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Tamara Trexler

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
22 February 1962, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Birth Name / Gerçek Adı
Tamara Joy Trexler

Mini Biography / Biyografi
Tamara Trexler began her theatrical career with husband/business partner, Wes Motley. Traveling with a professional troupe of Nashville actors, Tennaissance Productions, Inc. performed original musical dramas on stage which portrayed historical characters in Tennessee and American history.Nominated by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (then Tennessee's Film Commissioner), Senator Fred Dalton Thompson and endorsed by Senator Bill Frist, Tennaissance showcased its musical on Rachel and Andrew Jackson, W.C. Handy and Ida B. Wells-Barnett at the Kennedy Center in October 1995.Trexler made the natural transition into film as a producer and actress with co-producing a short on Rachel and Andrew Jackson entitled Dearest Heart. She also was the associate producer of a feature film, _Outlaw Prophet (1999)_ .Taking a short break in her career as a producer to recruit more films to Nashville in order to assist in making Nashville a viable production center, Trexler served as the Nashville Film Commissioner for a few years. Under her direction, The Nashville Mayor's Office of Film produced a production directory. In February 2001, the directory was awarded First Place for the Production Guide in City/County/Region, competing against hundreds of other cities in 26 countries in the Association of Film Commissioner's International Locations 2001 Global Tradeshow in Los Angeles.Feisty personalities work well together, so Trexler and her good friend, Olympia Dukakis decided to work together on a Nashville based project called Charlie's War (2003). Olympia agreed to star in the role of Charlotte as Trexler co-produced the movie. Trexler recruited Vernon Winfrey (Oprah's father) to portray the supporting role of Mr. Jackson in Charlie's War. She also served as his acting coach. IMDb Mini Biography By: Wes Motley

Trivia / Önemsiz Şeyler
Organized a nationwide effort to lobby officers to keep the SAG branches in place across the nation to assist independent filmmakers.Her children are Ashley Robinson and Morgan MotleyActive in SAG Nashville, 2001 - Speaker/Chairperson for Film Commissioner's meeting with SAG national officers, Los Angeles.As an actress, Trexler starred in a short film called The Bedtime Story, directed by Jerry Walker which was a finalist in the 2003 Project Greenlight competition.In graduate school authored the Seatbelt Bill for the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature which required all Tennesseans to buckle up. Trexler's bill went to the Tennessee General Assembly and was adopted with a few revisions. Thousands of lives have been saved since the adoption of this legislation.Co-writer of the only Al Gore non-published biography written with his parents, Senator and Mrs. Albert Gore, Sr.First job out of college was with former Congressman Al Gore. Also worked for former Governor Ned McWherter (D-Tennessee).Married to her business partner, Wes Motley (actor/producer). They own a production company called Tennaissance Productions, Inc.

Personal Quotes / Kişisel Alıntılar
""A person's success should not be measured by fame and fortune but by their contribution to humanity.""