Lindsay Beamish Explained

Lindsay Beamish
Occupation:Actress

Lindsay Beamish is an American actress and professor, best known for her roles as Severin in Shortbus and Jamie in Forgetting the Girl. As of 2015, she teaches at Emerson College and graduated from UC Santa Cruz.[1] [2]

Early life

Beamish was born and raised in Los Angeles.[3]

Career

Beamish began acting early, starring in TV movies as a child during the 1980s, before finding series work on television in the 2000s, making appearances on CSI, Gilmore Girls, and Six Feet Under.[4]

From the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, Beamish starred in Miranda July's Nest of Tens.

Her role in Shortbus was praised by David Ansen in Newsweek, who said "Beamish's conflicted dominatrix stands out for her understatement, she understands nuance and stillness."[5] Beamish was nominated for a Gotham Award[6] and made appearances at the Cannes International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival,[7] Chicago International Film Festival, and the Bergen International Film Festival.[8]

In 2013, Beamish starred in Nate Taylor's Forgetting the Girl, her performance praised by David DeWitt in The New York Times.[9] While attending grad school at UC Davis, Beamish devised, directed and starred in the multi-media performance 38 1/2, and Wigs,[10] created with and co-starring Amanda Vitiello. In 2018, she starred in the Apollinaire Theater Company's production of Roland Schimmelpfennig's Winter Solstice.[11] In 2019, Beamish and Vanessa Peters wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning[12] The Institute for the Opposite of Longing, which ran for multiple dates in Boston[13] and Los Angeles.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College welcomes 10 full-time faculty members Emerson College. Emerson College. 2018-06-16.
  2. Web site: Lindsay Beamish Faculty Emerson College. Emerson College. 2021-11-18.
  3. Web site: Forgetting the Girl – official film website » Cast & Crew. Communication. Fredrik Sørlie – Design and. forgettingthegirl.com. 2018-06-18.
  4. News: Dodd . Stacy . Lindsay Beamish . . December 14, 2006 . June 20, 2018.
  5. News: Romp and Roll. 2006-10-04. Newsweek. 2018-06-16.
  6. News: AWARDS WATCH: IFP Unveils Gotham Nominees: "The Departed," "Half Nelson," "Little Children," "Marie. Hernandez. Eugene. 2006-10-23. IndieWire. 2018-06-16.
  7. News: 31st Annual Toronto International Film Festival – "Shortbus" Premiere. Getty Images. 2018-06-16.
  8. News: Cannes DuJour. 2006-05-22. 2018-06-16.
  9. News: 'Forgetting the Girl,' a Psychological Thriller. DeWitt. David. The New York Times . 10 October 2013 . 2018-06-16.
  10. News: The Strongest Girls in the World: A Review of Wigs – WEIRD SISTER. 2016-08-24. WEIRD SISTER. 2018-06-16.
  11. News: In 'Winter Solstice,' fascism comes calling – The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. 2018-06-16.
  12. Web site: Hollywood Fringe - hff19 award winners. It. Stacy Jones Hill · You Did. congratulations. www.hollywoodfringe.org. 2019-12-01. nominees. fringe. closing. ceremony. community. sponsored. winners.
  13. Web site: PEAK ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE: BOSTON'S LARGER STAGES DON'T NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE MOVIES. THEY NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE SMALL STAGES.. 2019-11-25. DigBoston. en-US. 2019-12-01.
  14. Web site: Hollywood Fringe - the institute for the opposite of longing. www.hollywoodfringe.org. 2019-12-01.

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