Tucky Williams
Tucky Williams is an award-winning actress best known for portraying Evan in the web series Girl/Girl Scene,[1] as well as the zombie slayer Vix in the cult horror film Dead Moon Rising.[2]
Career
Williams was the creator, writer and executive producer of the web series Girl Girl Scene. She played the lead character, Evan.[3]
Tucky made her directorial debut with the short film Juliet and Romeo, an LGBT version of Shakespeare's original work.[4][5]
Her most recent project is Dagger Kiss, a lesbian take on the fantasy genre.[6] The first episode premiered February 14, 2016.[7]
She produced and acted in the short film Othello: Desdemona's Death.[8][9]
She portrayed Vix in the zombie film Dead Moon Rising.[10] She began her film acting career as the female lead in Shadows Light.[11] She also had featured roles in the films Red River and Blink,[12] and appeared as herself in the documentary Welcome to My Darkside!
As a meteorologist, she has worked on-air for the ABC affiliate station in Lexington, Ky.[13] She also works as a yoga instructor.[14]
Awards and honors
Williams was named as one of The Advocate's 40 Under 40, a list of "budding powerhouses, leaders in media, politics, sports and science... architects of the next decade"[3]
She was awarded Best Screenplay for Girl/Girl Scene at the World Independent Film Expo.[15]
In 2012, she made the top ten on the AfterEllen Hot 100, a list of "the hottest 100 women on Earth"[16]
Personal life
Williams has been vocal about having epilepsy. She used her experiences with epilepsy as a plot for her character on Girl/Girl Scene.[17]
She began college at the age of fifteen. She studied meteorology and journalism.[17]
References
- ↑ Girl/Girl Scene
- ↑ Dead Moon Rising on Imdb
- 1 2 "Forty Under 40". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "WATCH: Girl/Girl Scene's Tucky Williams Gives Romeo and Juliet a Lesbian Spin | SheWired". www.shewired.com. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "Juliet and Romeo on IMDb".
- ↑ "Dagger Kiss - A Bold Lesbian Fantasy Web Series". The 7th Matrix. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ "Dagger Kiss (TV Series 2016– )". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ↑ "WATCH: 'Girl/Girl Scene's' Tucky Williams Does a Lesbian Take on 'Othello' | Advocate.com". www.advocate.com. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "Othello: Desdemona's Death on IMDb".
- ↑ "Tucky Williams". racksandrazors.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Tucky Williams". racksandrazors.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Tucky Williams". racksandrazors.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Web-series creator Tucky Williams sees success in the numbers". kentucky. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "AMBIENTE MAGAZINE | REVISTA | LGBT | LATINO | HISPANIC". www.ambiente.us. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Minero, Emelina. "Q&A with Tucky Williams". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100! - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- 1 2 Minero, Emelina. "Q&A with Tucky Williams". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
External links
- Official Website
- Myspace
- Tucky Williams at the Internet Movie Database
- Girl/Girl Scene
- Dagger Kiss
- Cherry Grrl
- OutlantaCon
- Tucky on Blogtalkradio
- Rogue Cinema
- Anubis Digital
- Women of Horror: Tucky Williams - Nic Brown, B Movie Man