Vanessa Parise Explained

Vanessa Parise is an American film director, writer, producer, and actress based in New York City.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Her first feature film Kiss the Bride won the Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons Film Festival in 2002.[6] [7] Her television movies, Perfect High and Drink Slay Love have been named by the Lifetime’s Broad Focus initiative.[8] Parise has been nominated for Leo Awards for Best Direction for Lighthouse in 2015,[9] for Perfect High in 2016,[10] for Beyond in 2018,[11] and for The Simone Biles Story in 2019.[12] Her television movie The Simone Biles Story was nominated for Best Television Movie and Best Lead Actress by the NAACP Awards in 2019.[13]

Early life

Born in New York City and raised in Rhode Island, Parise ended her pursuit of a medical degree at Harvard Medical School to venture into the business as actor/writer/director/producer. on the feature film Kiss the Bride, starring Parise and Alyssa Milano.

Career

Parise ended her pursuit of a medical degree at Harvard Medical School to venture into the business as actor/writer/director/producer on the feature film Kiss the Bride. Parise followed this with the film Jack and Jill vs the World which raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and then enjoyed a limited theatrical release.[14] She has directed the television movies "The Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story",[15] "Perfect High", and "Status Unknown". As a writer, she has sold multiple spec features including BFF.[16] Parise sold the pilot script The New Twenty to Freeform.[17]

Parise is the co-executive producer and directing producer on Charmed. She directed the Tim Kring series Beyond, for which she was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Direction in 2018, and episodes of the Amazon series Just Add Magic.[18] She also directed the series Andi Mack.

Nominations and honors

Parise received a 2019 Leo Award Win for Best Direction of "Simone Biles: Courage to Soar," a 2016 Leo Award nomination for Best Direction of Perfect High[10] and a 2015 Leo award nomination for Best Direction of #POPFAN.[9] She was named by Lifetime with their Broad Focus Top 5 Original Movies 2015,[8] and by SheKnows as one of Ten Female Directors Breaking Stereotypes in 2014.[19] Her film Kiss the Bride won the Hamptons Film Festival’s Golden Starfish Award for Best Feature.[20] At Cinequest, she won the Director’s Award.[21] [22] She also won the Excellence In Filmmaking Award at Sarasota,[23] Best Actress, and Best Score at Montecarlo,[24] and Best Feature at RIFF.[25]

Filmography

Television and Film!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2022–2023The FlashCo-Executive Producer/DirectorSeries, The CW
2021–2022Firefly LaneDirectorSeries, Netflix
2020 The Good Doctor Director Series, ABC
The Resident Series, FOX
Chicago Med Series, NBC
2019 Runaways Series, Hulu
2018 Charmed Co-Executive Producer/Director Series, The CW
The Simone Biles Story: Courage to SoarDirectorMOW, Lifetime
2017 Beyond Director Series, Freeform
2017 Drink Slay Love Director Pilot (BD), Lifetime
2016Andi MackDirectorSeries, Disney Channel
2016 Straight As to XXX Director MOW, Lifetime
2016 Just Add Magic Director Series, Amazon
2016 Project Mc2 Director Series, Netflix
2015 Beverly Hills 90210 Story Director MOW, Lifetime
2015 Perfect High Director MOW, Lifetime
2014
  1. Popfan
Director MOW, Lifetime
2014 Demo Girl Writer MOW, Up
2014 When Calls the Heart Writer Episode, Hallmark
2013The Wedding ChapelDirectorMOW, NGN
2013 Status Unknown Director MOW, Lifetime
2013Coming Home for ChristmasDirectorMOW, NGN
2012 Shape Writer Pilot, Tricon
2009 On Set On Edge Director Web Series, Warner Bros
2008 ' Writer/Director Feature Film, MGM
2003 Kiss the Bride Writer/Director Feature Film, MGM

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kang . Inkoo . Women Direct Lifetime's 5 Most Popular TV Movies After Network Bets on Female Helmers . IndieWire . November 5, 2015 . February 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Desk . Movies News . Bella Thorne Co-Executive Produced DRINK, SLAY, LOVE Begins Production . Broadway World . August 25, 2016 . February 27, 2017.
  3. Web site: After acting bug strikes, Parise finds a cure . The Day . August 22, 2014 . February 27, 2017.
  4. Web site: Weinstein. Shelli. '
    1. PopFan' Director Vanessa Parise Finds Her Niche in Telepics
    . Variety. 22 August 2014 . 12 March 2017.
  5. Web site: N'Duka . Amanda . Bella Thorne To Produce YA Vampire Movie 'Drink, Slay, Love' For Lifetime Starring Cierra Ramirez . Deadline . August 24, 2016 . February 27, 2017.
  6. Web site: Scheib. Ronnie. Review: 'Kiss the Bride'. Variety. 23 October 2002 . 13 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Kiss the Bride. Cinequest. 12 March 2017.
  8. Web site: Kang. Inkoo. Women Direct Lifetime's 5 Most Popular TV Movies After Network Bets on Female Helmers. Indiewire. 12 March 2017.
  9. Web site: 2015 Leo Awards Nominees by Name. Leo Awards. 12 March 2017.
  10. Web site: 2016 Leo Awards Nominees by Name. Leo Awards. 12 March 2017.
  11. Web site: Leo Awards, Nominees & Winners by Name. www.leoawards.com. 2019-04-29.
  12. Web site: Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2019. secure.leoawards.com. 2019-04-29.
  13. Web site: Nominees NAACP Image Awards. en-US. 2019-04-15.
  14. Web site: Dorsey . Kristina . For Filmmaker, Patience Is A Virtue . 14 March 2017 . The Day.
  15. Kreps . Daniel . 17 June 2015 . Lifetime Developing Unauthorized 'Beverly Hills 90210' Flick . Rolling Stone . 12 March 2017.
  16. Web site: McNary . Dave . Wind Dancer Acquires 'BFF' . 12 March 2017 . Wind Dancer.
  17. Web site: Milly . Jenna . 22 May 2012 . Vanessa Parise on How to Sell a TV show and Live to Tell About It . 12 March 2017 . Script Mag.
  18. Web site: Just Add Magic. Production Beast. 17 March 2017.
  19. Web site: Edwards, Shanee. "Sick of the Hollywood Sausage Fest? So Are These Female Movie Directors." SheKnows, 24 Oct. 2014, www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1054763/forget-chick-flicks-these-female-directors-are-blasting-stereotypes/page:7.. She Knows. 16 May 2023 .
  20. Web site: Scheib. Ronnie. Review: 'Kiss the Bride'. Variety. 23 October 2002 . 14 March 2017.
  21. Web site: KISS THE BRIDE. Cinequest. 14 March 2017.
  22. Web site: For Filmmaker, Patience Is A Virtue. The Day. 14 March 2017.
  23. Web site: June 2008 | Vanessa Parise. Harvardwood. 14 March 2017.
  24. Web site: ARCHIVIO VINCITORI . Monte Carlo Film Festival. 12 March 2017.
  25. Web site: 2002 Film Festival Award Winners. Rhode Island Film Festival. 14 March 2017.