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Aly Brier | |
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Born | Alexanna Rose Brier August 4, 1997 Old Westbury, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Fashion Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Writer, Director |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Alexanna Rose Brier (born August 4, 1997) is an American actress, producer, and director. Her filmography includes portraying The Intern in High Maintenance..[1] and her role as Effy in the upcoming short film, Sour Honey.
Early Life
editBrier began her acting career at age 9 working in a variety of performance outlets. This started with commercial work for brands including Chuck E. Cheese, Dixie Plates, and Acuvue Contact Lenses [2] . She moved into theater work with principal and ensemble roles such as Jemima Potts in the US Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [3] (2008) and on Broadway playing Debbie in Billy Elliot the Musical [4] (2011).
When not on the main stage, Brier performed back home on Long Island. Screen-wise, she appeared in multiple shorts including Sane Jules Blaine. Directed by Andrew Simkiss, it earned the 2009 Warner Brothers Film Award [5] and King Award from New York University’s First Run Film Festival [6].
She completed her secondary education at The Wheatley School [7], acting in local productions and served as Vice President of their theatre company. Delving into work behind the camera, she produced, directed, wrote, and edited the short film A Helping Hand [8]. It awarded her as the winner of the Creative Empowerment Arts College Scholarship [9] and recipient of the 2014 Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist.
Career
editAfter graduating from Wheatley in 2015 Brier attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In 2020, she earned a Bachelors of Science in Film and Media with a minor in French [10].
Transitioning to a full-time actress, her appearances were primarily cameos on television shows and mini-series which included High Maintenance and Message Not Received. Alongside those, her focus has been creating and starring in short films. Work included Bandito Melancholia [11], Tape [12], and Small Time [13].
The latter was released in 2020, playing the role of Shelley [14]. It received praise domestically and internationally. That year, it earned Best Feature at the Centre Film Festival [15] and EDA Award for Best Female Directed Feature at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival [16] followed up by the Spirit of Freedom Award [17] at The Bahamas International Film Festival [18] in 2021.
Her latest short, Sour Honey [19], which is dedicated to sex workers everywhere, is set to release Summer 2024.
Personal life
editBrier began dating Tommy Nelson, her Sour Honey co-star, in 2023. They married on September 11 of that year [20]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Sane Jules Blaine | Eve Blaine | Short |
Crickett and the Little Girl Power[21] | Roaming Reporter | TV Movie | |
2013 | Kate | Becky Willis | Short |
2016 | Ookie Cookie | Chloe | Short |
What Fresh Hell[22] | Lola | Short | |
Katelyn | Katelyn | Short | |
An Exploration in Blue[23] | Caterina | Short | |
2017 | In This Family | Samantha | Credited As Alexanna Brier |
2018 | The Last Night[24] | Dru Roberts | Short |
Fat Lily | Lily | Short | |
2019 | Tangerine Dream | May | Short |
Coolidge | Dorothy | Short | |
Bandito Melancholia | Director | Short | |
2020 | Small Time | Shelley | |
Tape | Chrissy | Short | |
Eden: The Only One Left to Us[25] | Effy | Credited As Alexanna Brier | |
Black Eyed Susan | Maurine | ||
2024 | Sour Honey | Effy | Post Production |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Shelter | Miriam Anderson | Episodes: "Pilot" & "Episode #1.2" |
2017 | Message Not Received | Mia | Episode: "She Wants It" |
2018 | High Maintenance | The Intern | Episode: "Ghost" |
Stage
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Jemima Potts | US National Tour |
2010 | Billy Elliot the Musical | Debbie | On Broadway |
References
edit- ^ "High Maintenance Ep 8: Ghost". Home Box Office (HBO). April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Aly Brier Commercials - ACUVUE TV SPOT 'Dreamy Josh'". ispot.tv. June 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Playbill - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Takes Flight on National Tour". Playbill. October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Aly Brier Roles'". Playbill. May 15, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "The Insider - Andrew Simkiss". The New York Times. April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "67th Annual First Run Film Festival Winners Announced". nyu.edu. March 21, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Our Town A Hit At Wheatley'". mineolaamerican.comm. December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT ARTS CONTEST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS". IMDb.com. June 24, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. Creative Empowerment Arts Contest Gallery". creativeempowermentars.org. April 10, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Alexanna Brier". filmfreeway.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "A Screening Premiere of 60 New Films from MONO NO AWARE June 2019". mononoawarefilm.com. June 2, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tape Review". The New York Times. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Small Time". niav-film.com. February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Alexanna Brier; Movies, TV, and Film Roles". amazon.com. August 13, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENTRE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS". centrefilm.org. April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "SMALL TIME - Whistler Film Festival 2020". whistlerfilmfestival.com. July 25, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Festival:Small Time". bintlfilmfest.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Press Items - 2021 Winners". bintlfilmfest.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sour Honey Photos (Alexanna Brier)". shelbyrenephoto.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tommy Nelson: Movies, TV, and Bio". amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Crickett and the Little Girl Power". avclub.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "What Fresh Hell (2016)". mubi.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "An Exploration in Blue (S)". filmaffinity.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Last Night (2017) Horror Short Film". pophorror.com. May 29, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Eden: The Only One Left To Us". freethework.com. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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