Jessica Graham is an American actress, producer and meditation teacher.[1] She has acted in films such as Murder Made Easy, and 2 Minutes Later for which she won Best Actress Award at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Graham was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. She is the oldest of three sisters and has a half-brother and two step brothers. Her mother raises and trains Alpacas and also works as a gardener for an all-women's gardening company. Her stepfather is a carpenter and her father, who died, worked in an oil refinery. Graham spent part of her childhood living in a 400-year-old house in Ridley State Park without television. Graham is self-taught except for attending The School in Rose Valley from 4th through 6th grade. It was there that Graham performed in her first real play, Antigone, playing the title role.[2]
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Before moving to Los Angeles from Philadelphia, she was the Producing Artistic Director or Theater Catalyst.[3] She also co-founded both Theater Catalyst's Eternal Spiral Project,[4] and Stonegraham Productions,[5] (producers of *girl*, a Philadelphia lesbian party). With the Eternal Spiral Project, she produced and acted in numerous plays including a collection of monologues by Joyce Carol Oates called, "I Stand Before You Naked",[6] and Scab,[7] by Sheila Callaghan.
Since moving to Los Angeles, she has appeared in a number of films including And Then Came Lola, Devil Girl and 2 Minutes Later which won her the Best Actress Award at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. She has also appeared on the stage and her commercial credits include AOL, Southwest Airlines, and PETA. In 2013, Jessica produced Chasseur, written and directed by her frequent collaborator Christopher Soren Kelly, and starring Kelly and Joshua Bitton, which won Best Short at Fly Away Film Festival and Timecode:NOLA. In 2015, she produced and starred opposite Christopher Soren Kelly in the short film Monkeys, for which Kelly also directed.[8] She will again be seen opposite Kelly in two new features, 'The Tangle and Murder Made Easy.
Graham is a meditation teacher and also writes about meditation.[9] She is a contributing editor of the meditation blog, Deconstructing Yourself.[10]
In an interview for the website AfterEllen.com, Graham described herself as an "out bisexual woman" and joked she was "70/30 women to men". She also said, "the real, honest truth is I have been madly in love with three women in my life, and had long-term relationships with them. Madly in love. Maybe a little too madly. And lived with women. But I've done the same thing with men. I've been in long-term relationships with men, and been madly in love with them, too." as well as "I'm interested when an actress comes out. I'm interested when somebody makes a comment about how they fantasize about other women...It's such a double-sided thing."[11]
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^"CONTRIBUTOR Jessica Graham". scienceandnonduality.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^"Deconstructing Yourself: Jessica Graham". deconstructingyourself.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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Jessica Graham is an American actress producer and meditation teacher 1 She has acted in films such as Murder Made Easy and 2 Minutes Later for which she won Best Actress Award at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editGraham was born and raised in the Philadelphia area She is the oldest of three sisters and has a half brother and two step brothers Her mother raises and trains Alpacas and also works as a gardener for an all women s gardening company Her stepfather is a carpenter and her father who died worked in an oil refinery Graham spent part of her childhood living in a 400 year old house in Ridley State Park without television Graham is self taught except for attending The School in Rose Valley from 4th through 6th grade It was there that Graham performed in her first real play Antigone playing the title role 2 Career editBefore moving to Los Angeles from Philadelphia she was the Producing Artistic Director or Theater Catalyst 3 She also co founded both Theater Catalyst s Eternal Spiral Project 4 and Stonegraham Productions 5 producers of girl a Philadelphia lesbian party With the Eternal Spiral Project she produced and acted in numerous plays including a collection of monologues by Joyce Carol Oates called I Stand Before You Naked 6 and Scab 7 by Sheila Callaghan Since moving to Los Angeles she has appeared in a number of films including And Then Came Lola Devil Girl and 2 Minutes Later which won her the Best Actress Award at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival She has also appeared on the stage and her commercial credits include AOL Southwest Airlines and PETA In 2013 Jessica produced Chasseur written and directed by her frequent collaborator Christopher Soren Kelly and starring Kelly and Joshua Bitton which won Best Short at Fly Away Film Festival and Timecode NOLA In 2015 she produced and starred opposite Christopher Soren Kelly in the short film Monkeys for which Kelly also directed 8 She will again be seen opposite Kelly in two new features The Tangle and Murder Made Easy She is a member of SAG AFTRA Personal life editGraham is a meditation teacher and also writes about meditation 9 She is a contributing editor of the meditation blog Deconstructing Yourself 10 In an interview for the website AfterEllen com Graham described herself as an out bisexual woman and joked she was 70 30 women to men She also said the real honest truth is I have been madly in love with three women in my life and had long term relationships with them Madly in love Maybe a little too madly And lived with women But I ve done the same thing with men I ve been in long term relationships with men and been madly in love with them too as well as I m interested when an actress comes out I m interested when somebody makes a comment about how they fantasize about other women It s such a double sided thing 11 Filmography editMy Father s Gun 2002 TV as Patrice Inclinations 2005 as The Muse 12 Thirsty 2005 as Hannah also writer and producer credits The Coat Room 2005 as Kristin 13 Rent Control 2006 as Lucy 14 2 Minutes Later 2007 as Abigail Marks 15 16 Starting from Scratch 2007 as Kissing Girl Heart of the Jade Empress 2007 as Scarlet Guard 1 Devil Girl 2007 as Fay Dire Straights 2007 as Bride Tremble amp Spark 2007 as Veronica Anderson And Then Came Lola 2009 as Jen A Night at the Office 2012 as Lois She4Me 2014 as Actress Monkeys 2014 as Lilla Crazed 2015 as Jackie Doin It 2017 as Sandra BnB HELL 2017 as Jackie Murder Made Easy 2017 as Joan The Tangle 2019 as LaurelReferences edit Wheeler Jason A Woman of Many Hats A Profile of Jessica Graham Retrieved 26 January 2015 Nash Suzi Family Portrait Jessica Graham epgn com Retrieved 26 January 2015 Robb J Cooper 17 August 2005 Catalyst Converter Philadelphia Weekly Archived from the original on 26 January 2015 Retrieved 26 January 2015 Robb J Cooper The New Girls Network Philadelphiaweekly com Archived from the original on 26 January 2015 Retrieved 26 January 2015 Broussard Meredith Girl Party Citypaper net Archived from the original on 2015 10 01 Keating Dougals Women s hearts in the raw Philly com Retrieved 26 January 2015 Robb J Cooper Scab Theatermania com Retrieved 26 January 2015 Wheeler Jason A Woman of Many Hats A Profile of Jessica Graham Retrieved 26 January 2015 CONTRIBUTOR Jessica Graham scienceandnonduality com Retrieved 26 January 2015 Deconstructing Yourself Jessica Graham deconstructingyourself com Retrieved 2 April 2015 Kregloe Karman 2007 08 06 Jessica Graham s Coming Out Party Afterellen com Retrieved 2 April 2015 Inclinations Archived from the original on 2007 07 01 Retrieved 2007 08 09 The Coatroom Archived from the original on 2007 08 11 Retrieved 2007 08 09 Rent Control a film by tesia barone and amy roy Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 08 09 Home 2minuteslater com 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival Presents 2 Minutes Later Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 08 09 External links editOfficial website Jessica Graham at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessica Graham amp oldid 1211618473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
