Lauren Schacher

Schacher was born in Seattle, Washington^[3] and raised in Athens, Georgia. She studied biochemistry and Italian Literature at McGill University^[4] and theater acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.^[1]

Schacher moved to New York City where she attended The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre to pursue an acting career, appearing in a handful of plays and independent films, including a production of Alan Ball's Five Women Wearing Dresses.^[5] In 2013, after an online search through Mobli, Schacher was cast as Caitlin in Paul Schrader's film The Canyons starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen^[6] as well at HBO's TV Movie Phil Spector,^[7] directed by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Jeffrey Tambor. In 2013 Schacher was included in Backstage's 2nd annual "30 Actors to Watch" list.^[3]

Schacher, alongside writers Jenna Laurenzo and Amy Staats, won the inaugural Big Vision Empty Wallet Fellowship.^[8] In 2014, Schacher co-founded the Chicks Who Script podcast with writers Emily Blake and Maggie Levin to discuss primarily female filmmakers and the films, web series, and TV shows they make.^[9] The show recorded 94 episodes with guests including Rose McGowan, Nicole Perlman, Franklin Leonard, LaToya Morgan, Karyn Kusama and Brian Koppelman. In 2016, she co-created the viral webseries F*ck Yes alongside Emily Best, Erica Anderson, Eve Cohen, Blessing Yen, Jessica King, and Julie Keck.^[10]