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Michelle Fozounmayeh (aka Michelle Jordan/Michelle Rene Jordan) is an American actor, producer, casting director, writer, director, and performance coach. Michelle started telling stories as an actress early in her life winning awards and gaining attention for several of her roles. She started producing in 2014 and casting in 2016.
As a performer, early awards include the DTASC first place performance in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Best Supporting Actress at the Tambay Film Festival in PERIHELION. Michelle played the female lead in the feature film HEAVEN (2020), portraying Elizabeth Stone's journey with cancer and the hope of heaven; she received nominations for best female lead at both the Content2020 Film Festival and the CIFF Film Festival for this role. Michelle has co-starred alongside Dennis Hopper in the film CHOKE, has had supporting roles in the feature films A CHAMPION HEART, MOTORVATION, and a featured role in SECRET AGENT DINGLEDORF AND HIS TRUSTY DOG SPLAT. Michelle played the lead as Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Nora in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, Louison in Imaginary invalid, and Cathy in the film Chatty Cathy. Michelle obtained a B.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis on acting at Pepperdine University, then went on to study acting with key industry professionals including the late president of the Manager's Association, Scott Arthur Allen, and the prestigious and highly respected performance coach Eric Zivot. After performing and directing in South Africa in 2001, Michelle has continued her work in entertainment in Los Angeles.
As a producer, Michelle is credited for producing TV pilot DAD DUDES (2015) with Jerry Mathers and feature films A CHAMPION HEART (2018) with Devan Key, MOTORVATION (2020) with Judy Norton, and HEAVEN (2020) with Eric Roberts.
Michelle has also produced and directed over seven short films including ALEX IN MOVIELAND (2016) with Scott Baio, OPERATION TEACHER (2017), GAME CLUB WAR (2018), THE GREAT I AM (2015), CAMP NEVERLAND (2017), VIRAL IN 60 MINUTES (2018), and AMERICA LOVES IDOLS (2019). Michelle has partnered with deVos Entertainment, Damascus Roads Productions, Bridge & Acorn Entertainment, Organic Actors, Spotlight Academy, Antonio Sabado Jr. Acting Studio, and myT Studios to tell stories with greater purpose, using both humor and drama. Other performance coach/director credits include over two dozen stage productions including classics such as Charlotte's Web, Oliver Twist), Tom Sawyer), Seussical the Musical, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Marry Poppins, and more.
