Linda Shayne
Linda Shayne | |
|---|---|
| Born | USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actress, film producer |
Linda Shayne is an American-Canadian dual citizen, film and television writer and director, and former film and television actress.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Linda Shayne was born in the United States. Shayne graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and her published work includes a journal article about ex-offenders from San Quentin Prison. She also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]
Career
[edit]Shayne's feature film credits include Purple People Eater (writer, director, and producer),[4] Flyin' Ryan (writer, director, and producer), Crystal Heart (writer), Little Ghost (director), and The Undercover Kid (director).[5] Shayne wrote and directed the short suspense thriller Mirror Image (director) in 2019.[6] Linda Shayne's TV credits include The Secret World of Alex Mack (director), and Starla and the Jewel Riders (writer).[7]
For Shayne's film, Mirror Image, she won Best Directing at the Freedom Festival Intl. and Best Thriller at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.[8]
Shayne's dramatic epic screenplay won Best Script at the London New Renaissance Film Festival, the Florence Film Awards and Top 10 at Cinequest.
Shayne's other film credits include Out of Bounds (actress), No Man's Land (actress), Graduation Day (actress), Humanoids from the Deep (actress), Screwballs (writer and actress), and Lovely But Deadly (actress). Linda Shayne's TV credits include Archie Bunker's Place (actress), Hill Street Blues (actress), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (actress), The Secret World of Alex Mack (director), and Starla and the Jewel Riders (writer).[9]
Shayne was the writer and director of the documentary Being Anne: Conversation Of Transformation.[10] She won the Best Narrative Documentary award at the Angeles Documentaries Film Festival in 2024.
Shayne has also had film writing development deals with Walt Disney Studios, Showtime Networks, and Brian Grazer, and she has served on the judging panel for the British film festival ShropFilm48.[11] Linda Shayne created a TV series to film in Thailand and served as a Judge for the Content Asia Awards.[12]
Linda Shayne wrote the children's book, Longfellow Finds a Home.[13] The book was illustrated by Emmy-Award winner Art Leonardo. The bilingual English/Japanese version will be released soon.
References
[edit]- ^ "Linda M. Shayne filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20.
- ^ Shayne, Linda. "Linda Shayne". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Find a Director". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ Scott, Vernon (6 Jan 1989). "Almost Single-Handedly Linda Shayne Produced 'Purple People Eater'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "How I Saved The President (DVD)". Amazon.com.
- ^ "Mirror Image (Short Film)". Alliance of Women Directors.
- ^ "Find a Director". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Find a Director". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders", Wikipedia, 2025-05-08, retrieved 2025-05-14
- ^ "Find a Director". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ ShropFilm48 - Shropshire's first 48-hour film challenge Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2024 ContentAsia Awards Judges". FilmFatales.
- ^ "Longfellow Finds a Home (Children's Book)". www.amazon.com.
External links
[edit]- Film directors from Los Angeles
- American women film directors
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American television writers
- American women screenwriters
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- Living people
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- American women television writers
- 21st-century American women