Vanessa Parise is an American film director, writer, producer, and actress based in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5] Her first feature film Kiss the Bride won the Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons Film Festival in 2002.[6][7] Her television movies, Perfect High and Drink Slay Love have been named by the Lifetime’s Broad Focus initiative.[8] Parise has been nominated for Leo Awards for Best Direction for Lighthouse in 2015,[9] for Perfect High in 2016,[10] for Beyond in 2018,[11] and for The Simone Biles Story in 2019.[12] Her television movie The Simone Biles Story was nominated for Best Television Movie and Best Lead Actress by the NAACP Awards in 2019.[13]
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Early life
Born in New York City and raised in Rhode Island, Parise ended her pursuit of a medical degree at Harvard Medical School to venture into the business as actor/writer/director/producer. on the feature film Kiss the Bride, starring Parise and Alyssa Milano.
Career
Parise ended her pursuit of a medical degree at Harvard Medical School to venture into the business as actor/writer/director/producer on the feature film Kiss the Bride. Parise followed this with the film Jack and Jill vs the World which raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and then enjoyed a limited theatrical release.[14] She has directed the television movies "The Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story",[15] "Perfect High", and "Status Unknown". As a writer, she has sold multiple spec features including BFF.[16] Parise sold the pilot script The New Twenty to Freeform.[17]
Parise is the co-executive producer and directing producer on Charmed.[citation needed] She directed the Tim Kring series Beyond, for which she was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Direction in 2018, and episodes of the Amazon series Just Add Magic.[18] She also directed the series Andi Mack.[citation needed]
Nominations and honors
Parise received a 2019 Leo Award Win for Best Direction of "Simone Biles: Courage to Soar," a 2016 Leo Award nomination for Best Direction of Perfect High[10] and a 2015 Leo award nomination for Best Direction of #POPFAN.[9] She was named by Lifetime with their Broad Focus Top 5 Original Movies 2015,[8] and by SheKnows as one of Ten Female Directors Breaking Stereotypes in 2014.[19] Her film Kiss the Bride won the Hamptons Film Festival’s Golden Starfish Award for Best Feature.[20] At Cinequest, she won the Director’s Award.[21][22] She also won the Excellence In Filmmaking Award at Sarasota,[23] Best Actress, and Best Score at Montecarlo,[24] and Best Feature at RIFF.[25]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | The Flash | Co-Executive Producer/Director | Series, The CW |
| 2021–2022 | Firefly Lane | Director | Series, Netflix |
| 2020 | The Good Doctor | Director | Series, ABC |
| The Resident | Series, FOX | ||
| Chicago Med | Series, NBC | ||
| 2019 | Runaways | Series, Hulu | |
| 2018 | Charmed | Co-Executive Producer/Director | Series, The CW |
| The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar | Director | MOW, Lifetime | |
| 2017 | Beyond | Director | Series, Freeform |
| 2017 | Drink Slay Love[citation needed] | Director | Pilot (BD), Lifetime |
| 2016 | Andi Mack | Director | Series, Disney Channel |
| 2016 | Straight As to XXX[citation needed] | Director | MOW, Lifetime |
| 2016 | Just Add Magic | Director | Series, Amazon |
| 2016 | Project Mc2 | Director | Series, Netflix |
| 2015 | Beverly Hills 90210 Story[citation needed] | Director | MOW, Lifetime |
| 2015 | Perfect High | Director | MOW, Lifetime |
| 2014 | #Popfan[citation needed] | Director | MOW, Lifetime |
| 2014 | Demo Girl | Writer | MOW, Up |
| 2014 | When Calls the Heart[citation needed] | Writer | Episode, Hallmark |
| 2013 | The Wedding Chapel | Director | MOW, NGN |
| 2013 | Status Unknown[citation needed] | Director | MOW, Lifetime |
| 2013 | Coming Home for Christmas | Director | MOW, NGN |
| 2012 | Shape[citation needed] | Writer | Pilot, Tricon |
| 2009 | On Set On Edge | Director | Web Series, Warner Bros |
| 2008 | ' | Writer/Director | Feature Film, MGM |
| 2003 | Kiss the Bride[citation needed] | Writer/Director | Feature Film, MGM |
References
- ^ Kang, Inkoo (November 5, 2015). "Women Direct Lifetime's 5 Most Popular TV Movies After Network Bets on Female Helmers". IndieWire. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Desk, Movies News (August 25, 2016). "Bella Thorne Co-Executive Produced DRINK, SLAY, LOVE Begins Production". Broadway World. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "After acting bug strikes, Parise finds a cure". The Day. August 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Weinstein, Shelli (22 August 2014). "'#PopFan' Director Vanessa Parise Finds Her Niche in Telepics". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 24, 2016). "Bella Thorne To Produce YA Vampire Movie 'Drink, Slay, Love' For Lifetime Starring Cierra Ramirez". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (23 October 2002). "Review: 'Kiss the Bride'". Variety. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Kiss the Bride". Cinequest. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b Kang, Inkoo. "Women Direct Lifetime's 5 Most Popular TV Movies After Network Bets on Female Helmers". Indiewire. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "2015 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees & Winners by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2019". secure.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Nominees | NAACP Image Awards". Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ Dorsey, Kristina. "For Filmmaker, Patience Is A Virtue". The Day. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (17 June 2015). "Lifetime Developing Unauthorized 'Beverly Hills 90210' Flick". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave. "Wind Dancer Acquires 'BFF'". Wind Dancer. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Milly, Jenna (22 May 2012). "Vanessa Parise on How to Sell a TV show and Live to Tell About It". Script Mag. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Just Add Magic". Production Beast. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Edwards, Shanee. "Sick of the Hollywood Sausage Fest? So Are These Female Movie Directors." SheKnows, 24 Oct. 2014, www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1054763/forget-chick-flicks-these-female-directors-are-blasting-stereotypes/page:7". She Knows. 16 May 2023.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (23 October 2002). "Review: 'Kiss the Bride'". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "KISS THE BRIDE". Cinequest. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "For Filmmaker, Patience Is A Virtue". The Day. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "June 2008 | Vanessa Parise". Harvardwood. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "ARCHIVIO VINCITORI". Monte Carlo Film Festival. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "2002 Film Festival Award Winners". Rhode Island Film Festival. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Vanessa Parise on Writing and Directing for Women". Script Mag. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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