Laura Fay Lewis is the quintessential multi-dimensional Artist, Award winning Actress and Filmmaker.
Actor | Director | Producer | Screenwriter / Painter | Art Collector | Art Curator | Singer | Published Songwriter | Guitar | Keyboards | Light Percussion Player | Poet
A graduate of The Juilliard School (Drama Division), Laura Fay has a strong background in the New York Off-Broadway Theatre scene from Shakespeare to Fassbinder. Her 1st contract role was as the lead in Bunnybear, an Off-Broadway play where she originated and created the role of Sandy, never missing any of the 250 performances. She also had the opportunity to originate the female lead role in Mark Borkowski's Don't Listen to What it Sounds Like The Bear (Best Plays of 2006 / Published by Smith/Krauss). Some of her more memorable roles and plays she's acted in include Yelena Popova in Chekov's The Bear, Dolores (title role) Edward Allan Baker, Those Summer Nights When The Dark Comes Late by John Ford Noonan, Foreman in Parkersburg, Madeleine in Richard Curtis' Godhead, and Peggy Lee in Laura Fay's Soiree.
She is a founding member of Tribeca Lab, and Brazen Giant Ensemble. Also the Creator/Director and Executive Producer of Laura Fay's Soiree which is a theatrical musical revue show featuring actress/singers Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe, Ann Margret, Patsy Cline, Doris Day and Josephine Baker. Laura Fay's Soiree has performed at The Triad and Episcopal Actors Guild in NYC to enthusiastic and well received audiences.
Laura Fay is relishing her time as a mid-career artist, focusing on film and tv projects and firmly believes it is never too late to shift gears and manifest new destinies and changes, in the lives of oneself and others.
Below are just some of her accomplishments. For a full listing of credits, check out IMDB - LAURA FAY LEWIS
As Filmmaker & Actress:
The Empty Handed Painter (Best Documentary Winner) Kettle (Best Actress Nomination) at Cutting Room Int’l Short Film Festival Kettle (CRISFF). Kettle and The Empty Handed Painter both selected and screened at Golden Door Int'l Film Festival, (GDIFF) The Ballad of Cherry and Starbuckle Best Actress and Film nomination The Picture Start Film Festival (PSFF)
As Music Video Director:
Been There, What's The Rush, Superstar?, Hip Hop Dream, all music videos created for her band, The Blisstones.
As Screenwriter:
The Empty Handed Painter, Ella and Marilyn, The Ballad of Cherry and Starbuckle
As Producer:
Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?, Jeffrey Collins seminal art documentary film about some of our world's finest artists and sculptors.
Places an Off-Broadway play written and performed by Romy Nordlinger about Alla Nazimova, the provocative and controversial stage and silent screen actress from Hollywood's Golden Era performed at HERE in downtown Manhattan.
LFL Productions LLC: Laura Fay's Soiree, The Empty Handed Painter, Kettle, The Ballad of Cherry and Starbuckle, My Last Week With Taylor Mead, The Blisstones Music Videos
Singer/Musician
The Dusty Diamonds, Painter Boy, Laura Fay & Baby Bliss, The Blisstones, Laura Fay and Undercover, Award winner for On The Bus John Lennon Songwriting contest sponsored by Guitar Center
As Published Poet
Inspire the Muse
Lost Souls in a Fish Bowl