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Cindy Baer

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
12 August 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Baer began her career as an actress with the Boston Children's Theatre at the age of 14, left home at 17, and was taft-hartlied into the Screen Actor's Guild on her 21st birthday. She has performed in over 25 stage plays, including the critically acclaimed roles of Essie in the Pasadena Shakespeare Company's production of "You Can't Take It With You," and Jill in the 30th anniversary production of Leonard Gershe's "Butterflies are Free" at the prestigious Matrix Theatre in Hollywood, which she also produced.As an entrepreneur, Baer conceived and created one of the most successful children's entertainment companies in the Southern California area, when she was just 22-years-old. Daizy the Clown & Company employed over 50 actors, and facilitated up to 40 events per weekend. Clients included Diane Keaton, Mel Harris, Hunter Tylo, Ozzy Osborne, Tawny Kitain, Oscar De La Jolla, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver, Andy Garcia, Matt Groening and Steven Spielberg.Believing that acting saved her own life as a child, Baer founded the Mosaic Theatre Company in 2000: a California non-profit, public benefit company, whose mission is to get kids excited about creating art, music and theatre as an alternative to negative outlets.In 2001, she founded the production company Free Dream Pictures, and made her feature producing/directing debut with "Purgatory House", which was written by a 14-year-old at-risk girl that Baer had been mentoring in the Big Sisters of Los Angeles Program. Financing the project with proceeds from the sale of her business, and armed with a strategic marketing plan, Baer found her true calling as a producer and director. She cast the teen writer Celeste Davis opposite then newcomers Johnny Pacar (Disney's "Now You See It", NBC's "Flight 29 Down) and Brian Dietzen (NCIS), in their acting debuts, alongside Jim Hanks, the talented younger brother of Tom Hanks. The soundtrack included songs by musical artists such as Natalie Merchant, Violent Femmes, Blue Oyster Cult, and Grammy nominated Eric Bazillian."Purgatory House" became a critical darling, garnering feature stories in over 60 publications, including NPR's "All Things Considered", The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, and CBS Radio. Champions of the film include legendary producer Laura Ziskin ("Pretty Woman", "Spider-Man"), 2-time Academy Award winning screenwriter Alvin Sargent("Ordinary People", "Paper Moon"), and Indie festival Guru Thomas Ethan Harris. The movie won 11 film festival awards (including "Best Director", "Best Production", and multiple awards for "Best Film" and "Audience Choice"), 2 Prism Award Nominations, and appeared on 7 critics' lists for "Best Films of the Year" before securing distribution with Image Entertainment.Baer has appeared on filmmaking panels across the country speaking as an expert on low budget and 21st century filmmaking at events including the DV Expo West, MacWorld, The Entertainment Technology World Expo, The Screenwriting Expo, The Screen Actor's Guild, "Picture This!" for the Entertainment Industries Counsel, and various film festivals. She was a judge for the 2007 Cine Eagle Awards, the 2007 Prism Awards, and the 48 hour film festival at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. She also served on the selections committee for the 2007 Dances With Films Festival.In 2005 she married cinematographer Matthew Irving in the little chapel in Yosemite National Park. IMDb Mini Biography By: Publicity Services