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Karen Moncrieff
Karen Moncrieff (born December 20, 1963, in Sacramento, California) is an American actress, director and screenwriter.[1] She is best known as the writer and director of critically acclaimed movies Blue Car[2][3][4] and The Dead Girl [5][6][3].
Karen Moncrieff | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1963 Sacramento, California |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actress |
Movies she has directed have won several awards. The Dead Girl won the Deauville American Film Festival's grand prize in 2007.[7] The Keeping Hours won the Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film at the L.A. Film Fest in 2017.[8]
Her directing credits are in both television and features, and she has acted in the soap operas Passions, Days of Our Lives and Santa Barbara. In 1985, she was crowned Miss Illinois and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant. She graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1982.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Guiding Light | Patricia Murphy | |
| 1987 | Days of Our Lives | Gabrielle Pascal | Episode #5572 |
| 1989 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Michelle Brookner | 9 episodes |
| 1990 | Matlock | Miss Eberhardt | Episode: "The Witness" |
| 1990-1992 | Santa Barbara | Cassandra Benedict | 278 episodes |
| 1993 | Midnight Witness | Katy | |
| Rage | Sarah Dameron | ||
| Renegade | Cynthia Mainard | Episode: "No Good Deed" | |
| Perry Mason | Mimi Hoyle | Episode: "Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss" | |
| Wings | Deidre | Episode: "Come Fly With Me" | |
| 1993-1994 | Silk Stalkings | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Murder Between Friends | Amy Morin | |
| 1995 | Robin's Hoods | Heather | Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" |
| Nowhere Man | Pam Peterson | Episode: "A Rough Whimper of Insanity" | |
| Xtro 3: Watch the Skies | J.G. Watkins | ||
| Russian Roulette: Moscow 95 | Uncredited | ||
| 1996-1997 | Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Claire Hartman | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Unhappily Ever After | Zelda | Episode: "Sternberg" |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Lucille Banks | Episode: "A Candidate for Murder" |
| 1998 | Waking Up Horton | Miriam | |
| 1998-2000 | Any Day Now | Uncredited | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Blue Car | Director and writer | [9][10][11] |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Director | Episode "The Opening" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Director | Episode "Slash 30" |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Director and Writer | [7][12][13] |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Director, Writer, and Producer | [14] |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind | Director | |
| 2017 | The Keeping Hours | Director | [15][8] |
| 2018 | The Quad | Director | Episode "Native Son" |
| 13 Reasons Why | Director | 2 episodes [5] | |
| The Girl in the Bathtub | Director and Writer | ||
| 2019 | Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Big Story | Director | |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Director | 2 episodes |
References edit
- ^ "Karen Moncrieff". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (May 2, 2003). "Blue Car (2002) FILM REVIEW; Teacher and Prodigy, Along With Need and Lust". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Thompson,AP, Anne; Thompson, Anne; AP (January 12, 2007). "risky business". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "She's the driver at last". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Tartaglione, Nancy (June 3, 2019). "Karen Moncrieff To Helm 'Lucky' Based On Alice Sebold Memoir; 'Still Alice's James Brown Producing". Deadline. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "'Dead Girl' filmmaker's calling is to break hearts". Los Angeles Times. December 26, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Leffler,AP, Rebecca; Leffler, Rebecca; AP (September 10, 2007). "'Dead' rises at Deauville Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Evans, Greg (June 22, 2017). "L.A. Film Fest Award Winners: 'Becks', 'The Keeping Hours' Among Honorees – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (May 2, 2003). "FILM REVIEW; Teacher and Prodigy, Along With Need and Lust". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "BBC Two - Blue Car". BBC. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Gates, Anita (May 2, 2004). "MOVIES: CRITIC'S CHOICE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Dead Girl". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (November 9, 2006). "The Dead Girl". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 16, 2012). "Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte Start Work On 'The Trials Of Cate McCall'". Deadline. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Kit, Borys (October 14, 2015). "Lee Pace and Carrie Coon to Star in Blumhouse Thriller 'The Keeping Hours' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
External links edit
- Karen Moncrieff at IMDb