Lindsay Beamish
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Lindsay Beamish is an American actress and professor, best known for her role as Severin in John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 film Shortbus[1]. As of 2015, she teaches at Emerson College in Boston, MA[2][3].
Early Work
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Beamish began acting early, starring in TV movies as a child during the 1980s, before finding series work on television in the 2000s, making appearances on CSI, Gilmore Girls and Six Feet Under[4].
Independent/Experimental Work
In addition to her television work, from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, Beamish starred in Miranda July's Nest of Tens[5] and contributed her directing skills to "In Can Can Descent" which was featured on Kill Rock Stars Starter Set DVD compilation[6].
Shortbus
Her role in Shortbus followed, celebrated by David Ansen in Newsweek, who said "Beamish's conflicted dominatrix stands out for her understatement, she understands nuance and stillness"[7]. Beamish was nominated for a Gotham Award [8]and made appearances at the Cannes International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival[9], Chicago International Film Festival, and the Bergen International Film Festival[10].
Recent Activity
In 2013, Beamish starred in Nate Taylor's Forgetting the Girl, her performance praised by David DeWitt in The New York Times[11]. While attending grad school at UC Davis, Beamish devised, directed and starred in the multi-media performance 38 1/2, and Wigs[12], created with and co-starring Amanda Vitiello. In 2018, she starred in the Apollinaire Theater Company's production of Roland Schimmelpfenniq's Winter Solstice[13].
References
- ^ Mitchell, John Cameron (2006-10-20), Shortbus, Sook-Yin Lee, Peter Stickles, P. J. DeBoy, retrieved 2018-06-16
- ^ "College welcomes 10 full-time faculty members | Emerson College". Emerson College. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Lindsay Beamish | Faculty | Emerson College". Emerson College. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Earliest Titles With Lindsay Beamish". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ July, Miranda (2000-10), Nest of Tens, Lindsay Beamish, Miranda July, retrieved 2018-06-16
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Various - Starter Set". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Romp and Roll". Newsweek. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (2006-10-23). "AWARDS WATCH: IFP Unveils Gotham Nominees: "The Departed," "Half Nelson," "Little Children," "Marie". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "31st Annual Toronto International Film Festival - "Shortbus" Premiere". Getty Images. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Cannes DuJour". 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ DeWitt, David. "'Forgetting the Girl,' a Psychological Thriller". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "The Strongest Girls in the World: A Review of Wigs - WEIRD SISTER". WEIRD SISTER. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "In 'Winter Solstice,' fascism comes calling - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
Lindsay Beamish
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