Grace Santos

Grace Santos is an actor and a producer with a JD. She is known for producing "Odessa" (an award winning post apocalyptic drama starring herself and The Outsider's Ricky Wayne), "Silk" (an award winning drama starring Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Shohreh Aghdashloo and directed by Catherine Dent), "Spun" (a comedy which was awarded by the Producers Guild of America), "Bree DOES Comedy" (a comedy web series starring Bree Olson), "Ripe N Bloody" aka "A Tricky Treat" (a segment for the Soska Twins' Annual Blood Drive PSA directed by Patricia Chica), and "Election Night" (an award winning comedy by Tessa Blake and starring Frasier's Peri Gilpin, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival American Pavillion Emerging Artist Showcase).As of November 2015, she heads Business Affairs for the Bentonville Film Festival, a festival co-founded by Academy award winner Geena Davis and Executive Trevor Drinkwater, and provides a platform dedicated to increasing the commercial value of female driven and diverse content. Prior to that, Grace worked for Image / RLJ Entertainment, Inc, and independent distributor of film and television content. She began in Hollywood as a creative Development Intern at Silver Pictures at Warner Brothers and as a Teaching Assistant at the UCLA TFT's Professional Program in Producing and Program in Television Writing - the Showrunner Series. Grace studied Law, Theatre Arts, and Religious Studies at the University of Miami, Flinders University of South Australia, and UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television, and is also the recipient of awards for her community service.Grace lives in Los Angeles with her daughter. Show less «