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Actress Dawna Lee Heising

Dawna Lee Heising has acted in over 220 feature films and has won awards in over 570 films as an actor/producer/publicity director. She is the VP of Aki Aleong's Mustard Seed Media Group and has a B.S. Degree in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University. Her uncle is legendary DP Tak Fujimoto (“Silence of the Lambs,” “Sixth Sense”), and her cousins David Wong and George Daugherty received a Primetime Emmy Award for their televised Broadway production of "Peter and the Wolf on Broadway".   Dawna has won over 170 Best Actress awards for feature films and television. She received the Elite Martial Arts Spirit Award at the 2023 Golden Gate Hall of Honors Martial Arts Awards and was named “Actress & Action Star of the Year" at the 2021 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards. She is honored and excited to be inducted into the WorldFilmGeek.com Hall of Fame for 2023, alongside Diane Franklin and Mark Patton.   Dawna was honored to work with the great Eddie Griffin in Param Gill's "Bad President", which premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, and with legendary star Tom Arnold in Adam Werth's "Alien Storm" from Mahal Empire Productions. She plays Lisa in "PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge," which stars Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, and Robert LaSardo, and Ms. Fairchild in Diana Carter's "Recipes for Love", starring Daniel Baldwin and Nicholas Turturro. Dawna played the lead role of Nikki Carter in Walter Hochbrueckner's "The Paradise Motel," with Mel Novak, and will be reprising her role in the sequel "Next Stop: Hell's End" with Yan Birch.    Dawna is trained in Tang Soo Do martial arts and pole dancing. She is a former Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Ms. US World, Ms. World, Ms. Universe, Miss San Francisco Universe, Miss Orange County Universe, Miss Orange County America, Miss California Hemisphere and Mrs. California United States, among many other titles. She was honored to be the Queen of the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival, the 2018 WIND International Film Festival Queen and the 2021 Kaiju International Film Festival Queen. Dawna studies acting with Matthew Arkin and Karole Foreman, and her martial arts KwanJangNim is Grand Master Rick St. Clair. She is a long-time member of SAG-AFTRA.   Dawna’s Links   Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dawnaleeheising]   Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dawnaleeheising]   Website [https://dawnaleeheising.me/]   TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@dawnaleeheising]   YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/eyeonentertainment]   X [https://x.com/DawnaLeeHeising]   Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/eyeonentertainment/]

Actress Jennifer Prettyman

Jennifer Prettyman is a truly talented “jane” of all trades! She produces, acts, directs, writes – and has done everything else under the sun from location scouting to set decoration to stunts and you name it. She left the glam of Los Angeles to make her own films in Minnesota and she’s been very successful. From “Filter” and “Turning Tables” to “Dolwa” and “My Little Sunflower,” she’s a force to be reckoned with and has portrayed all types of dramatic characters while showcasing her comedic talents, as well. Follow her!   Jennifer’s Links   Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/13ladyace/?hl=en]   Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.prettyman.7/]   YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@JenniferPrettyman]

Actor Robert Shafer

Actress Robert Shafer | Gen-ED Podcast | Ep 14 (full episode)   Actor Bob Vance, er I mean, Robert Shafer! I’m kidding but at the same time, you’ll be tempted to see him as Bob Vance first because he’s made a household name of himself portraying that character from “The Office.” Shafer was part of one of the most popular shows in U.S. television history, thanks to its boost streaming after being on the air. And spoiler coming … he makes a great cameo in episode one of “The Paper,” the new spinoff from “The Office” creator Greg Daniels. But Robert has had a broad career and was even married to actress Susan Dey! He’s had appearances on programs like “Criminal Minds,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Boston Legal,” and “The West Wing.” He wrote, produced and starred in “Dick Dickster” and is the cult-like lead character in “Psycho Cop” and the sequel, with a third maybe coming? Enjoy the interview, he’s great!   Please subscribe, like and share!   Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen-ed/id1790726998 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen-ed/id1790726998]   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3e8CJphLe6mDfUqqEO83fg?si=nqByO41kSLCiqSHmrpqrHQ [https://open.spotify.com/show/3e8CJphLe6mDfUqqEO83fg?si=nqByO41kSLCiqSHmrpqrHQ]   BOB’S LINKS   IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769793/ [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769793/]   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robertrayshafer/ [https://www.instagram.com/robertrayshafer/]   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bobbyrayshafer [https://www.facebook.com/bobbyrayshafer]   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/bobbyrayshafer [https://www.youtube.com/user/bobbyrayshafer]

Director Robert Christopher Smith

Robert Smith has been working in entertainment since he was 40 and decided – this is everything to me! He’s talented, funny, hard-working, creative, and his newest film “SPREAD: Pigs to Slaughter” just was unveiled with his very first red-carpet premiere in North Hollywood Oct. 30th! He’s combing various backgrounds in art and music and using them in his films in innovative ways too. “Vengeance Turns” and “Vengeance Turns: Volume 2” brought out the western in him, but with intriguing storylines and some powerful female characters. While he’s acted in “Thor God of Thunder,” “Ringworms,” “Garden of Eden,” and more – he’s often recognized for his role as the stern boss in the cigarettes video for the late rapper Juice WRLD. Get to know him and watch his films!    Robert’s Links   Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/onlyrobertcsmith/]   SPREAD Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/spreadthemovie/]   Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/praxdog]   SPREAD Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/spreadpigstoslaughter/]   YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdnXPYiZxwc]

Actress Valeria Sweet

Valeria Sweet is a truly talented, modern-day Hollywood workaholic in the best sense! When she’s not writing she’s acting, when she’s not acting, she’s directing or producing. Most of the time, she’s doing several of those roles on every project. She’s not just working though, she’s stellar. In addition to her skills, she’s absolutely stunning in a way that has “leading lady” written all over her, you’ll see! She starred in the sci-fi short “Lend a FRND” that debuted in late June, one of her recent acting / writing / directing projects “Once in a Blue Moon” is in post-production and looks incredible, and she’s acted in several films recently from “Fifty1 fifty” to “Charge!” and was at the Cannes Film Festival promoting “The Remedy.” As if all that weren’t enough, she’s also a precision driver in movies like “The Accountant 2” and “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.” Listen to learn more or watch the full interview on YouTube!    Valeria’s Links   Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/valeriasweetofficial/]   Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/valeria.sweet.131063]   TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@valeriasweetofficial]   Website [https://www.valeriasweet.com/]