Jane Ann Valentine
Actress / Producer / Director


Selected Film and Television

My Super Ex-Girlfriend Gallery Assistant 20th Century Fox (Ivan Reitman)
Sex & The City (Episodes 87-88) Upscale Shopper, Bride-to-Be HBO (Michael Patrick King)
* ~ Dancers of the Night Country Trinh (Lead) Andrew Portnoy
* ~ Take Back Dewdrop (Lead) Henry Ko/John Kim
Oh My Sunshines Susie Kingdom Arts Prods. (Jaymee Luu)
Holding Doors Business Woman Pilot (Mark A. Schwartz)
Surrounded by Idiots Model Duffy Bros. Productions
* ~ Agny Jill (Lead) Jennifer Drue
The Dragon’s Eye Vale (Lead) Frank Park
Sweetness Minh (Lead) Craig Young
~ Pearl Sue (Lead) Sammy Tsang
Platform Lauren (Lead) YES Prods./JESK Prods. (Seunghan Sung)
Chance Susan (Lead) Scott Liu
~ Apt. 4C Jane (Lead) Ning Zhang

( * = festival award winner, ~ = international festival screening)

Theatre

Hanjo Hanako (Lead) Bank Street Theatre (Off Broadway)
The Last Night of Ballyhoo Sunny Freitag (Lead) Historic Dock Street Theatre
Words, Words, Words Kafka (Lead) Hallie Flannagan Theatre
Biloxi Blues Daisy (Lead) Furman University Theatre
Trojan Women Chorus Hallie Flannagan Theatre
Selected Voiceovers, Commercial & Industrial TOEFL, NetG, Kaplan,
A-Nation Clothing Co.

Training

Theatre, Acting, Movement Bachelor of Arts Smith College
Acting, Voice, Movement Studio 34 Création Formation Actors Studio Conservatory - Paris
Acting for the Stage Uta Hagen Lucielle Lortel Theatre
Special Studies in Voice Ellen Kaplan Smith College
History of European Theatre Nicole Ball Université de Paris, the Sorbonne
Intensive Theatre Workshop Anne Bogart Primary Stages, NY Theatre Workshop
Commercial Auditions, Cold Reading Amy Mazur Creative Artists Studio
Commercials and Voiceover Madelyn Burns Madelyn J. Burns Studio
Intensive Theatre Program Michael York, Marilyn McIntyre SCGSA at Furman University
Film Workshop Sarah Greene Women in Film, New York

Notable Skills

Languages/Accents French, Spanish, Filipino Dialect / Southeast Asian, British, Southern
Athletics Running, Spinning, Cardio Kickboxing, Swimming, Basketball, Yoga, Weightlifting, Indoor Rock Climbing, Hiking, Biking, Dance, Movement
Production Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant Director, Casting Director, Art Director, Production Designer, Script Supervisor, Production Stills Photographer, AAFilm Lab Member
Other Legal French Translator, Trained Rape Counselor and Advocate, Teleprompter, Traveling, Cooking, Photography, Drawing, Painting, Knitting, Good with Children, Single Eyebrow Raise, Tongue Trill, Licensed Driver and US Passport

Production Experience

Art Director, Production Stills Photographer 2007
Bela Music Video (Anhad, Inc. and Globosat Entertainment L.L.C.)
- Executive Producer Melissa Peña, Director Sulekh
Director (Episode 5), Assistant Director (Eps. 1-4, 6-24), Art Director 2006 – 2007
“The Lounge” with Emily Chang (ImaginAsian TV)
Host Wraps for the hit Korean drama series “Princess Hours”
- Executive Producer Emily Chang, Director Vishesh Sharma

Production Assistant 2006

“I Am Legend” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Featuring Will Smith
- Director Francis Lawrence
Art Director, Production Coordinator 2006
Chevy Tahoe Commercial Series (ImaginAsian Entertainment)
Series of six one-minute commercials
- Producer Vishesh Sharma, Director Brian Kim
Writer, Director, Producer 2005 – present
“Portrait” (Valentine-Chaleunrath Productions)
Winner of AAFilmLAB 2005 Short Scriptwriting Contest


Assistant Director 2004

“Crumbling Walls” (JESK Productions)
Featuring actor Tim Kang
- Director John Eung Soo Kim
Script Supervisor, Continuity Editor 2004
“Belle” (Street Pictures)
Premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival, currently showing on the IFC Channel
- Director Ruth Sergel
Co-Creator, Events Director 2004
64-Hour AAFilmLab Short Film Shootout Competition sponsored by Asian
CineVision’s Asian American International Film Festival & MTV World
Production Development Team 2003 – 2004
“Diana” (35mm feature film)
- Writer and Director Myra Sito Velasquez
Producer, Casting Director 2003
“Your Life in…” (New York University undergraduate film)
- Director Judson Coe
Assistant Director 2003
“It Ain’t Butterflies” (Asian American Filmmakers Collaborative)
- Producer Aaron Yoo, Director John Eung Soo Kim
Assistant Director 2003
“Code” (New York University graduate film)
- Director Jae Kim


Second Assistant Director 2003

“Surrounded by Idiots” (New York University graduate film)
- Duffy Bros. Production
Script Supervisor, Continuity Editor 2003
“The Other Side of Maybe” (Astorax Productions)
- Director Jennifer Osteroff
Producer, Casting Director, Post-Production Supervisor 2002 – 2003
“Hostage” (Valentine Productions)
Shot on location in Paris, France; Post-production completed in London, England
- Director Valentine Lecêtre

Education and Training

Bachelor of Arts, French Studies, Smith College 1995 – 1999
Head Resident (1998 – 1999), Head of New Students (1996 – 1997)
Dean’s List (1995 – 1999)
Special Studies in Voice, Professor Ellen Kaplan
Smith College Junior Year Abroad Program in Paris, France 1997 – 1998
Smith College Outstanding Achievement Junior Year Abroad Merit Scholarship
L’Université de Paris IV: The Sorbonne; Paris, France 1997 – 1998
L’Alliance Française; Paris, France 1997 – 1998
Theatre Diploma, Studio 34 Création Formation Actor’s Studio, Paris France 1997 – 1998
Theatre Diploma, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts, Furman University 1994
Film Producing Master Class, Producer Sarah Green, Women in Film, New York 2004

Affiliations

Member, AAFilmLAB 2004 – present
Member, Asian American Filmmakers Collaborative: the WorkSHOP 2002 – 2004
Member, Hammersmith Actors and Writers Group 2002 – 2003
London’s oldest professional play-reading forum for actors and writers

Special Skills

Fluent in English and French, Proficient in Spanish, Conversational in Pampangan (Filipino dialect)
French/English Translator
Specializing in intellectual property litigation with a pharmaceutical concentration
Legal Support Consultant
Seven years of experience with corporate, class action, patent and trademark infringement, pharmaceutical and chemical, family law, personal injury and medical malpractice litigation support and case management

Height: 5’6 Hair: Medium Brown
Weight: 120 Eyes: Brown
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