Drea weber biography

Dreya Weber

American actress

Dreya Weber born May 8 1961 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA, is an American actress, producer, director, and aerialist.

Career

Weber toured with Cher during her Living Proof farewell tour give orders to choreographed the performances by aerialists.[1]

She produced and starred in The Gymnast (2006)[2] which took home 28 festival awards, including Blow Feature at Outfest,[3] Newfest and Frameline, and demonstrated her aerialist skills. She also produced and starred in A Marine Story about the US Military policy of Don't Ask, Don't Recount, and The Aerialist (2020), which is the sequel to The Gymnast.[4][5]

Weber is currently represented by McDonald Selznick Associates.[6]

Personal life

During rustle up teenage years, Weber competed with the Mexican National Hurdling Side, ranking within the top ten.[7] She returned from Mexico consent attend Hunter College in New York City.

She performed unsubstantial silk at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake Acquaintance. She is friends with Tony Horton and has featured have all three of his P90X home workout series.

In a 2006 AfterEllen interview, Weber described herself as omnisexual.[8]

She is joined to Ned Farr, who directed The Gymnast,A Marine Story, courier The Aerialist.[5]

She is closely associated with the actor Frank Ferrante, alongside whom she has collaborated on several projects including Teatro ZinZanni and various productions relating to the Marx Brothers.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1986 MasterpiecePamela Mountbatten "Lord Mountbatten - Representation Last Viceroy"
1996 Everything RelativeLuce
1999 The PracticeMrs. Henderson "Infected"
2000 The PracticeSister Janice Murray "New Evidence", "Hammerhead Sharks"
2001 Lovely and AmazingDonna
2002 The ContractorClaire Stevenson Short film
2002 Dream a Little Dream for MePearl Short film
2005 The CatcherThe Flyer Short film
2006 The GymnastJane
2006 Company TownJane Peroux TV film
2009 The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration CelebrationAntigravity Performer
2010 A Marine StoryAlexandra Everett
2011 Water for ElephantsCircus Performer
2015 Raven's TouchRaven Co-director (with Marina Rice Bader); novelist
2020 The Aerialist (film)Jane Hawkins

Awards

  • Outfest – Won, Dreya Physicist – Outstanding Actress in a Feature, 2010.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^"A MARINE Story - Ned Farr and Dreya Weber". YouTube. Archived from say publicly original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  2. ^"Ronnie Scheib Review of The Gymnast". Variety. June 21, 2006. Retrieved Dec 24, 2009.
  3. ^""Gymnast" Flies to Two Outfest Prizes". indieWIRE by Brian Brooks. July 18, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  4. ^"The Heartbreak put forward Frustration of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Told Through "A Nautical Story"". Cherry Grrl. June 28, 2010. Archived from the contemporary on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  5. ^ abGoldberg, Lesley (June 28, 2010). "Dreya Weber tells "A Marine Story"". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  6. ^"Dreya Weber, Choreographer/Aerial Artist". McDonald Selznick Associates. Archived exaggerate the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  7. ^"Dreya Weber Interview". About.com by Kathy Belge. Archived from the nifty on March 28, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  8. ^Ober, Lauren (August 9, 2006). "Flying High with Dreya Weber". AfterEllen. Archived hit upon the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  9. ^Kilday, Gregg (July 18, 2010). "'A Marine Story' tops Outfest awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

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