Wendy Crawford

Wendy Crawford started her acting career at the tender age of five. Her first acting idols include Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. She first stepped into the footlights singing and dancing at her local community theater before she was 6, she had her first agent before she was Ten years old. She was in her first feature film with Clint Eastwood at fifteen. A lady with chutzpa even then she did not wait until her agent got her the audition she found out through a friend where the producer was staying in a local hotel and put her head-shot and resume under his door every day (It was not called stalking then!) until one day he opened it and said are you going to keep doing that? She said "are you going to give me a part? ". She was cast the next day. Her career has taken her across the U.S.A and around the world .A gypsy soul at heart she has even tried to run away with the circus . She has worked in Theater, feature films, commercials music videos, and modeled, but her first love has always been comedy, Wendy became known as one take Wendy in the feature film Middle Men after her first take knocked the director out of his chair laughing! All fell silent no cut could be heard, Wendy said her heart was in her thought ,but being a professional, she kept her mark and stayed in character, after what seemed like an eternity, the AD walked in and said "That's a print ! " During the Film festival the cast and crew remarked,"do you all know who this is ? That's one take Wendy the farmer's Wife!" Improv is her specialty; she has worked professionally in many improv groups. Wendy's award winning performances and contributions in theater and film have garnered her many awards scholarships and the respect of her peers. She graduated with a degree in Theater arts including study in film, theater, commercials, voice-overs and broadcasting with Honors and distinction, Phi Theta Kappa. She has worked in every aspect of production in independent films. She has worked in many special needs programs and is working toward a career in special needs theater art programs. Wendy has entertained audiences both locally and internationally for the last eleven years as Miss Belle at Rawhide Western town, including appearing on local and national media as Ms.Belle. She worked with the Arizona Rough Riders and with Scandalesque, Pistols and Petticoats, Murder at the High Noon Saloon, Dead Retribution, Dead Reckoning and local Voice over commercials. Her special skills include stunts, horseback riding, stage combat and reenactment. Be warned she has become quite proficient in shooting period guns, all this and the mother of three sons. Her film credits include: Universal Pictures / Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions Stu Segal. Her T.V credits include: Stu Segal Productions and Warner Home Television, She regularly appeared on AZ Highways, Destination Arizona, Good Morning AZ, Your Life AZ. The Mc Mann Group.Her Spokes model credits include: L'Oreal, RJ Reynolds, First Card USA, Nordstrom's, General Motors, Southwest Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, Cardinals, and Phoenix Coyotes. Her music Video credits include: Edie Brickel, Propaganda Films, Nike and Amnesty International. She shows no sign of stopping . She just completed Left Alone a favorite at the Jerome Film Festival, Car Dogs, Dog Wedding , Justice Served and Stared in Deadly Prescription- I Love the way you Lie Discovery ID. She continues to work as an acting coach for Detour Company Theater and is looking forward to the 2014-2015 season. Show less «