Shayla Beesley
Shayla Beesley | |
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| Born | Shayla Danielle Beesley March 30, 1988 Oak Harbor, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Shayla Beesley (born March 30, 1988) is an American actress best known for her role in the horror film Reaper.
Biography
Beesley was born the oldest of four children to mother Tegan Ollie, an Egyptian belly dancer who died in 2012, and father Graham Beesley.[1] She lives in Hollywood, California. At age 7, she won a Young Authors Award and at 12 received 2nd place in a Veterans of Foreign Wars essay competition.[2]
She grew up in Oak Harbor, Washington, and attended Oak Harbor High School where she took drama classes. She became emancipated at age 16 and moved to Los Angeles, where she trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Playhouse West.[3]
Career
Film
In 2006, she played the lead female role in Perkins' 14, a horror film revolving around a group of brainwashed, bloodthirsty teenagers. The film was picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel.[4] She won the part through an online audition competition held by the production company Massify. “Two of the actors cast through the online competition also hold their own and turn in very good work, particularly Shayla Beesley as Daisy Hopper,” Fangoria magazine reported. “The best part is that she elevates the role as written, which, if played by someone less talented, would’ve been a typical rebellious ‘Goth girl.’”[1]
At 19, she starred as Audrey Shaw in her first feature film, Sex and the USA,[5] previously titled Promises, which premiered at the Deauville American Film Festival in France on September 12, 2008.[1]
In 2013, Beesley appeared in a lead role in Reaper with Danny Trejo and Vinnie Jones.[6]
In 2014, she starred as Kim in Only the Lonely, directed by Josh Evans, with Michael Madsen.[7]Beesley played casino mogul Ted Binion's live-in girlfriend (named Kim in the film), alongside co-star Michael Madsen who played Binion (renamed Ray for the film). The film, which completed shooting in February, is inspired by the book Death in the Desert, by author Cathy Scott.[8] The screenplay was written by John Steppling.[9]
TV
In 2008, she starred as Hayden Sayer in HBO's short film Trophy.[1]
She appeared in the television series CSI: NY in a 2013 episode.[10] She has appeared in several other TV series episodes, including Written by a Kid in 2012.
Video
She played a leading role in MTV's "Kill the Noise (Part 1)," which won Clubland's Video of the Year award two years in a row, for 2013 and 2012.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Oak Harbor actress makes scary movie - Whidbey News-Times
- ^ Shayla Beesley Biography, Shayla Beesley Profile - OneIndia
- ^ Internet Movie Database biography
- ^ Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones Starring In ‘Reaper’ (EXCLUSIVE) | Variety
- ^ "Sex and the USA" Review - The Independent Critic
- ^ Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones Starring In 'Reaper' (EXCLUSIVE) - Chicago Tribune
- ^ Photographer helped Madsen meet Sinatra | Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ^ Kindest cut of all for cancer patients (scroll to end) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ^ Only the Lonely (2014) - IMDb
- ^ ‘White Gold’ Official Details « CSI Files
- ^ Kill The Noise Is MTV Clubland's Pick Of The Year... Again | MTV News