| Birth Name: | Whitney Elaine Wegman |
| Birth Place: | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Known For: | The Last Butterflies |
| Awards: | 2023 Frances Marion Award at Coronado Island Film Festival |
Whitney Elaine Wegman-Wood is an American actress, screenwriter and film producer who wrote, produced and starred in the film The Last Butterflies (2023), and appeared in the films Kung Fu Ghost (2022), Carbon (2019), and The Evil Rises (2018).
Wegman-Wood was born in Columbia, Missouri to Fred Wegman and Sharon Hubenthal. She graduated from Washington High School and attended Avila University.[1] During her college sophomore year in 2005, Wegman-Wood was involved with the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief.[2] After living in Atlanta, Georgia, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Virginia.
Wegman-Wood is an actress who frequently works in multiple markets across the country. In 2023, she wrote, produced and acted in a short film called The Last Butterflies[3] [4] and received the Frances Marion Award for outstanding achievement in screenwriting by a woman at Coronado Island Film Festival.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nobody Gets Out Alive | Paris Girl | |
| 2015 | Gulag Barashevo | Tatiana | [6] |
| 2018 | The Evil Rises | Lucy | [7] |
| Valhalla | Carson | ||
| 2019 | Carbon | Carson | [8] |
| 2021 | Mystery Highway | Bonnie / Henrietta Hill | |
| 2022 | Kung Fu Ghost | The Boss | |
| 2023 | The Last Butterflies | Mom | Also screenwriter and producer[9] |
| The Mad Doctor of the Intercontinental Hotel | Eva | Screened at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival[10] |