Shay Brown
| Skills: | Writer, Actor, Producer, Director |
| Work to Date: | Bring It Arm! | | Activity Now: | I am in pre-production on my next short film. Filming to begin September 2006 | | Location: | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
Shay Brown was named “wittiest” and “most talented” in her High School Yearbook. Her first pair of shoes were tap shoes. She found her way from suburban South Carolina theatre to
Los Angeles California’s bright lights of theatre, television and film.
Jumping right into comedy, she studied under the guidance of Groundlings founder
Gary Austin. Gary has since directed her one-woman show Laurel Canyon & Riverside. She starred in many performances with the improv comedy troupe Fries on the Side.
Shay won Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Nora” in the Palisades Theatre production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” Brown’s notable television credits include: Scrubs, Days of Our Lives, Passions and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She has appeared in numerous independent films. Most recently, completed for Doug Herzog of Comedy Central, Shay Brown’s lifelong-developed character “Sissy” was directed in the hilarious comedy short, Bring It Arm!
http://jonponfilms.com/movies/bring_it_arm.html
*Official Selection 2005 New York Film Festival
*Official Selection 2006 New York Short Film Festival
*Official Selection 2006 Los Angeles Short Film Festival
*2006 Los Angeles International Film Festival – Official selection for the Los Angeles Filmmakers Showcase at the ArcLight, Hollywood September 5 - 14, 2006
Grapple Productions was founded by Shay in 2005. In development with the help of Pixar animators, Brown has her first animated/directorial production under way titled “Headshot Heaven.”
Shay is currently finishing up another short film titled, “Find a Penny Pick it Up.”
And in pre-production, "Empathy Girl."
These films are created, written and directed by Shay.
Shay just finished filming comedy feature, Thrust in theatres 2007.
Also attached to play lead in feature film, Bratland starring Chris Moccia and Daniel Rangel.
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