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Hester Schell

Hester Schell

Actor, Director, Producer

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Biography

Hester Schell, MFA (she/hers) New York Trained (AADA, Meisner) actor moved to the West Coast in 1979 where she worked steadily on stage, and launched her film career, appearing in American Taboo, which won an Oscar in 1983 for best student film. She started directing theatre and eventually went to graduate school earning an MFA in Directing. After teaching in California for 30 years, she retired from Academia and is now focused on screenwriting. Her short films have won assorted awards and Hester is now in development with several features: (Invisible, A Matter of Time) She is an optioned screenwriter, produced writer, award-winning director, published author, veteran acting teacher and retired professor of film and theatre. Her script writing focuses on social good and environmental stewardship stories with roles for mature women and seniors. Schell is the author of the critically acclaimed volume, Casting Revealed: A Guide for Film Directors, now in its 2nd edition, with Routledge Press. A former columnist at Script Magazine focused on acting and casting. She is the instigator of Hysterical Housewives, a stand-up training ground for women over 40 from 2003 to 2015 in the Bay Area. Find Hester on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Filmography

Actor

17

Type

Year

Contagion Poster

Contagion Feature Film2011Epidemic Victim

Zookeeper Poster

Zookeeper Feature Film2011Boston Commons Walker

Knight and Day Poster

Knight and Day Feature Film2010Airport Traveler

The Fighter Poster

The Fighter Feature Film2010Enthusiastic Boxing Fan

Julie, Julie Short Film2009Dr. Schreiber

Planting Melvin Poster

Planting Melvin Feature Film2005

Love Life Short Film2003Caretaker

Your Guardian Poster

Your Guardian Feature Film2001Mom

This Is Not My Movie Short Film2000Ethel

Patch Adams Poster

Patch Adams Feature Film1998Hospital Visitor

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge Poster

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge TV Movie1995Biker Chick

Walls of Sand Poster

Walls of Sand Feature Film1995Therapist

Incident at Dark River Poster

Incident at Dark River TV Movie1989Woman Friend

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas Poster

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas TV Movie1989Mary Jessup

Nora's Christmas Gift Poster

Nora's Christmas Gift Video1989Yvonne

Radio Days Poster

Radio Days Feature Film1987Girl at the Cafe

American Taboo Poster

American Taboo Feature Film1983Betsy

Director

6

Type

Year

Sandwiched Poster

Sandwiched Short Film2018

Poison Short Film2015

Poison by Elliott Hayes Short Film2015

Adventures in Staying Young Mini-Series2014

Newzbeats with Pam & Joan Mini-Series2014

Just Under a Million Short Film2007

Producer

6

Type

Year

Sandwiched Poster

Sandwiched Short Film2018

Poison Short Film2015

Poison by Elliott Hayes Short Film2015

Adventures in Staying Young Mini-Series2014

Newzbeats with Pam & Joan Mini-Series2014

Just Under a Million Short Film2007

Writer

4

Type

Year

Sandwiched Poster

Sandwiched Short Film2018

Adventures in Staying Young Mini-Series2014

Newzbeats with Pam & Joan Mini-Series2014

Just Under a Million Short Film2007

Art Director

3

Type

Year

Poison Short Film2015

Never Enough: Sex, Money and Parking Garages in San Francisco Poster

Never Enough: Sex, Money and Parking Garages in San Francisco Video2008

Just Under a Million Short Film2007

Casting Director

2

Type

Year

Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice Poster

Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice Feature Film2015

WWII Sub Rescue TV Movie2004

Cinematographer

2

Adventures in Staying Young Mini-Series2014

Newzbeats with Pam & Joan Mini-Series2014

Script and Continuity Department

2

The Dog Lover Poster

The Dog Lover Feature Film2016

Virtual Man Poster

Virtual Man Feature Film2002

Art Department

1

American Jihadist Poster

American Jihadist Feature Film2017

Editorial Department

1

Just Under a Million Short Film2007

Production Designer

1

Poison Short Film2015

Set Decorator

1

Never Enough: Sex, Money and Parking Garages in San Francisco Poster

Never Enough: Sex, Money and Parking Garages in San Francisco Video2008

Thanks

1

All Things Must Pass Poster

All Things Must Pass Documentary2015

Other Crew

1

Swiss Army Man Poster

Swiss Army Man Feature Film2016

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