Valerie Brandy is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is best known for her recurring role as Trixie on FX's Justified, and for her performance as Lola in the feature film Lola's Last Letter, which she also wrote and directed. The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a competition feature at Dances with Films Festival, and earned Brandy a Best Principal Actress Nomination from the Los Angeles Film Review.[1]
Valerie Brandy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1990 Santa Barbara |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Career
editValerie Brandy had a recurring role in season 3 of Justified as Trixie, a drug addict and informant for the villain Limehouse. Trixie had a family connection to Noble's Holler, as her mother had taken up refuge there.[2] Brandy's story arc on the show ended when her character was shot by Tanner Dodd.
Brandy's first original feature screenplay Dying with Daisy was a quarterfinalist in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]
In 2015, Brandy made her directorial debut in the independent feature film Lola's Last Letter, which she also wrote and starred in. The film co-starred Annamarie Kenoyer and Travis Quentin Young. The movie was released in 2016 after its World Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a Competition Feature at Dances with Films Festival.[4][5] She was nominated by the Los Angeles Film Review for a Best Principal Actress Award for her role as Lola.[6][unreliable source?]
In 2016, Women & Hollywood chose Lola's Last Letter as a VOD pick of the month.[7]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting | Best Original Feature Screenplay | Dying with Daisy | Quarterfinalist |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Film Review | Best Principal Actress in a Feature Film | Lola's Last Letter | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Los Angeles Film Review". 2015-06-11. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Bierly, Mandy. "'Justified' EP Graham Yost talk 'Thick as Mud". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "2011 Oscars Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowships". Oscars.org. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "IndieWIRE". 2015-05-04. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Variety". 2015-05-04. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Los Angeles Film Review". 2015-06-11. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Gardner, Kate. "'Making Your Own Way: September Web Series and VOD Picks". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2016.