Deborah Twiss

Deborah Twiss (born December 22, 1971) is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and producer. In the 2000s she became well-known with roles in films and television shows such as Kick-Ass, Gravity, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and White Collar.[1][2]

Deborah Twiss
Born (1971-12-22) December 22, 1971
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActress, screenwriter, film director, producer
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
WebsiteDeborahTwissActress.com

Career

Twiss was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to New York City to study acting at age 17. Soon after, she became involved in writing and producing independent films. Her first feature, A Gun for Jennifer, was screened at 27 international film festivals and has become a European cult film. This led to her being cast in a series of lead and supporting roles in several independent films including Molotov Samba.

Twiss later appeared in TV shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, White Collar, and Gravity as well as feature films such as In-Between. She has two children, Matthew and Sydney McCann, who played characters based on them in her film A Cry From Within, inspired by experiences they had as a family.[3]

In the film Kick-Ass, she portrayed the mock superhero's teacher-crush, Mrs. Zane. Post Kick-Ass, Twiss appeared in the Michael Chiklis-produced Pawn and in A.D. Calvo's The Midnight Game, and appeared opposite Eric Roberts in A Cry From Within, which wrapped principal photography in spring 2014. She has also appeared in The Networker opposite Sean Young and William Forsythe.[4]

Tapping her independent film experience, Twiss is developing several projects in which she will play lead roles including Just In Time, Parallel Veins, the horror comedy film Bloody Ultimatum, and a revenge horror film Contract With A Demon. She wrote and co-directed 2014 the Horror mystery thriller film A Cry from Within, which was co-directed with Zach Miller.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1997A Gun for JenniferJennifer/Allison
2002Living with the DeadSophia McLean
2005Audrey keiko azumaAudrey 2
2005Molotov SambaDominique
2005Love Thy NeighborFemale Porn Star
2005In BetweenAllison
2009The Little MagicianThe Mother
2010Kick-AssMrs. Zane
2010The Aristofrogs
2011ChooseTerri Connelley
2011TurbineLisa
2011School of Rock: Zombie EtiquetteSally O'Niel
2011After Fall, WinterCaroline
2012One Last TimeTueta
2012SunburnNatalie
2013The Midnight GameNoreen-Kaitlan's Mom
2013Uncomfortable SilenceThe Wife
2013PawnMrs. Davenport
2013November LiesNikki Evans
2014A Cry From WithinCecile
2014The Last Taxi DriverSibyl
2014Act, NaturallyMiz Mashmeyer
2014Fifteen For The AngelsCasshandra
2015The NetworkerNicole
2015Confidence GameJessica

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008Law & Order: Criminal IntentDr. Lane1 episode: “Purgatory” S7E11
2009FringeER Nurse1 episode: “There's More Than One of Everything” S1E20
2010White CollarKathy1 episode: "Front Man" S1E13
2010As the World TurnsAngela1 episode
2010GravityDr. Joyce Allen1 episode: "Cold Swim Away" S1E3
2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPilot1 episode: "Flight" S12E15

References
  1. "Deborah Twiss". The New York Times.
  2. Scott Macaulay (January 9, 2013). "5 Questions for Sebastien's Deborah Twiss". Filmmaker Magazine.
  3. "Q&A: Deborah Twiss Talks "A CRY FROM WITHIN" and Her True Haunting". Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. Barton, Steve (December 30, 2014). "A Cry From Within Unleashes Terror". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  5. Deborah Twiss, writer/producer/star of the cult vigilante shocker A GUN FOR JENNIFER, is back with the supernatural thriller A CRY FROM WITHIN
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