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Janelle Christa
AWARD WINNING ACTRESS,
WRITER & PRODUCER
BASED IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
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Hi! Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate YOU! ❤️
My name is Janelle Christa. I am a storyteller, dreamer, and movie-magic maker 🎥 🔮
My dream role would be to play Feyre Archeron on Hulu's upcoming "A Court of Thorns and Roses." 🧚♂️
💫 Here are a few movies and shows I have been in and/or wrote and produced:
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Here's a few things some pretty rad people have said about me:
"Impressive range as an actress, and a really funny writer. I mean really funny!
High Concept, easy to pitch, funny stuff. Really clever."
-Jhoni Marchinko
Writer/Producer
Known for Will & Grace, 2 Broke Girls
"I think the world of Janelle. I'm very proud of her and I think she's done herself proud. "
-Gregory Goodman
Producer/Executive Producer
Known for X-Men, Captain Phillips, 8 Mile
"The hardest worker I know. This girl creates worlds in her acting and her writing. Worlds! That takes a certain kind of imagination and talent. Plus, she is beautiful on screen."
-Tiffany Thomas
Actress/Writer/Producer
Known for The Proud Family
"Really incredible actress. She is made to be on screen. I could make movies with her every single day."
-Jason Weary
Director/Cinematographer
Known for A House Divided
Here's a video of some industry professionals talking
about working with me:
Here's my acting reel:
Here's my production reel:
Here is some info on my most recent award winning film Sophia 🎬
Sophia Starring, Written, and Produced by Janelle Christa
Best Drama
FLOW
Film
Festival
Best of Festival
FLOW
Film
Festival
Best Short Film
Here is a section dedicated to my acting🎭 :
ON - SCREEN
ACTING RESUME
FILM
Sophia WINNER: “Best Actress” Official Selection: LA Women Film Awards, FIFF, & SB International Screenplay Awards Directed by Jason Weary
Knock, Knock WINNER: “Best Supporting Actress” Sho Lo International Film Festival, Directed by Jorrit Van Der Kooi
Lemonade NOMINATED “Best Actress” Santa Barbara Film Awards, Directed by Ember Condron
Shock Value “Best Picture” La Mano Fest Directed by Douglas Rath, produced by Gregory Goodman (known for X-Men, Captain Phillips)
Magnet Official Selection of The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Directed by Christopher Coustea
Wake Up Call Official Selection of The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Directed by Keely Mettlen
Curse of the Orange Rug Directed by James Khan (Known for Return of the Jedi, Star Trek, and E.T.)
Nepenthe Directed by by Theo Devaney (Known for Supernatural)
Save the Cupcake Directed by Emmy Award Winning Tiffany Thomas (Known for the Proud Family)
Group Therapy Official Selection of The London Film Awards, Directed by Daniel Bollag
A Rabbi, A Priest and an Ex Gumba Walk into a Bar, WINNER of “Best Comedy” Newark International Film Festival Directed by Daniel Bollag
The Last Ballad of Roxi Directed by Gregory Haynes (Known for Cowboys and Angels)
Lucky Juliet Directed by Jason Eggelston
Favorites Directed by David Gutel
Fun Produced by JIG Studios
Checklist Directed by JIG Studios
Psychopath Directed by David Gutel
Last American Outlaw: Topper & Doe Directed by Tad Shaftel
Riches to Rags Produced by Relentless Filmworks
False Alarm Directed by Jorrit Van Der Kooi
Strawberries and Nachos Directed by Gregory Haynes
Wrongside Bob Directed by James Khan
TELEVISION
The Thicke of Things (3 Episodes, Mockumentary TV Series) Starring Alan Thicke, Canadian Screen Awards
Love And… (Pilot) Directed by Honesty Edwards (Known for A House Divided)
Cosmic Therapy (Pilot) Directed by Michele Ly
Fo Sho Show (Pilot) Directed by Monique Rosario
#MomLife (Pilot) Directed by Ryan Von Grau
Sophie in Hollywood (Mini Series: Asian American TV) Directed by Mayra Mazor
Pine Valley Medical (TV Series) on SBTV
STAGE
(Host) SBIFF Awards Show, Presented awards to Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah, Gweneth Paltrow, and Martin Scorsese
Spoon River Directed by Peter Frisch
Time Stands Still Directed by Peter Frisch
Hamlet Directed by Frank Gerrish
The Tarantino Variation Directed by Frank Gerrish
— Additional List available upon request —
STAND-IN
P!NK with Covergirl Cosmetics
Ellen Degeneres Master Class on OWN Network
COMMERCIAL | PRINT
List Available Upon Request
TRAINING
Advanced Actor Academy and Private Training (9 years) The Frisch Studio with Peter Frisch (of Carnegie, Juilliard, and Harvard)
Advanced Actor Training (3 years) FAT Studio with Frank Gerrish
Advanced Acting at Salt Lake Black Box Theatre (3 years)
Advanced Commercial Acting (1 year) with Mike Pointer
(Additional List available upon request)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Circuit training | Sandbag training | long distance running | sprinting | jogging | flow yoga | core power yoga | intermediate skiing | kickboxing | strength training | weightlifting | rollerblading | ice skating | basic skateboarding | jump roping | professional massage therapist | public speaker | free movement dance | high impact aerobics | baseball | hockey | hiking | some rock climbing | alto-voice range | driving stick shift | singing karaoke | Lover of rock and roll, thriller movies, & binge-worthy TV
Here's some behind the scenes fun 🤩
Here's a section dedicated to my screenwriting ✍️ -
and some Producing too!
WRITER/PRODUCER
ABOUT:
Sophia: A wild experience awakens the Governor’s wife to the realization she has been complicit in her husband’s corruption by staying silent.
Short Film/Proof of Concept
Intended for streaming
Drama
Adult Audience
AWARDS
WINNER: "Best of Festival" FLOW Film Festival
WINNER: "Best Short Film" FLOW Film Festival
WINNER: "Best Drama" FIFF London
WINNER: "Best Actress" FIFF London
WINNER: “Honorable Mention” Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
WINNER: “Best Drama” FIFF London
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, Los Angeles Independent Women Film Awards, FIFF London, FLOW Film Festival
WRITER/PRODUCER
Cosmic Therapy: The Goddess tries to talk a temperamental God out of destroying the planet after their Son knocks up a (married) couples therapist.
Pilot
Single Camera
Intended for streaming
22 minute comedy
Young Adult and Adult Audience
CO-WRITER/PRODUCER
ABOUT:
#MomLife: Two polar opposite sisters must learn to get along so their out-of-control kids don't get kicked out of school.
Pilot
Single Camera
Intended for streaming
30 Minute Comedy
Young Adult and Adult Audience
WRITER/PRODUCER/SCRIPT/IN DEVELOPMENT
ABOUT:
Eve: Living in Poverty on the outskirts of Vegas, Eve struggles with family, money, and fast living on the Strip. A tough choice leads her down a dangerous path of self discovery.
Feature Film
90 Minutes
Drama
AWARDS
WINNER: "Honorable Mention" Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
QUARTERFINALIST: Nashville International Screenwriting Contest
Here's a few of my favorite scripts I've written that are in development...
TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN
A Youtuber discovers she is half-alien after she and 3 other influencers have their eggs harvested by a group of extraterrestrials that plan to exterminate humans and repopulate the planet.
PILOT FOR SERIES
STREAMING
SINGLE CAMERA
30 MINUTE COMEDY
ADULT AUDIENCE
TAIJA (Co-Writer)
Character's from: "Gaia's New Dreamcoat," by Ariel Spilsbury.
Taija has a dream of being a famous singer, but a mystical group of inter-dimensional beings remind her of a her higher purpose that she signed up for--long before she came to a dying planet Earth.
TV PILOT
STREAMING
SINGLE CAMERA
FANTASY/DRAMA
ONE HOUR
YOUNG ADULT
THE LIGHT LOOMIES (Co-Creator)
(Based on "Gaia's New Dream-coat," the beloved book by Ariel Spilsbury.)
Follow Taja and her crew of Fairies as they weave light into the 'light loom' to protect humans and faeries alike from Mr. Udjamoojala, a shadow man that tricks children into forgetting their magic.
PILOT
STREAMING
ANIMATION
FANTASY
22 MINUTES
KIDS 3-7
Here is my Motion Picture Production Reel 🎬
Here is my Media/Commercial/Motion Picture Production Reel🎥
And...here is a section dedicated to my print work! 📸
REPRESENTATIVES
TALENT AGENT (Santa Barbara)
Commercial/Theatrical/Print
Shannon Loar Cote | HGM
Santa Barbara, California
Tel 805-689-9613
TALENT AGENT (Los Angeles)
Commercial/Theatrical/Print
Judy Belshe
All American Rascals
(aka Rascals Talent)