Lindsay Beamish

Lindsay Beamish
Occupation	Actress

Lindsay Beamish is an American actress and professor, best known for her roles as Severin in Shortbus[1] and Jamie in Forgetting the Girl. As of 2015, she teaches at Emerson College and graduated from UC Santa Cruz.[2][3]

Early life

Beamish was born and raised in Los Angeles.[4]^[non-primary source needed]

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.[5]

From the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, Beamish starred in Miranda July's Nest of Tens.[6]

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."[7] Beamish was nominated for a Gotham Award[8] and made appearances at the Cannes International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival,[9] Chicago International Film Festival, and the Bergen International Film Festival.[10]

In 2013, Beamish starred in Nate Taylor's Forgetting the Girl, her performance praised by David DeWitt in The New York Times.[11] While attending grad school at UC Davis, Beamish devised, directed and starred in the multi-media performance 38 1/2, and Wigs,[12] created with and co-starring Amanda Vitiello. In 2018, she starred in the Apollinaire Theater Company's production of Roland Schimmelpfennig's Winter Solstice.[13] In 2019, Beamish and Vanessa Peters wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning[14] The Institute for the Opposite of Longing, which ran for multiple dates in Boston[15] and Los Angeles.[16]

References

1. Mitchell, John Cameron (2006-10-20), Shortbus, Sook-Yin Lee, Peter Stickles, P. J. DeBoy, retrieved 2018-06-16
2. "College welcomes 10 full-time faculty members | Emerson College". Emerson College. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
3. "Lindsay Beamish | Faculty | Emerson College". Emerson College. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
4. Communication, Fredrik Sørlie – Design and. "Forgetting the Girl – official film website » Cast & Crew". forgettingthegirl.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
5. Dodd, Stacy (December 14, 2006). "Lindsay Beamish". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
6. July, Miranda (October 2000), Nest of Tens, Lindsay Beamish, Miranda July, retrieved 2018-06-16
7. "Romp and Roll". Newsweek. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
8. Hernandez, Eugene (2006-10-23). "AWARDS WATCH: IFP Unveils Gotham Nominees: "The Departed," "Half Nelson," "Little Children," "Marie". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
9. "31st Annual Toronto International Film Festival – "Shortbus" Premiere". Getty Images. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
10. "Cannes DuJour". 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
11. DeWitt, David (10 October 2013). "'Forgetting the Girl,' a Psychological Thriller". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
12. "The Strongest Girls in the World: A Review of Wigs – WEIRD SISTER". WEIRD SISTER. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
13. "In 'Winter Solstice,' fascism comes calling – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
14. It, Stacy Jones Hill · You Did; congratulations; nominees; fringe; closing; ceremony; community; sponsored; winners. "Hollywood Fringe - hff19 award winners". www.hollywoodfringe.org. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
15. "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". DigBoston. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
16. "Hollywood Fringe - the institute for the opposite of longing". www.hollywoodfringe.org. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

External links

• Lindsay Beamish at IMDb