Renee Faia
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| Renee Faia | |
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| Born | Bedford, Ohio |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress - director - voiceover artist - musician - photographer - designer |
| Notable work | And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story |
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Renee Faia is an American actress, voiceover artist, award-winning film director, photographer, clothing designer and lead singer of the dream-pop indie band The Mazarines..[1]
Early Life and Career[edit]
Renee Faia was born in Bedford, Ohio. She received a scholarship to Columbus College of Art and Design where she studied painting and clothing design.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, she worked several years for Castle Rock Entertainment as a costume stylist for television programs such as Seinfeld and later as an art department coordinator in film for such movies as City Slickers , A Few Good Men, and Forget Paris.[2]
Film and TV[edit]
As an actress, Faia's first film role was as Lisa in The American President directed by Rob Reiner in 1995. The same year, she appeared as Alice opposite Jason Alexander in the 111th episode of Seinfeld, The Engagement on NBC.[3]
In 1998, Faia was chosen from a nation-wide search for her first starring role depicting Cher in the Sonny & Cher television biopic And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story.[4] Co-produced by his widow, Congresswoman Mary Bono, and based on Sonny Bono's autobiography And the Beat Goes On[5], the film follows Sonny and Cher's relationship from their first meeting at a lesbian nightclub in Los Angeles in 1961[6] through their divorce in 1975 and subsequent reunion on the David Letterman late night show.[7]
The film premiered on February 22, 1999 on American Broadcasting Company, with Jay Underwood (Afterglow, Not Quite Human) playing opposite Faia as Sonny.[8] While the film was met with mixed reviews claiming favoritism on Sonny's side, Faia's Cher was well received by critics.[9] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly described her performance as "uncanny - she gets the flat, sarcastic voice and the eye-rolling, head-wagging sarcasm of her subject down cold."[10]
In 2002, Neil Burger directed Faia in his first film Interview with the Assassin. The film was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards in 2003. The same year, she portrayed Jenny Coleman in Disney's Where the Red Fern Grows opposite singer Dave Matthews, and she starred as Angela in High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (also known as Stuey) opposite Emmy Nominee Michael Imperioli. Based on the true story of poker champion Stu "The Kid" Ungar, the film received a Prism Festival Award and the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival.
In 2016, Faia starred in Loveology, a film by Mark Manalo, a director chosen by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as a finalist for their fourth season of HBO's Project Greenlight.[11] Faia followed this venture in 2017 by writing, directing, co-producing and starring in the short film Beautiful Dead Things with award-winning cinematographer Brad Rushing. The film won the Platinum REMI Award for Dramatic Short at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival[12], Best Experimental Film at the Female Eye Film Festival, and won the Jury Choice Award at the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase during the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[13] In 2020, she was named one of the Diversity in Cannes Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade based on her previous selection in the festival.[14]
Music and voiceover[edit]
Faia is the lead singer of The Mazarines, a dream-pop indie band based in Los Angeles, California. As a solo artist, Faia contributed vocals to the album Center of Six by Josh Clayton-Felt released in 2003.[15]
Faia branched into music video direction in 2014 with the video Julie Drinks, introducing artist Willodean.[16] She has directed all of The Mazarines' music videos, including Summer Wine, which won 2nd place at the International iPhone Film Festival.[17][18]
As a voiceover artist, Faia most notably voiced the English dub of the role of Gentiana in Final Fantasy XV.[19] She has voiced the role of Colleen Holt in the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix, the role of Karai in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and the role of Sarah Bridger in the video game Overkill's The Walking Dead. In 2017, she filled in for Demi Moore in the archival footage of the video game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance by voicing the character of Esmeralda. She also voiced commercial campaigns for the brands Lancôme and Levi Strauss & Co., including the Levi's commercial in 2012, directed by cinematographer Lance Acord[20]
Fashion[edit]
Faia is the creator/designer of the Stellina Loungewear Collection fashion line. The line originally began as a collaboration with friend Audie England, entitled Nae & Audie, and was sold in Fred Segal. The cotton pajama sets and robes were featured on Oprah's O List and Extra, and have been worn by A-listers such as Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Alba.[21]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
- 1991: City Slickers - Art Department Coordinator
- 1992: A Few Good Men - Art Department Coordinator
- 1994: House Party 3 - Art Department Coordinator
- 1995: Boys on the Side - Art Department Coordinator
- 1995: Forget Paris - Art Department Coordinator
- 1995: The American President - Lisa
- 1996: Jingle All the Way - Special Design Consultant
- 1996: Up Close & Personal - Art Department Coordinator
- 1998: Spoiler - China
- 1999: And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story - Cher
- 2002: Interview with the Assassin - Karen Kobeleski
- 2003: Where the Red Fern Grows - Jenny Coleman
- 2003: High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story - Angela
- 2016: Loveology - Maureen
- 2017: Beautiful Dead Things - Liv
Television[edit]
- 1992: The Wonder Years - Peggy Kimball
- 1995: SeinfeldSeinfeld - Alice
- 1998: ER - Brianna Thomas
- 2001: Everybody Loves Raymond - Colleen
- 2009: Private Practice - Woman
- 2010: 10 Things I Hate About You - Pixie Krotch
- 2010: No Ordinary Family - Sally Downs
- 2018: Voltron: Legendary Defender - Colleen Holt
- 2019: For the People - Transnistrian Ambassador
Video Games[edit]
- 2013: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - Karai
- 2016: Final Fantasy XV - Gentiana
- 2017: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - Esmeralda
- 2018: Overkill's The Walking Dead - Sarah Bridger
References[edit]
- ↑ Stories, Local (May 8, 2019). "Meet Renee Faia and Gregg Stewart of The Mazarines in Silverlake". voyagela.com. VoyageLA. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Chopra, Deepak; Sehgal, Kabir (2018-02-07). "How to deal with difficult people". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ James, Caryn (1999-02-22). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Shaking Those Bangs and Bell-Bottoms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Shales, Tom (February 22, 1999). "'Sonny and Cher': Two Bad". The Washington Post.
- ↑ CARMAN, JOHN (1999-02-22). "They Got Each Other, Babe -- And Oh Boy". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Gallo, Phil; Gallo, Phil (1999-02-22). "And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story". Variety. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Guss, Daniel (1999-02-22). "'Beat Goes On' Serves Duo Sonny Side Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Umphrey, Lorna (May 4, 2012). "Renee Faia". L.A. Centric. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Tucker, Ken (February 19, 1999). "And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Giannone, Gerald (October 31, 2016). "SHOOT Magazine Announces Final Selections For 2016 Summer Behind The Scenes (BTS) Photo Contest". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Brad Rushing". MySHOOT. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Diversity in Cannes, Beyond Borders (May 26, 2017). "Cannes You See Us? Diversity Day in Cannes". PRLog. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Cannes, Diversity in (January 8, 2020). "Movement Promoting Inclusion At Cannes Film Festival Announces Decade's Top 10 Global Filmmakers". PRLog. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Schabe, Patrick (2003-07-07). "Josh Clayton-Felt and Friends: Center of Six". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Suid, Murray (August 22, 2014). ""Julie Drinks": a music video introducing Willodean". Mobile Movie Making. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Idelson, Karen (2014-03-25). "iPhone Film Festival Draws Global Filmmakers". Variety. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Suid, Murray (June 9, 2014). ""Summer Wine": Shooting and Starring in a music video". Mobile Movie Making. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Gentiana". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Strauss & Co, Levi (July 26, 2012). "The Levi's® Brand Debuts 2012 Go Forth™ Global Marketing Campaign". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Win it! Stellina Loungewear". Extra. September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- This article incorporates material derived from the "Renee Faia" article on the The Walking Dead wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (11 June 2022).
- This article incorporates material derived from the "Renee Faia" article on the TMNTpedia wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (11 June 2022).
- This article incorporates material derived from the "Renee Faia" article on the Disney wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (11 June 2022).
- ↑ And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2022-06-10
- ↑ Leonard, John. "And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Runtagh, Jordan (October 22, 2013). "How Does CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Stack Up With These 10 Awesome Made-For-TV Music Biopics?". www.vh1.com. VH1. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Staff, Billboard (2015-08-20). "Music Biopic Stars: Who Looks Like the Real Deal?". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "DP Brad Rushing (center) "Beautiful Dead Things" other crew pictured (left to right): Key Grip: Evan Wade, DIT: Leo Kei Angelos, 1st AC: Holly Horne, Gaffer: Jonathan Michael Mahoney)". MySHOOT. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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