Jaclyn Bethany

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Jaclyn Bethany
Born21 September 1988
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer, Actress
Years active2015–present

Jaclyn Bethany is an American director, writer, producer and actress. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on The Rehearsal, Indigo Valley and The Delta Girl. [3]

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Life and career

Bethany was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She holds a BA in Acting from Fordham University and an MA in Screenwriting from the London Film School. Later, she also received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the AFI Conservatory. [4] Her thesis film, The Delta Girl, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Caitlin Carver and Ashley Bell, premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival. [5]

Bethany's debut feature film, Indigo Valley, starring Rosie Day, Brandon Sklenar and Greta Bellamacina, based on one of her own short film of the same name. [6] It was screened at the Garden State Film Festival. [7] Her digital series The Rehearsal won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama Series for Tina Benko. [8] She is slated to direct the upcoming feature film Before the World Set on Fire, starring Brooke Bloom and Samuel H. Levine. [9]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerNote
2015Olivia Martha IlseNoYesYesShort Film
2016SchoolgirlsYesYesYesShort Film
2016Dear AnnabelNoYesYesShort Film
2016Between DeparturesNoYesYesShort Film
2016AdamantineYesNoNoShort Film
2017The Last BirthdayYesYesYesShort Film
2017Indigo ValleyYesYesYesShort Film [10]
2017You Are One of ThemYesYesNoShort Film
2017MojaveYesYesYesShort Film
2017In: TransitYesYesYesShort Film
2018The Delta GirlYesYesNoShort Film
2018Sunday TideYesYesYesShort Film
2019The RehearsalYesYesNoDigital series [11]
2020Indigo ValleyYesYesNoFeature Film
2021Highway OneYesYesNoFeature Film
2023 Before the World Set on Fire YesYesNoFeature Film

As actress

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