Michelle Ehlen
American actress
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Michelle Ehlen is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress best known for her comedic feature Butch Jamie.
OccupationsFilm director, producer, screenwriter, actress
Notable workButch Jamie
Michelle Ehlen | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actress |
| Notable work | Butch Jamie |
Career
Michelle is a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School where she studied writing and directing.[1] She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo[2] and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD.[3] Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself,[4] she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film.[1] She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.[5]
Filmography
- Maybe Someday (2022) as Jay (also writer/director/producer)
- S&M Sally (2015) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
- Heterosexual Jill (2013) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
- Butch Jamie (2007) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)[1]
- Half Laughing (2003) as Evie (also writer/director/producer)[6]
- The Breast of Times (2003) (director)[6]
- Ballet Diesel (2002) as Ballet Diesel (also writer/director/producer)[6]