, una mirada (2007). He was married to Lis. He died on 21 August 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Elvin Jones was born on 9 September 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The General's Daughter (1999), Zachariah (1971) and Charmed (1998). He was married to Keiko Jones and Shirley DeFranco. He died on 18 May 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Rick Hubble was born on 1 April 1977 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002), Nutsack (2016) and Nutsack Pt. 1: Lucifer's Cosmonauts (2016).- Kirk Gibson was born on 28 May 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He has been married to JoAnn Sklarski since 22 December 1985. They have four children.
- Born January 9, 1955 in Pontiac, Michigan. Adopted at eleven, then raised by adopted father. Studied computer programming, moved to Los Angeles, California. Eventually settled in Santa Monica, CA, and began to get offers for acting gigs (commercials, print work, theatrical, films, and stunts). Was signed by first agent in 1991. Since 2009, working on producing own material.
- Kristy began her career doing community theater at the age of 5. She started college at the age of 16 and continued performing in theater while studying drama and English literature. She graduated from Boston College with a degree in English Literature and planned to attend law school. Instead, she moved to San Francisco and held various writing positions in the public relations and advertising fields. She left the corporate communications world in 1992 and returned full-time to acting. She is the "girl-next-door" and has appeared in national commercial campaigns for clients such as Crest, Maxwell House, McDonald's, Chevrolet, Ford, Nabisco, Sudafed, Kellogg's Special K, Sprint, Chrysler, Xerox, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, and Bailey's Irish Creme. She worked with 'Jon Amiel' and 'Lazlo Kovaks' on _Copycat (1994)_ as a stand-in for 'Sigourney Weaver'. She worked with 'Jon Turteltaub' and 'Phedon Papamichael' on the set of _Phenomenon (1995)_ as 'Kyra Sedgewick's' photo double. Her film debut was in Bicentennial Man (1999) starring 'Robin Williams (I)'. She played Bradley Whitford's sister and aged from 28 to 65. Although given screen credit, her scenes were cut from the final film. Her debut television appearance was as a guest star on 'Nash Bridges' with 'Don Johnson' and Kelly Hu. She most recently appeared as a golfer in the live-action sequence in the Academy Award winning Pixar film, WALL-E, with Andrew Stanton directing. She is in-development on a television project and writes a weekly column on tween/teen parenting.
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
- Special Effects
Dorse A. Lanpher was born on 10 June 1935 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is known for Hercules (1997), The Black Hole (1979) and Aladdin (1992). He was married to Vera Pacheco and Judith O'Neal. He died on 16 December 2011 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jackson Linn is an artist whose focal point is identifying the complex characteristics of human beings and implementing them in various forms of storytelling. Having a diverse upbringing and a fascination with the studies of Kurt Lewin, he enrolled himself in "The Identity School of Acting" to further his development. Past works include: Camp Good Works (2016), The First Time Club (2016). Previous awards: Nomination- Best Supporting Actor in the 168 Film Festival.- Producer
An entertainment industry veteran, Cathryn Jaymes helmed her management and production company successfully for nearly 30 years. She developed a reputation for tenacity, eclectic taste, and a sense of fair play, plus she introduced some of the most distinctively gifted and controversial talents in the industry. Cathryn helped pave the way for the careers of Academy Award Winners Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) and Roger Avary (Killing Zoe, Pulp Fiction). She also worked with Steve Wang (Drive, Kung Fu Rascals), Gary Dauberman (Burst 3D), Clyde Hayes (The Gingerbread Man, Dream Coast), Anton Diether (Moby Dick, Cleopatra), Craig Hamann (Boogie Boy), and many other writers and directors.
Although Cathryn was primarily an artist manager, she also co-executive produced Boogie Boy with Roger Avary, co-produced Drive (which starred Brittany Murphy and client Mark Dacascos), and co-executive produced the award winning Stanley's Gig (which starred William Sanderson and Faye Dunaway). Cathryn always preferred to work with directors and writers, but occasionally she helped guide the careers of actors, Jason Stuart (The Birth Of A Nation), E.J. Peaker (Hello Dolly), Candi & Randi Brough (B.J. And The Bear) and most notably international star Mark Dacascos (Brotherhood of the Wolf,Boogie Boy, Drive, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Crying Freeman,producer Milos Foreman's Nomad, the popular offbeat television gourmet show Iron Chef America, among many other projects).
Noted in multiple industry related books and media profiles, Cathryn was respectfully acknowledged for her personal integrity and the passionate dedication to any artist she elected to represent. She was memorably highlighted throughout Jane Hamsher's best seller "Killer Instinct: The Making of Natural Born Killers." Cathryn's honorable follow through and penchant for honesty in business practice was also mentioned in the Sharon Waxman book, "Rebels on the Backlot."
A Midwesterner, Cathryn was raised and educated in Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan, dividing her studies between business and the arts, while supporting her educational studies doing portraiture, novel illustrations, and selling Bibles door-to-door.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Actor
Dirk Craft was born on 7 December 1965 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Van Wilder (2002), The Crucible (1996) and Burn Notice (2007). He was married to Sande Alessi. He died on 24 March 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Bret Miller is a documentary, commercial, and narrative filmmaker with DYNMC Films. He has directed feature films Some Are Born (2014) and Chasing The Star (2017) and has written genre scripts that have been sold, optioned, and produced for worldwide release. Bret lives with his family in Atlanta by way of Detroit.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Chavon was born & raised in Pontiac, Michigan. She graduated from Oakland Community College with an AA in Liberal Arts. Following graduation in September 2003, Chavon packed up her Ford Focus with her granny and drove cross country to pursue her dream in the entertainment industry and never looked back.
Chavon was a point guard at Pontiac Northern High, tried out for the semi-pro league Women Spring Pro Basketball League & Detroit Shock.
Chavon has a sister named Vashanti who is 13 years old. They both have the same mother.- Actor
- Writer
Mike Bobbitt got his start in entertainment in the mid 90s as a DJ at the now defunct 106.1 The Zephyr in New Orleans.
He moved back to Detroit when the radio station was sold and began a career in comedy and acting. In 2006 he formed the Desperate Houseguys comedy group featuring a rotating line up of the nations best married comedians. He also produced various benefit shows along with the 501st Stormtrooper Legion including a very successful 2008 Veteran's Day Roast of Darth Vader which benefited the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund.
He starred in a pilot he co-wrote with his ex-wife called "Deadpan" about a comedian who shares an apartment with a ghost. He also did many voices in the animated pilot "Arsenic Lullaby" based on the book of the same name.
Mike lives in Los Angeles where he continues to perform and is working on writing.- Jerry Rush was born on 7 August 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Paper Lion (1968), That's the Way of the World (1975) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Christopher Otto was born in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Christopher is an actor, known for The Crow (1994), Street Fighter (1994) and Bad Lieutenant (1992). Christopher was previously married to Katie.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actress
Geri Allen was born on 12 June 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was a composer and actress, known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Kansas City (1996) and Afterglow (1997). She was married to Wallace Roney. She died on 27 June 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.- Steve Howe was born on 10 March 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for 1981 National League Championship Series (1981), 1981 World Series (1981) and Sunday Night Baseball (1990). He was married to Cindy Holliday. He died on 28 April 2006 in Coachella, California, USA.
- Erika Schultz was born on 27 December 1976 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for August Underground's Mordum (2003).
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- Writer
- Actor
Mark A. France is an independent filmmaker from lower, Southeastern Michigan, and has been involved in the local film industry for over twenty years. Having started out as a special effects assistant on the science fiction horror film, "Mosquito", Mark eventually branched off and learned various aspects of filmmaking, from on-set photography to producing and directing.
Over the past several years, Mark has worked on various projects, from comedy to horror, as well as delving into several dramatic shorts and features. He has worked on over fifty short and feature films and recently teamed up with several other Michigan artists to create Crooked Limb Films.
Aside from his work on film, Mark has also worked on various stage productions, supplied seminars at a number of high schools for Special FX work in film, as well as giving seminars at the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival and Michigan Film Festival for Special FX work in micro-cinema.
Mark is an award-winning filmmaker and special effects artist who strives to create 'realistic' effects by working alongside area forensic specialists.
He is also an avid photographer.- Jim Bates was born on 31 May 1946 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
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- Writer
- Director
Raised in suburban Detroit, Bryan Terry first got into the entertainment business as a member of the Detroit Children's Circus. Terry spent 3 summers flying through the air as a death defying acrobat and also trained the show's mules. He broke into TV in 1994 when we wrote, produced, and hosted the critically acclaimed public access television show "Lollapalooza '94." Terry earned his degree in Boradcast Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1998. He currently resides in New York City.- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hollie Johnson has performed on stage, television, and on film. Beginning in Detroit, from 1978-2004, with a dance background of 14 years in ballet and jazz; then at nineteen she started modeling for Midwest Photography Studios. Growing more confident, she pursued a start in acting with Black Swan Productions in made-to-order films. Combining interests in alternative lifestyles and performance she was seen acting on stage for a local event by Noir Leather, "Hellbound."
She moved to Shanghai, China in 2004 and found opportunities to work as an expatriate. The first professional experience was as an extra for the Ishmael/Merchant film "The White Countess" playing two different characters (lead secretary and bar civilian in the dancing scene). Inspired and encouraged to pursue acting by Ms. Vanessa Redgrave, she attended workshops in the Stanislavski method held by trained actor Paul Cascante, then began stage acting with a new venture, East/West Shanghai Theater.
Locally made films and TV commercials made between 2005-2007, by both expatriates and Chinese producers, found her in main and supporting roles. Chinese TV commercials, TV shows, and infomercials all were produced and shown on television but no copy was provided her for her own show reel.
In 2007, Hollie moved to the Gold Coast in QLD, and was hired on to help wardrobe for The Dark Lurking (2008) until an extra role was offered. Since then, she was married, had two boys, and took a break from acting to focus on family. As of 2014, she lives in the Brisbane area and has begun a return to her acting career.- Micki King was born on 26 July 1944 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
- Alfred Taubman was born on 31 January 1924 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was married to Judith Mazor Rounick and Reva Kolodney. He died on 17 April 2015 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.
- Paul Condylis was born on 9 October 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Targets (1968) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Judith Joy Bradford. He died on 20 August 2019.