Jaclyn Bethany
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London Film School (MA)
American Film Institute (MFA)
Jaclyn Bethany | |
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| Born | September 21, 1988 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) London Film School (MA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer, Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Jaclyn Bethany is an American director, writer, producer and actress.[1][2] She is best known for her work on The Rehearsal, Indigo Valley and The Delta Girl.[3]
Bethany was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She holds a BA in Acting from Fordham University and an MA in Screenwriting from the London Film School. Later, she also received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the AFI Conservatory.[4] Her thesis film, The Delta Girl, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Caitlin Carver and Ashley Bell, premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival.[5]
Bethany's debut feature film was Indigo Valley, starring Rosie Day, Brandon Sklenar and Greta Bellamacina, based on one of her own short film of the same name.[6] It was screened at the Garden State Film Festival.[7] Her digital series The Rehearsal won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama Series for Tina Benko.[8] She is slated to direct the upcoming feature film Before the World Set on Fire, starring Brooke Bloom and Samuel H. Levine.[9]