Who was at Models of the South 2009 competition? Will agencies like these be looking at you at Models of the South 2011?
Shirley Grant
Shirley Grant has been a talent manager since 1978 and is best known for discovering such talent as The Jonas Brothers, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Christina Ricci, Danny Tamberelli, JD Roth, Allison Smith and George O. Gore. Shirley loves seeing her clients succeed and have fun in all areas of the business, but her favorite 'show business moments' come when she watches her clients grace a Broadway stage.
For over 30 years, Shirley's clients have been seen and heard in commercials, voice-overs, feature films, sitcoms, soap operas, talk shows, cartoons, industrials...and singing and dancing on the Broadway stage. During all that time, she as accumulated extraordinary stories and fabulous anecdotes that she has been hoping to share in a book, but can't seem to find anyone to help her write it. Her staff seems to be too busy at the moment to help out...
Maura Soden
Ms. Soden has worn many hats throughout her 30 year career in the entertainment industry. She has worked as a casting director, writer, actress and producer. She has also worked in every genre of the business from sit-coms to reality shows to commercials.
She gained experience as assistant to director, Paul Bogart, on NBC's "Golden Girls" and later found herself as a post production supervisor on Fox's "Totally Hidden Video". She became a staff producer at InFinnity Productions specializing in infomercials and later moved to Wild West Media as a commercial producer. As a casting director she has cast over 200 commercials, infomercials and industrials. Maura has also served as a Production Manager for shows such as Animal Planet's series, "That's My Baby". Soden recently served as a story producer for TRUtv’s "Crisis Point" and is now working as a testimonial producer for THANE Direct, an international direct marketing company. She continues to write features and television pilots many of which have been commissioned and optioned. Her producing skills were honored in 2002 when her short film, Rush of the Palms (2001), won Best Short in the Festival Internacional de Cinema. Her documentary, Forgotten Grave, won the Best Film in its category at the Zoie Film Festival and on ifilm.com. She also shared a NIMA award for Best Infomercial Production for Jack Nicklaus' Golden Bear Putter. Ms. Soden has been a professional actress for over two decades. As a member of SAG, AFTRA and Actor's Equity she has been seen on stage in regional and dinner theatre productions, been heard on many radio spots and seen on numerous television shows. She has appeared in over 25 commercials and as a regular on "Candid Camera", "thirtysomething", "Totally Hidden Video" and "Passions". Her most recent credits include "United States of Tara", "Make It or Break It" and "Criminal Minds". She currently has a national commercial running for Spiriva. Ms. Soden is a long standing member of Women In Film and The Television Academy. She co-founded AdVerb, Inc. a Los Angeles based production company in 2001 and founded Take Flight Films in 2007. Her greatest production, however, is her daughter, Callahan Rose.
Mary Lou Belli
MARY LOU BELLI is an Emmy Award winner producer, writer, and director. This season she directed "Monk" starring Emmy award winner Tony Shalhoub and "The Wizards of Waverly Place" on the Disney Channel. Last season she directed "The Game," the spinoff to "Girlfriends" on the CW which she directed for 7 consecutive seasons. She directed the pilot of the Web series 3Way, winner of 2 Logo awards and The AfterEllen.com 2008 Visibility Awards . With over 100 episodes to her credit, Mary Lou directed "Living with Fran" starring Fran Drescher, "Misconceptions" starring Jane Leeves, and "Eve" starring hip hop artist Eve, as well as "The Hughleys," "Charles in Charge," "Major Dad," and "Sister, Sister." Mary Lou received BET nominations for directing "Girlfriends" and "One on One" as well as a Prism Award for "Girlfriends." After receiving a BA in theatre from Penn State, Mary Lou acted in musical theatre and soaps in New York, followed by a Los Angeles career producing and directing theatre with over 75 play productions to her credit. Among the awards she holds the dearest is her citation from the late Mayor Tom Bradley for her work with abused children. She lectures frequently throughout the United States including many universities such as AFI, NYU, Northwestern, and UConn.
She is the co-author of two books, The Sitcom Career Book and Acting for Young Actors, and is at work on her third book, The Craft of Directing for Television. She is the head of the Education Advisory Committee for 3 Minute High School. She has served as judge and/or guest speaker 4 consecutive years for the CSU Media Arts Fest, a judge for the Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant, a lecturer at the Chautauqua Institute, and a panelist for Women In Film, the DGA, SAG, and AFTRA. She’s judged and lectured for the California Independent Film Festival for the last 3 years and has been a guest artist at the International Thespian Festival for secondary school theatre attended by thousands of teens and high school theatre teachers. Each summer Mary Lou teaches Acting for the Camera classes the U.S. Performing Arts Camps. Last fall, she judged the Sapporo Short Film Festival in Japan. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two teenage children...all actors!
Dave Moody
Dave Moody is an artist, songwriter, producer and filmmaker with numerous industry awards and peer acknowledgements to his credit.As a member of his family group, The Moody Brothers, he earned two Grammy Award nominations in the ?80s, and spent most of the ?90s in Paris, France working for The Walt Disney Company. Dave returned home in the new millennium and produced a solo album which set in motion a string of 15 Dove Award nominations (the Christian Music Grammys) and established Dave as a respected industry professional. In 2005 and 2006, he won multiple Dove Awards for his music and productions. Then in 2007, the Gospel Music Association put him at the top of that year's most nominated list with eight Dove nominations, including recognition for his publishing company in the coveted Song of the Year category.
Later in 2007, Dave turned some of his attention to filmmaking, first as a composer for the film, Stuck In The Past. His music won high praise from reviewers and critics, and earned the film the "Best Musical Award" at the Creation Arts Film Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Then, together with his son, Josh, they wrote, produced, directed, edited and scored their first feature film, Praise Band: The Movie. To date, this film has won the "Best Music Film Award" at the 2008 International Christian Film Festival in Irvine, CA and was nominated for "Best Premiere Production" at the Saboath Film Festival in Milan, Italy. The Moody's new film, Much Ado About Middle School, features Hollywood veteran Bill Cobbs and Golden Globe nominee Lee Meriwether and is set for release in 2009/10.
BABES ‘N BEAUS
LINDA RUTLEDGE, DIRECTOR
Babes ‘N Beaus Model & Talent Agency 4757 Canton Road, Suite. 107 Marietta, Georgia 30060 babesnbeaus@hotmail.com Telephone: 770-928-5832 Fax: 770-928-4329 Babes 'N Beaus Since 1987, Babes ‘N Beaus has offered a full-service agency that supplies talent for television, film, commercials, voice-overs, music videos, fashion and commercial print. A PARTIAL LIST of CREDITS:
COMMERCIALS: Delta, Toys R US, ‘O Charleys, Longhorn Steakhouse, BellSouth, Ingles, BBC Promo, ESPN and Hooters.
ATLANTA MODELS & TALENT
KATHY HARDEGREE, Owner and Senior Agent
3091 Maple Drive, NE, Suite 201 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Atlmodels.talent@mindspring.com Telephone: 404-261-9627 Fax: 404-231-5410 Kathy Hardegree, owner and senior agent of Atlanta Models & Talent was born and grew up in Buckhead and Sandy Springs, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia-Athens, and has worked her entire career in midtown Atlanta and Buckhead, Georgia. Kathy served to establish the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and she served as Chair of the Atlanta Emmy Awards for five years. Kathy was a founding member of the Atlanta chapter of Women in Film for which she was honored and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
MOS Groups
THE BROCK AGENCY, Beverly Brock, Director, 129 13th Avenue, N.W., Hickory, N.C. 28601, 828-322-8553
beverly@thebrockagency.com,
thebrockagency.com
The Brock Agency 10 21st Avenue, N.W. Suite 252 B Hickory, N.C. 28601 CAPELLA MODEL MANAGEMENT, Joan Caldwell, 113 Park Avenue, Thomasville, GA. 31792, 229-226-3246 MOVES, Tom & Julie Knowles, Directors, In Association with The Collierville Arts Academy, 901.861.7001, 188 Eastley Street Collierville, Tennessee 38017, www.colliervillearts.com, Julie.director@movestalent.net or Tom.director@movestalent.net,movestalent.net PAULA GIBSON, Director of TIME FLIES MODEL & TALENT, 3005 LYNN STREET, UNION CITY, TN. 38261, (731) 592-3479 livealittlenow@yahoo.com STUDIO B, Wiley Morton, 8413 Oak Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, (423) 653-4611 or (423) 892-6524 Listing of agencies and groups does not imply any endorsement of the business entity by Models of the South. |
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Models of the South is accepting applications from people age 21 or over who would like to work with young people. If you enjoy working in a rewarding and glamourous business, if you have experience in pageant work, modeling, talent or acting, please contact:
R. Jack Rasnic, NO INVESTMENT REQUIRED!
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