August 2, 2010- In Hollywood ELAINE HENDRIX has been called an “actor’s actor”, a “triple-threat”, a “guy’s girl”, and renowned Variety columnist Army Archerd likened her to Carol Lombard. Anyone who has the joy of seeing her work most certainly joins The Houston Chronicle in proclaiming, “Elaine Hendrix is excellent!...Get that girl a sit-com!”
Fans around the world know her for such popular and diverse projects as Disney’s THE PARENT TRAP, the cult phenomenon WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?! and the critically acclaimed CBS series JOAN OF ARCADIA, she has even been immortalized as 4 different collectable Happy Meal toys created for her character ‘G2’ from Disney's INSPECTOR GADGET 2.
She has starred opposite Will Farrel in SNL’s SUPERSTAR, Lisa Kudrow in Touchstone’s ROMY & MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, Aaron Ekhart in MGM’s MOLLY, and Josh Hartnet in FOX’s HERE ON EARTH. Some of her independent features include starring with Alan Cumming in BAM BAM AND CELESTE, Patrick Warburton in ROCK SLYDE, Beth Grant in DEAR LEMON LIMA, and Teri Polo in THE BEACON. Some of her television appearances include CASTLE, THE MENTALIST, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI, CSI MIAMI, ER, GHOST WHISPERER, and TV movies such as MR. ST. NICK opposite Kelsey Grammar, JANE DOE-EYE OF THE BEHOLDER opposite Lea Thompson, and TWO SISTERS for which Margaret Cho wrote a role especially for Elaine.
As a producer, Elaine has produced live events for theatre, dance concerts, fashion magazines, and recently, FOX’s DVD/CD music festival for WHAT THE BLEEP?! DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. She was on the producing teams of the award-winning films COFFEE DATE and TRU LOVED, the short films TWISTED FAITH which premiered at the Cannes Festival “Short Corner,” the ensemble comedy FRIENDS OF DOROTHY, and THE CLOGGERS (also her directorial debut), and the feature GOOD INTENTIONS in which she also stars opposite Luke Perry and LeAnn Rimes, .
Elaine’s greatest passion is her work on behalf of the humane treatment of animals. She is on the Board of Directors for the international organization IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS, works with local rescue groups throughout CA, TN and GA, and is an honorary committee member of the GENESIS AWARDS presented by The Humane Society of the United States. Other humanitarian appearances include her annual performance in WHAT A PAIR: a night of Broadway duets benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute, a national PSA campaign for the ACLU, and HERE! TV’s 11th Annual RIBBON OF HOPE AWARDS.
Elaine herself has been presented with numerous awards and honors such as a Telly Award for THE HIGHLY TOXIC BEAUTY QUEEN, “Best Actress” (Duke city Shootout Festival) for the short film FOOD FOR THOUGHT, “Best Actress” (Baja International Film Festival) for the feature DOWN THE PCH, she was honored by the Spiritual Cinema Circle for her work in WHAT THE BLEEP, named “Grand Marshall” of the Atlanta Christmas Parade along with one of Atlanta Magazine’s “Top 20 Atlantans”, given the Key to the City of Tarrent, Alabama, and a Circle of Heroes award for her humanitarian efforts.
All of this is just the tip of the iceberg considering she is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and published author. It’s no wonder, then, that legendary film critic Roger Ebert said, “She earns her stripes.”
Originally hailing from the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, Elaine now lives in Los Angeles with her rescued companions: canines Tiloc and Rossmore, and felines Goodie Cornbread and Kimbo. She has particular affinities for vanilla ice cream, STAR WARS, Elvis, and Target, and believes it is important to maintain a healthy balance of work, play, spirituality and shopping.
Find Elaine at http://www.elainehendrix.com
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