Jody Jaress
Actor / Director / Writer
Award winning actress award winning film director awarded jazz blues singer
Awards - Publicity - Media - Radio - Online Interviews
MARCH SPOTLIGHT : JODY JARESS is a true multi hyphenate. She's an actress, director, writer, dancer, and jazz and blues singer. She's gone coast to coast acting on the stage, in television and in movies. She's opened for performers such as Harry Belafonte and Louis Armstrong and has received prestigious honors for her singing career. Jody has recently appeared in award winning films and shorts and is working on even more new projects right now. Here, she looks back at her long, distinguished career and talks about what's next.
Exclusive interview with Jody Jaress by Vinegar Syndrome regarding her first feature film THE BIGOT aka THE HUNTING SEASON remastered and released by Troma Films as DEADLY DAPHNE'S REVENGE... includes Jody's film clips as Rhea.
SEARCH MY TRASH by Mike Haberfelner (Germany): JODY JARESS DISCUSSES THE MAKING OF...
"MOTHER'S DAY MEMORIES" plus insights to her life, career choices and new technology in filmmaking.
GLamgical Up Close & Personal Interviews:
JODY JARESS, cast and filmmakers
DISCUSS THE MAKING OF "MOTHER'S DAY MEMORIES"
personal thoughts on Alzheimers, filming techniques
festivals, and more...
MARILYN FILMS and Distribution: JODY JARESS CELEBRATED ACTRESSES' DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
ONE ON ONE WITH JODY JARESS... (click for interview)
1. What led you to become a film director?
2. What inspired TRACES OF MEMORY
and why did you choose to direct it?
3. The intro shot is memorable. Can you elaborate on it?
4. The desert in TRACES OF MEMORY can be interpreted as the
third main character. Would you agree?
5. What advice can you give to aspiring actresses and actors?
"Most friends and family would say it's a natural progression for me
(to direct) due to my desire to always be HANDS ON and in CONTROL
with everything! So they say! LOL!"
(US)/CANADIAN MEDIA: DIRECTOR, WRITER, VETERAN ACTRESS JODY JARESS is known for... playing multi-layered complex character roles such as a mentally challenged wife, a psychiatrist, a creepy nanny, an agonized nurturing mother, and a lightheaded wife.
During an exclusive discussion with Jody Jaress, Asha Bajaj, Editorial-Director of Canadian-Media, learns about Jody Jaress' adventurous journey in life, as a producer, director, actress, editor, a Jazz musician. She also tells her experiences of her role in the short film, 'Mother's Day Memories.’
"...acting is calmly rewarding, as is singing. Both extremely exhilarating! Directing is powerful. It's more demanding. As a director, it's a privilege to be
so trusted."
trey olds radio show
Jody shares personal stories regarding her journey into acting/singing.
Highlights NYC, Will-O-Way Theatre, Basil Rathbone, USO and more...
AFTER HOURS - KCAW RAVEN RADIO out of Alaska Jody Interviewed regarding her music.
Tommy "Throwback" Kovac chats it up with the multi-talented Jody Jaress, we discuss her early years in dancing & singing, acting in New York, her roles in cult classics such as "Deadly Daphne's Revenge" (1987), "Love at First Bite" (1979), "Skatetown, U.S.A." (1979), "Fresh Kill" (1988), her short film "Traces of Memory" (2014) and much more. Totally radical!
New Audio Interview!
THE BEST FREE CONCERTS IN LA / OCTOBER
JODY JARESS
Honored this year as a Living Legend by the Living Legends Foundation—which honors Jazz and Blues artists for stellar lifelong careers, Jody Jaress lives up to her award. Having spent her early years opening for the likes of Louis Armstrong, Dinah Shore and Harry Belafonte, Jaress paved the road to her own spotlight while raising funds for charities such as We Are The Children, the Angel Food Foundation, and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
She has received several independent film festival awards for acting, and serving on the board of the International Student Film Festival Hollywood. After nearly 30 years, Jaress still performs at her peak, with no sign of slowing down.
"Jody Jaress... excellent."
- Robert Koehler, Variety reviewer
The Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles Times (US)
LA Weekly (US)
Variety (US)
Drama-Logue (US)
Box Office Magazine (US)
The Tolucan Times (US)
Back Stage West
and more...
Women's Independent Film Festival
Desert Theatre League Awards
Valley Film Festival
Southern Shorts Awards
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, US
California Women's Film Festival
Best Shorts Competition
Awareness Film Festival, CA
Monaco Film Festival
Method Fest Film Festival
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Temecula International Film Festival
(Click for CATEGORIES in IMDb)
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