Tucky Williams is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actress. She is known for creating and portraying Evan in the Amazon streaming series Girl/Girl Scene.[1]
Tucky Williams | |
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| Born | 26 September 1991 |
| Education | BA, BS |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky, Mississippi State University |
| Occupation(s) | Film maker, actress, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Girl/Girl Scene |
Personal life
editWilliams began college at the age of fifteen. She studied meteorology and broadcast journalism at the University of Kentucky and Mississippi State University.[2] As a meteorologist, she has worked on-air for the ABC affiliate station in Lexington, KY.[3] She also works as a yoga instructor.[4]
Williams has been vocal about having epilepsy. She used her experiences with epilepsy as a plot for her character on Girl/Girl Scene.[2]
Career
editWilliams created, wrote, and executive produced the LGBT-themed web series Girl/Girl Scene. She played the lead character, Evan.[5] Dagger Kiss, a lesbian web series take on the fantasy genre, premiered in 2016. Williams both created it and starred as the protagonist, named Arden.[6][7]
She made her directorial debut with the short film Juliet and Romeo, a lesbian version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.[8] She produced and acted in the short film Othello: Desdemona's Death, her second lesbian twist on a Shakespeare play (Othello).[9] She executive produced, wrote, and directed Girl/Girl Scene, a 2019 film based on the series.[10]
Williams began her film acting career in the role of Vix, a zombie slayer, in the cult horror film Dead Moon Rising (2007).[11] She played the lead role of Dana Fontaine in direct-to-video film Shadows Light (2008).[12] She also had featured roles as Becca in Blink (2007), and as Ranger Darcy in Red River (2011).
Influences
editAsked about the extent to which her films draw on her life experience, Williams responded, "I had never seen a show that depicted what life was like for me and my friends. We’re queer and we love it. We don’t wish we were straight – the opposite, in fact. We dress like boys, listen to indie bands, and canoodle with cute girls. I think all good writing has to be autobiographical to some extent."[13]
Accolades
editWilliams was named as one of The Advocate's "40 Under 40", a list of "budding powerhouses, leaders in media, politics, sports and science ... architects of the next decade."[5]
She won an award for Best Screenplay for her work on Girl/Girl Scene at the World Independent Film Expo.[2]
In 2012, she made the top ten on the AfterEllen "Hot 100", a list of "the hottest 100 women on Earth"[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Girl/Girl Scene
- ^ a b c Minero, Emelina. "Q&A with Tucky Williams". Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Web-series creator Tucky Williams sees success in the numbers". kentucky. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "AMBIENTE MAGAZINE | REVISTA | LGBT | LATINO | HISPANIC". www.ambiente.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ a b "Forty Under 40". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Dagger Kiss - A Bold Lesbian Fantasy Web Series". The 7th Matrix. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Dagger Kiss (TV Series 2016– )". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (May 6, 2015). "WATCH: Girl/Girl Scene's Tucky Williams Gives Romeo and Juliet a Lesbian Spin". Shewired.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "WATCH: 'Girl/Girl Scene's' Tucky Williams Does a Lesbian Take on 'Othello'". Pride.com. November 13, 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Tucky Williams from Girl/Girl Scene: Atlanta Film Chat Episode 273". CinemATL Magazine. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ Keehnen, Owen. "Louisville is Zombietown: Talking With Dead Moon Rising Bad-Ass Tucky Williams". Racksandrazors.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Phalin, Mike (August 15, 2008). "Shadows Light (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Bendix, Trish (June 10, 2010). "An interview with Tucky Williams". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Announcing the 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100! - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2016-11-17.