Micaela Wittman

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Micaela Wittman
Born (1999-09-26) September 26, 1999 (age 24) [1]
Rhinebeck, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present

Micaela Wittman is an American actress and writer who played roles on Clairevoyant, Remy & Arletta, Modern Family, and Teen Wolf. [2] [3] Additionally, Wittman was named one of six up-and-comers in "The Next Act series" by V and Hedi Slimane. [1]

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Early life

Micaela Wittman was born in Rhinebeck, New York and raised in Arizona. She was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in a strict family before deciding to drop out of high school to pursue her acting career. [4]

Career

Wittman is known for her titular role in the Gravitas Ventures film Clairevoyant (2021) which was nominated for a 2021 British Independent Film Festival award. [5] [6] Most of the interview segments in the film were shot over the course of one day and later edited together to form the basis of the script. [7] Made on a budget of 3,000 dollars in the run-and-gun tradition, it was later sold internationally at the Marché du Film after six months of production, mainly shot on the weekends. [8] [9] Because of her ability to make films on low budgets, Wonderland Magazine cited her as an "indie film goddess." [10]

In addition to making low-budget films, she recurred as Tara Raeken, the sister of Theo Raeken, in the MTV supernatural drama Teen Wolf. [11] She also appeared as Katie Holmes in A.P. Bio and Maggie in the Netflix film Shirley. [12] [13]

In 2022 she published the coming of age novel, Remy & Arletta, which was based on a true story about two teenagers who lean on their friendship to get through troubling teenage years. [14] [15] It was adapted into a film which premiered at Outfest 2022, before being released in theaters fall of 2023. [16] [17] The story chronicles her own relationship with her alcoholic and abusive mother, and incorporates her experience as a Jehovah's Witness. [18] [19]

In May 2023, V included her in the annual "The Next Act series" by Hedi Slimane. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Teen Wolf: 9 Most Frightening Scenes, Ranked". ScreenRant. 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
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  9. ↑ "How This Actor-Turned-Filmmaker Made a Movie for $3K That Sold at Cannes". Backstage. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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