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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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BEST OF 
FESTIVAL

 

JANELLE
CHRISTA
ACTRESS, SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER
BASED IN CALIFORNIA

BEST
ACTRESS

 

AS SEEN ON:
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BEST
SHORT
FILM

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BEST DRAMA
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BEST PICTURE
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BEST
SUPPORTING
ACTRESS

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HONORABLE 
MENTION X2
FINALIST
Here's a few things some pretty rad people have said about me:
Jhoni Marchinko Janelle Christa

"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

 

Gregory Goodman Janelle Christa
"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
Tiffany Thomas janelle Christa
"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

 
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Jason Weary Janelle Christa
"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





 

Janelle Christa wins best actress at FIFF London Falcon International Film Festival
Janelle Christa wins best drama at FIFF London Falcon International Film Festival
Best Drama
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FLOW
Film
Festival

Best of Festival
 

FLOW
Film
Festival
Best Short Film
Janelle Christa wins best actress in Sophia

NOW STREAMING ON MOMETU:

Janelle Christa Official Selection at LA Independent Women Film Awards
Janelle Christa Wins Honorable Mention at Santa Babara International Screenplay Awards

Here is a section dedicated to my acting🎭 :

On-Screen
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Janelle Christa on set for Cosmic Therapy

ON - SCREEN

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Janelle Christa wins best supporting actress

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 

Claire "Best Short Film" & Official Selection SLO Film Festival, Austin Action International Film Festival, Directed by Ryan Grau

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!

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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 

PRODUCER

ABOUT: Claire desperately fights her way to free two young girls from a trafficker.

 

This 90 second, action film was conceived, shot, edited and submitted in 48 hours for a film competition at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival. The requirements were that it have a balloon in it and that be 90 seconds or less. We filmed this in Santa Barbara, CA.

 

AWARDS 

Best Short Film, Austin Action Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION

SLO Film Festival, Austin Action Festival

Janelle Christa in cosmic Therapy

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 

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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 

 

Janelle Christa wins honorable mention and becomes a quarterfinalist on EVE script

WRITER/PRODUCER/SCRIPT/IN DEVELOPMENT

ABOUT:

A Vegas mom with a dream to be a Realtor in California enters the sex trade and ends up in the center of a political murder scandal.

Feature Film

Single Camera

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 available for purchase or collaboration ...

TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN

The fate of mankind rests on the shoulders of a You-tuber and her three influencer friends who must must save the world (and galaxy) from a group of extraterrestrials.

PILOT FOR SERIES 

STREAMING

SINGLE CAMERA

30 MINUTE COMEDY

ADULT AUDIENCE

 

THE LIGHT LOOM

Character's from: "Gaia's New Dreamcoat," by Ariel Spilsbury. Created by Ariel Spilsbury, Eden Amador, Janelle Christa. Screenplay by Janelle Christa

A teenager discovers that her hallucinations/delusions of grandeur are real-she IS an inter-dimensional being on a mystical mission-but in order to initiate, she must first face her demons.

TV PILOT

STREAMING

SINGLE CAMERA

FANTASY/DRAMA

ONE HOUR

YOUNG ADULT

GAIA'S NEW DREAM COAT 

(Based on the Characters from "Gaia's New Dream Coat" by Ariel Spilsbury. Created by Ariel Spilsbury & Janelle Christa. Screenplay by Janelle Christa.)

In order to save the world, a young Faerie girl must remember her true Fae nature after she becomes human and stripped of her memories and powers in a strange new domain.

TV MINI SERIES 

STREAMING 

SINGLE CAMERA 

FANTASY

ONE HOUR

ADOLESCENTS

THE FAE FRIENDS

(Based on "Gaia's New Dream-coat," the beloved book by Ariel Spilsbury.) Created by Ariel Spilsbury and Janelle Christa. Screenplay by Janelle Christa

A young girl named Taja leads a crew of Faeries who call themselves "THE FAE FRIENDS" on grand missions to protect Planet Earth from Mr. Udjalamoojala, each using specialized magical powers!

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🎥

 

Print

And...here is a section dedicated to my print work! 📸 

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Coaching

REPRESENTATIVES

MODELING AGENT

(Central Coast)

Shannon Loar Cote | HGM

Santa Barbara, California

Tel 805-689-9613

slc@hgmagency.com

TALENT & PRINT AGENT

(Los Angeles)

Commercial/Theatrical/Print

Judy Belshe 

All American  Rascals

(aka Rascals Talent)

rascalstalent@aol.com

LEGAL

Entertainment Legal Services

Leigh Leshner

Phone number: 818-763-6300
Leshner.Leigh@att.net

MODELING AGENT

(Arizona)

The Young Agency

4742 N 24th Street,

Suite 300| Phoenix, AZ

(602) 212-2668

Contact