Emily Wachtel

Emily Wachtel is a writer, actress, and producer, born in New York City to Sylvia and Jesse Wachtel, the youngest of three sisters (Kathryn and Martha), and first cousin once-removed of legendary guitar player Waddy Wachtel. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where she studied with Sanford Meisner, Wachtel co-wrote, produced and acted in the recently released, semi-autobiographical film Lucky Them starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Johnny Depp, and Oliver Platt.

Emily Wachtel
Born
Emily Ann Wachtel

New York City, U.S.
OccupationProducer/writer/actor
Years active1991–present

Life and career

Wachtel used her author's pseudonym, Ellie Klug, as the name of her main character in Lucky Them, as well as her own experience in music and dating scenes. Her pseudonym appeared in several publications and for a column in the "Fairfield Weekly." The Indie film premiered at the September 2013 Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews from outlets such as Variety,[1] The Huffington Post,[2] Screen Daily,[3] and The Hollywood Reporter.[4]

Wachtel executive produced the documentary, "Shepard and Dark," on playwright, actor, and director Sam Shepard which was featured at The Cannes International Film Festival in May 2013.[5]

In 2016 Wachtel produced a music video of the song "Let Me Be Your Girl"[6] for singer songwriter Rachael Yamagata which was directed by Josh Radnor, and starred actress Allison Janney.[7]

Wachtel serves on the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival, which hosted a June, 2014 "hometown premiere" of Lucky Them in her hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.[8]

Wachtel serves on the international Board of Governors for SeriousFun Children's Network,[9] a non-profit consisting of Paul Newman's camps for children with cancer and other blood-related diseases and is involved in several other philanthropic efforts.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1991Regarding HenryNurse GloriaFilm
1993Blind SpotPhyllisTV Movie
1995Fall TimeHairdresserFilm
1999FelicitySuzanne1 episode
2000Where The Money IsWaitressFilm
2001-2002AliasWorker/Beth at airline counter2 episodes
2005Empire FallsBartenderTV Movie
2012GaybySconce CustomerFilm
2013Lucky ThemCharity RocksFilm
2017We Don't Belong HereMrs C.Film

References
  1. "'Lucky Them' Review: Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church Hit the Road". Variety. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  2. "'Lucky Them': TIFF Film Mixes Toni Collette, Grunge, Groupies And Johnny Depp (INTERVIEW)". Huffington Post. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  3. "Lucky Them". Screen Daily. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  4. Lucky Them: Toronto Review - The Hollywood Reporter
  5. "SHEPARD & DARK Documentary Gets Cannes Screening". Variety. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  6. "Let Me Be Your Girl (Official Video)". 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  7. Nicole, Evatt. "Allison Janney clowns around in Rachael Yamagata's new video". SGGate. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. Weiss, Jennifer (22 June 2014). "A 'Friendraiser' for a New Film Festival in Greenwich". The Wall Street Journal.
  9. "Home - SeriousFun Children's Network". Retrieved 2013-09-25.

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