Jillie Simon

Jillie Simon

Co-President
Endorphin Records
Full Bio
Jillie Simon is an actor, singer-songwriter, writer, director and producer who's performed nationally and internationally on stage and screen. She wrote, co-directed, produced and played the lead role in her first narrative short film Hungry, co-starring Oscar-nominee Eric Roberts. Hungry has won 14 awards so far (including seven that Jillie won for Best Actress/Best Performance in a Film/Outstanding Actress), two Honorable Mentions, a Semi-Finalist and 16 more nominations in 33 festivals. Prior to that, she'd co-directed, co-produced and performed in two multi-award-winning music videos, Legalize and So Many Ways (For Safe, Green, Sane Energy). Her new film A Chance, has begun it's festival journey, and just won Best LGBT Short or Feature at Action on Film Festival, Best LGBT Short at Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, Best Drama plus an award for Outstanding Actress- Jillie Simon at X World Intl. Short Film Festival, Rome, Italy.

Latest acting credits include a principal role in multi-award winning feature film The Incoherents, with Amy Carlson, which has just received distribution (the details are still under wraps, TBA April '20) and in Prince Harming, an award-winning dramedy by Marianne Hettinger, which also just received distribution, with Ammo Content, after it's successful festival run. Past film roles also include a lead role in You Have the Right to Remain Violent , directed by the multi-award-winning Roberto Monticello, roles in indie film Confess by Stefan Schaefer (Best Screenplay, Hampton Film Festival), the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard and the title role in romantic comedy short Hannah Henri by Akiva Penaloza. Television includes Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and a recurring role on As The World Turns . She also played in comedy web-series Gail s New Boyfriend (New Media Comedy) which will premiere on Amazon Prime and just finished acting in a proof-of-concept short for FBI/Mafia thriller mini-series Infiltrated and a proof-of-concept short Summer of '70, for an upcoming feature, directed by the Emmy-winning William Electric Black.

-Off-Broadway work includes performances at the NY Public Theater (Blues), in Tony & Tina s Wedding, and playing Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn , with Jack Mulcahy as JFK, BritFest 2005. Regional theater work included performing with Marlo Thomas at the Cleveland Playhouse. Jillie has also performed with other luminaries such as Marion Seldes (Players Club), Austin Pendleton (Cornelia St. Cafe), Joyce Randolph (New Dramatists) and with Tom Wopat, playing his sixth wife, in a reading of Larry Beinhart's screenplay, Divorce , at The Directors Company, directed by Michael Parva. (She s performed improv shows and sketch at the Upright Citizen s Brigade, UCBeast and the NY Comedy Club and been a Guest Teaching Artist at NYU Tisch School of Arts and in John Pallotta's NY acting classes. For resume please go to website, http://www.jilliesimon.com
Professional Credits
FILM:
Entrapment (short, in post) -lead- Natalie Huggins, writer-dir.
Infiltration (proof of concept short, in post) -lead- Marvalee Peart, writer, dir.
Imitate The Sun (proof-of-concept short, in post) -supporting- William Electric Black, dir.
Beyond Adversity (in post) -supporting- Kaneesha Heath, writer-director
Match (short) -lead- Brian W. Siebert, director
Prince Harming -supporting- Marianne Hettinger, writer-director
The Incoherents w/ Annette O'Toole -supporting- Jared Barel, director
A Chance (short) -lead- Jillie Simon co-writer/co-director, Ange Arabatzis, co-writer, co-director
Hungry w/ Eric Roberts (short) -lead- Jillie Simon, writer-co-director, Thomas Simon, co-director
Hannah Henri (short) -lead- Akiva Penaloza, writer-director
You Have The Right to Remain Violent -lead- Roberto Monticello, director
Confess w/ Ali Larter -supporting- Stefan Schaefer, writer-director
A Beautiful Mind w/ Russell Crowe -featured- Ron Howard, director
Copy Shop (not yet released) -lead- William Electric Black, writer-director
Fanatical Teachings of Julian Tau w/ Joshua Gomez -supporting- Rebellion Pictures (short)
TELEVISION: - includes
Full Frontal w/ Samantha Bee -under 5- TBS
Law & Order -featured- NBC
As The World Turns -recurring- CBS
Maintenance Men s Lounge -lead- ABC Pilot demo WEB-SERIES:
The Connection -supporting- Andrew Froening, director
Gail's New Boyfriend -supporting- New Media Comedy/Amazon Prime-(TBA)
We Became the Enemy (pilot) -lead- Armand Ruhlman, writer-director

THEATER: OFF-BROADWAY -includes
Blues (New Works Project Festival) -Mary Lou- NY Public Theater
Tony & Tina s Wedding -Connie- Waverly Place Theater
OFF-OFF BROADWAY -includes-
The Silencer -Detective Katie Hart- Hudson Guild Theater/ WinterFest
Cocaine Dreams -Coca- Kraine Theater
Dolores -Dolores- Access Theater
REGIONAL -includes-
Othello -Bianca- NJ Shakespeare Festival
In One Bed, Out the Other -Rosine Rose- Cooperstown Theater Festval
Crimes of the Heart -Babe- Florida Studio Theater
STAGED READINGS OF SCREENPLAYS-includes
KillSwitch -Juliette - Carol Dorn, director, Jaclyn Powell, writer, NYWIFT New Works Lab
The Fighting Wagners - Tressa Sarubbi - Arlene Sparaco, writer
Divorce -Connie Sue- Larry Beinhart (Wag the Dog), writer, Michael Parva, director, The Directors Company
Industry Awards
-Winner: Best Inspirational Film -Hungry, Award of Excellence -Vegas Movie Awards, Las Vegas, Nevada 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

-Winner: Best Actress -Jillie Simon in Hungry -Award of Prestige - Vegas Movie Awards 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

-Winner: Social Message Award, Hungry - Festival Angaelica, 2019, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

-Winner: Leading Actress -Award of Recognition -Jillie Simon, Hungry - Accolade Global Film Competition 2019, La Jolla, California, USA

-Winner: Liberation/Social Justice/Protest -Award of Recognition, Hungry - Accolade Global Film Competition 2019, La Jolla, California, USA

-Winner: Honorable Mention / Audience Award Runner-Up, Katra Film Series 2019: SideBar Edition, New York, New York, USA

-Winner: Make A Difference Award, San Diego International Kids' Film Festival 2018, California, USA

-Winner: Best Actress in a Long Short, Jillie Simon, Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest 2018, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

-Winner: Indie Spirit Award, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2017, California, USA

-Winner: Award of Outstanding Excellence - Lead Actress, Jillie Simon for Hungry

-Winner: Golden State Best Performance in an Acting Role - Jillie Simon for Hungry, Action On Film International Film Festival, California, USA

-Winner: Honorable Mention, The Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2016, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

-Winner: Best Film (Public Service Honoree), Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2016, Pennsylvania, USA

-Winner: Award Of Merit, Leading actress (Jillie Simon), at the The Indie Fest Film Awards 2015

-Winner - Best LGBT Short or Feature - A Chance - Action On Film International Film Festival 2019, Las Vegas, USA

-Winner - Best LGBT Short - A Chance - Skiptown International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA

-Winner - Golden Reel Award - So Many Ways (For Safe, Green, Sane Energy) - Nevada Film Festival

-Winner - Best Music Video - Legalize -Toronto Independent Film Festival 2011, Toronto , Canada

-Winner -Aloha Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking - Legalize 2011 Honolulu Film Awards, Honolulu , USA

-Winner -Rising Star Award - Legalize - Canada Film Festival 2012, Vancouver, Canada

-Winner - Best Music Video - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Los Angeles Global Film Festival, 2010, CA, USA

-Winner - Award of Excellence - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Canada International Film Festival 2010, Vancouver, CA

-Winner - Gold Kahuna Award -Smells Like Teen Spirit Honolulu International Film Festival 2010, Honolulu, USA
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