Emma Pyne
Special skills
Accents: RP, New Standard English, General American, all regional Irish accents
Singing: mezzo soprano
Dance: freestyle (intermediate)
Sports: yoga (advanced)
Other: stand-up comedy, stage combat, great with animals and children
Driving licences: UK and US
Passports: UK, US, Ireland
Previous experience
Film
Stella, The Back of the House, (lead actor, writer, producer) dir. Stuart Douglas. (Winner Best Actress and Best Screenplay - Pictures Up Festival, LA, 2020. Winner Best Director - Dublin Independent Film Festival 2019)
Cassandra Burns, Burn Baby Burn, (lead actor, writer, producer) dir. Stephen David Brooks. (Winner Best Actress and Best Screenplay - FASH Film Festival, LA, 2017. Official Selection - Galway Film Fleadh 2016)
Helen (ensemble), Angels on Tap, dir. Trudy Sargent (Amazon Prime)
Jane (supporting), Phantom Jesus, dir. Kurt Murray
Liz (ensemble), Patriots, dir. Sasha Krane
Fashionista (supporting), Across Time I Cry, dir. Robertino Fonseca. (Official selection, 12 international film festivals)
TV
Lisa, Spin the Bottle, Funny or Die
Guest Star, Diary of an Affair (pilot), ABC
Guest Star, Married with Secrets, Discovery ID
Theatre
Nurse, Catch Your Breath, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre
Sandy, Grease, Marilyn Monroe Theatre, LA
Rita, Educating Rita, The Lee Strasberg Theatre, LA
C*nt, The Vagina Monologues, The Lexi, London
Mrs. Dean, Bury the Dead, The Lee Strasberg Theatre, LA
Sketch Ensemble, Mysketch, Etcetera Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Devised / Ensemble, Too Ma Loo Ma, Tristan Bates Theatre, London
Education / training
IAMA Summer Intensive - IAMA Theatre Group, Los Angeles
Acting Conservatory - The Lee Strasberg Institute, Los Angeles
Improv I and II - Groundlings, Los Angeles
Meisner - Amy Reece Studios, Los Angeles
Audition Technique - Robert D’Avanzo, Los Angeles
Scene Study - Ivana Chubbuck Studios, Los Angeles
On Camera Comedy Acting - Scott Sedita Studios, Los Angeles
Acting Conservatory - The Actor’s Temple, London
Commedia Dell’arte - Tim Robbins’ Actors Gang. Los Angeles