Arlene Barshinger
Arlene Barshinger[edit]
Arlene Barshinger (Born August 23rd, 1971) is a Korean-German model, actress, photographer, writer, producer, and radio personality.
Biography[edit]
Early Life[edit]
Arlene Barshinger was born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia to her Korean mother UnSun Kang and German-American father Thomas G. Fleck in 1971. Due to her father's enlistment in the U.S. Army, Barshinger grew up in South Korea, Germany, and in various states across the United States.She has one sister.
Barshinger's found her love of photography when she joined the year book staff her sophomore year in high school as a yearbook photographer. Soon after she joined the staff of The Desert Dispatch, a local newspaper located in Barstow, California as a photographer.
In 1991, Barshinger married her first husband right out of high school, having had one child through this brief marriage. Seven years later she then married Kerry A Barshinger, to West Point graduate and USAF Lt. Colonel and went on to have two additional children with him, a son and a daughter. They divorced in January of 2019.
Acting Career[edit]
Barshinger had no interest in acting. However, it was her son who did. She went into The Brock Agency and spoke with Beverly Brock about representation for her son, when Brock then suggested that Barshinger also take up acting and modeling..[1] It was not until she moved to California in 2010 with her husband (at the time), and went on her first movie set Predatory Lender as featured background. She not only was an actress but quickly became an Executive Producer, having utilized her skills from previous professions to help her to learn quickly.
Barshinger’s second gig was on the award winning film Fruitvale Station starring Michael B. Jordan which took home both Juror and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, among many other awards. Barshinger played the role of one of the BART witnesses during the shooting death of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California.[2] After that, Barshinger took on various rolls such as Cupcake in the feature Bullets, Blades and Blood, Mary Jo in Discovery Channel’s I Almost Got Away with It, Julia Augusta in Prophecy of Eve, Gillian in Heaven or Hell and many more. Television credits include American Horror Story, The Rookie, For the People, One Day at a Time and more.
Other Works[edit]
Barshinger took on other various roles in the entertainment industry. She started off as an entertainment reporter for a blog talk show but then had the opportunity to begin her own show called N the Queue. The show was inspired by her recent turn of events. As someone who has fibromyalgia and IBS[3], Barshinger fell into depression and anxiety. Her acting inspired her and gave her hope which is what she wanted to do with her show, to give others hope and to follow their dreams despite their circumstances. N the Queue, with co-host Mark Johnston grew in popularity quickly and made top 300 in less than 8 months with 15,000 shows on the air for Blog Talk Radio.[4] The show was featured regularly on Blog Talk’s front page. Barshinger started producing and line producing on films such as Heaven or Hell, Angel’s VS Werewolves, Angelics, Dateless[5], and many other productions. It became too much for Barshinger to produce both the talk show and film so she stepped aside from the talk show and continued to pursue acting, modeling and producing[6]
Barshinger also worked as set photographer on different projects such as Bullets, Blades and Blood, Apocrypha, The Sparrows and others. However, due to a car accident in 2015, Barshinger has hung up her camera. She has not been able to shoot since due to the injury.
Barshinger was also a television host for shows such as Arts in Action which was aired on a local station. The show featured local artists. She served as the host of two other local shows SacFaddy and Let’s Talk, both covering various topics.
She also worked in commercials and print work. Most notable were commercials for KCRA Sacramento, Apple, Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, Kindle, and Nvidia. Print work for Kanjana Designs and American Express were just two of the many others featured in her modeling career.
In 2016 Barshinger partnered up with long-time friend and owner of RedCape Cinema, Ron Santiano, as part owner/producer for the production company.
Designers Barshinger has modeled for include Rory Castillo, Jennifer Schmidt Collection, Kanjana Designs, Kajun Cake, and Blia Thao.
Barshinger was also media coordinator for Sac Fashion Week, Sacramento, California.
Awards[edit]
Barshinger won in People Magazine’s Beauty at Every Age competition in 2013 in the 40-year age range beating out all the other 41-year-olds as the winner for her age category, making overall finalist for their contest.[7] More than 20,000 women were entered into the competition all over the United States.
Appearances[edit]
Barshinger has made appearances on Live Wire, Access Sacramento’s local TV show, as a celebrity Judge in Shannon McCabe’s Vampire Ball, also based in Sacramento, Celebrity Judge for Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival, San Francisco Fashion week,[8] Zodwriter, articles from Times Herald, and the Reporter.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fruitvale Station | BART Witness | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Betrayal | Club Goer | |
| 2014 | Prophecy of Eve | Mrs. Julie Augusta | (As Ariene Murrietta) |
| 2014 | Distant Aidenn | Raven | |
| 2014 | Predatory Lender | Restaurant Server | |
| 2014 | Heaven or Hell | Gillian | |
| 2015 | Fantastic | Orchestra Member | |
| 2015 | Love Pyar Whatever | Monica | |
| 2015 | Neighbors | Detective #1 | |
| 2015 | Our Apartment | Partier #5 | |
| 2015 | Cling | Nightmare | |
| 2016 | A.V.E: Angels vs Wolfpack | Agent Sophia | (As Ariene Murrietta) |
| 2017 | Subterranean | Assassin | |
| 2018 | Angelics: Ascension | Sophia | (Promo) |
| 2019 | Soul Lake | Jogger | |
| 2019 | Underdog | Reporter #2 | (As Ariene Murrietta) |
| 2019 | Bullets, Blades, and Blood | Cupcake |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arts in Action VCAT | Herself - Host | (1 Episode) |
| 2012 | SacFaddy | Interviewer | (1 Episode) |
| 2013-2014 | SacFaddy | Herself | (4 Episodes) |
| 2013 | Disavowed | Victoria Givens | |
| 2014 | Above the Line | Herself | (1 Episode) |
| 2014 | Looking | Wedding Reception Guest/ MUNI Passenger | (2 Episodes) |
| 2015-2016 | Dark Memories | Betty / Church Secretary | (2 Episodes) |
| 2016 | I (Almost) Got Away With It | Mary Jo | (1 Episode) |
| 2017 | Let's Talk | Host | (Web series) |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | House Guest | (1 Episode) |
| 2018-2019 | For the People | Receptionist | (Recurring) |
| 2019 | One Day at a Time | Groupie | (1 Episode) (Uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Officer Davis | (1 Episode) |
| 2019 | What/If | Business Woman | (1 Episode) |
Production[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Milk Money | Location Manager | |
| 2013 | Triple Mint Gum | Casting Director | |
| 2014 | Heaven or Hell | Writer, Producer | |
| 2014 | Distant Aidenn | Producer | (Short) |
| 2014 | Dateless | Producer | (1 Episode) |
| 2014 | Predatory Lender | Location Manager, Co-Producer | |
| 2015 | Shooting Star | Producer | |
| 2016 | A.V.E: Angels vs Wolfpack | Co-Producer | (As Ariene Murrietta) |
| 2016 | The Tommy Movie | Associate producer | |
| 2017 | Straight Outta Oakland | Location Manager | |
| 2018 | Angelics: Ascensions | Producer | (Short Promo) (As Ariene Murrietta) |
| 2018 | Junkie | Line Producer | |
| 2018 | Unbelievable!!! | Coordinator Assistant | |
| 2018 | Jackson Bolt | First Assistant Director | |
| 2019 | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Associate Producer | (post-production) |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Acting helped Fairfield woman recover from bizarre history". Times-Herald. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ Abraham, Zennie. "Fruitvale: Oakland Film About Oscar Grant Wins Sundance Top Prize – Zennie62 Blog". Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ July 17, ProHealth com •; 2014 (2014-07-17). "Fibromyalgia Research Update from Integrated Tissue Dynamics". Prohealth. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ↑ "Round of applause: Locally produced sitcom seeking backers". The Reporter. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Dateless The Series; Come be a part of the fun!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ↑ "Acting helped Fairfield woman recover from bizarre history". Times-Herald. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ↑ "Holly Valentine: Barshinger is a beauty, says People magazine". The Reporter. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Exotic cars gathering at Hampton's on Sutter". Sacramento Press. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
External Links[edit]
Arlene Barshinger on Instagram.
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