charlie gillette
(She/Her)
Charlie is an actor and filmmaker based in New York City.
Full Bio
Charlie Gillette is NY based award-winning Chilean-American actress & filmmaker born in Berlin, Germany, and raised as an army brat, which gave her the opportunity to experience life in various cities around the world and learn several languages such as Spanish and Japanese.
After earning a degree in Film Studies from Columbia University, Charlie pursued a Masters in Acting for stage, screen and radio at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in the UK.
Charlie’s work has been screened and awarded at major Film Festivals and recognized for her ability to bring raw vulnerability and inner strength to her characters that is both powerful and compelling.
Charlie often portrays strong women with the courage to choose their own path, even in challenging and hostile environments. She recently took on the lead role of a determined Hollywood assistant who has to face off against her celebrity boss in an explosive battle for justice in an indie drama “ Lucky To Be Here”. In an award-winning
After earning a degree in Film Studies from Columbia University, Charlie pursued a Masters in Acting for stage, screen and radio at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in the UK.
Charlie’s work has been screened and awarded at major Film Festivals and recognized for her ability to bring raw vulnerability and inner strength to her characters that is both powerful and compelling.
Charlie often portrays strong women with the courage to choose their own path, even in challenging and hostile environments. She recently took on the lead role of a determined Hollywood assistant who has to face off against her celebrity boss in an explosive battle for justice in an indie drama “ Lucky To Be Here”. In an award-winning
- Industry Awards
- (Director) Audience Choice Award at the Crown Heights Film Festival
(Director) Best Dark Comedy Micro Short at the Austin After Dark Film Festival
Williamsburg International Film Festival Original Pitch Contest 2014
- Writer's Group works
- Echo Helix
Screenplay (Action, Teen, Adventure, Coming of age, Teleplay (TV script), Drama, Web series)Synopsis:
In an alternate present day America, nuclear fallout has decimated the population and left many of the survivors barren. As a result, the government has enacted the Bona Dea Project. The goal: to maintain the population and protect the limited survivors. In the city of Bethel all 18 years olds must undergo a biometric test to determine their destiny. Those who are fertile will remain inside the city to procreate. Those who are infertile will contribute to society by working in the outer Wards providing agricultural, industrial and military service to the City. When ELLE is mistakenly selected for military service, she expects a quick end to her life. During her first mission, she falls into the hands of a terrorist organization known as The Colony, but quickly learns that things aren’t what they seem. With the help of prodigious twins, LUX and ASTOR, she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society. Fed up with lies and oppression, the three combine their skills and hatch a devastating plan to wake the citizens to their authoritarian regime’s hidden and corrupt agenda. A dystopian thriller meets coming of age story layered over an ethereal narrative that grapples with the socio-political turmoil in modern America.
