ME
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Filmmaker and actress
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Female
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Birth:
1978
The details
Biography
Introduction
Michelle Ehlen is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress best known for her comedic feature Butch Jamie.
Career
Michelle is a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School where she studied writing and directing. She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD. Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself, she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.