Jennifer Betit Yen
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Jennifer Betit Yen (born in New York City, New York) is an actor, lawyer, producer, and writer.[1]
As an actor, Betit Yen has performed for East West Players and The Manhattan Theatre Source.[2] She was cast in New Amsterdam, Royal Pains, Search Party, and America's Most Wanted, among others. She also completed voiceover work for Reading Rainbow and Beacon Street Girls.[3][4]
Since 2012, she has been president of The Film Lab, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of diversity in media[1][5] and launched its first production arm, AAFL TV.[1] Her work at The Film Lab has been covered by HuffPost,[6] Backstage (magazine),[7] and other media outlets.[8]
Her screenplay, The Opposite of a Fairy Tale, received grant funding from the Ms. Foundation for Women.[9]
Betit Yen writes the blog Ethical is Beautiful. Be Beautiful.[10]
Film
[edit]Betit Yen wrote and starred in the 2009 Accolade Award-winning web series La La Land in 2009.[11] She also starred in the web series My Not So Subonscious.[12]
Betit Yen’s feature film debut, Interrogation, was an official selection of the Boston International Film Festival.[13]
Television
[edit]She created the television series Mirror Mirror, a sitcom about corporate sexual harassment.[14]
Betit Yen launched the television series Film Lab Presents "to re-shape perceptions of people of color in the mainstream media in a genuine, positive and meaningful manner.”[15] The municipal network NYC Media broadcast the series.[16]
Theater
[edit]Betit Yen appeared in the Manhattan Theatre Source’s Paper Dragon in the role of Bot.[17] She also created the IWATTAU ("Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us") project, utilizing interactive live theatre and story telling to address issues of racism and xenophobia.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Actress Jennifer Betit Yen". Asiance Magazine. 2014-05-22. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Jennifer Betit Yen". Maynard Institute. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ^ "Jennifer Betit Yen". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Jennifer Betit Yen". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Home". The Film Lab. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Asian American Film Lab - Challenging one's perspective on what it means to be Asian American". HuffPost. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "This Competition Wants to Help You Make a Film in 72 Hours". Backstage Magazine. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Jennifer Betit Yen - Press". Jennifer Betit Yen. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Now Available on iTunes: The Opposite of a Fairy Tale". Press Release Distribution. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Ethical Is Beautiful. Be Beautiful". Jennifer Betit Yen. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "La La Land". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "My Not So Subconscious". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Jennifer Yen, J. Peyton Worley". The New York Times. 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Mirror Mirror". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Boldly Diverse TV Series FILM LAB PRESENTS Season II Debuts Thursday at 11pm EST!". Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "NYC airs Asian American Film Lab". Asian American Press. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Paper Dragon". Backstage. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "A New Play Tackles Immigration in an Interactive and – Dare We Say It? – Non-Polarizing Manner". Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 2022-02-15.