Amy Walker
Encyclopedia
Amy Frances Walker is an American
actress, singer, and co-founder of the ConnectedFilm project.
, Hero in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
and Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
.
in Australia
. From Australia, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where she played Joan in the wartime love story short film Dead Letters by Paolo Rotondo
.
for a film called Connected, with help from her script adviser, Marilee Jolin. Together with Sander Kallshian, the three co-founded the production company
SoulFire Films. They created ConnectedFilm.com to fund Connected by dollar donations from 1 million people around the world, listing the names of every donor in the credits of the finished film "to show that each gift is equally important". Amy Walker and Mike Shafer were awarded Best Music Video for "We Are Connected" at the Raindance Short Film Festival.
video 21 Accents, and over 90 other videos online. To date, her videos have reached an audience of over 13 million viewers. 21 Accents earned Amy appearances on both The Today Show and on Inside Edition
. She also partnered with Nokia
as an accent expert to promote their Foreign Accent Cup.
Defining Your Identity
Expanding Your Identity
Embodying Your Potential
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, singer, and co-founder of the ConnectedFilm project.
Early life
Walker was born in Seattle, Washington. Growing up, she performed in a wide variety of plays and musicals, including Audrey in Little Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
, Hero in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
and Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker (play)
The Miracle Worker is a three-act play by William Gibson adapted from his 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. It is based on Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life.-Plot:...
.
Education abroad
Walker studied acting and singing at the University of WollongongUniversity of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. From Australia, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where she played Joan in the wartime love story short film Dead Letters by Paolo Rotondo
Paolo Rotondo
Paolo Rotondo is an actor who has made appearances in several New Zealand-based TV shows and films. He also has experience in writing and directing films.-Personal life:...
.
The ConnectedFilm Project
Walker wrote a screenplayScreenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
for a film called Connected, with help from her script adviser, Marilee Jolin. Together with Sander Kallshian, the three co-founded the production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
SoulFire Films. They created ConnectedFilm.com to fund Connected by dollar donations from 1 million people around the world, listing the names of every donor in the credits of the finished film "to show that each gift is equally important". Amy Walker and Mike Shafer were awarded Best Music Video for "We Are Connected" at the Raindance Short Film Festival.
YouTube
Amy has also gained enormous attention from her YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video 21 Accents, and over 90 other videos online. To date, her videos have reached an audience of over 13 million viewers. 21 Accents earned Amy appearances on both The Today Show and on Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
. She also partnered with Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
as an accent expert to promote their Foreign Accent Cup.
One-woman shows
Amy performed her first original one-woman show, Amy Walker: Inside Out, in November 2007 and has since created 3 other original shows, both on stage and online, where viewers were able to interact from around the globe.TEDx Talk
On September 24, 2011, Walker was a host and a featured speaker at the TEDx conference in Phoenixville, PA. Amy divided her Talk into 3 parts, with a combined topic of "Expanding Your Identity to Embody Your Potential":Defining Your Identity
Expanding Your Identity
Embodying Your Potential
Awards
In 2008 Walker received an award at the International Mystery Writers Festival for "Best Actress" and "Best Supporting Actress". Amy was awarded Best Actress for her role as Pam Brent in Personal Call the following year. Amy Walker and Mike Shafer were awarded Best Music Video for We Are Connected at the 2009 Raindance Short Film Festival.| Year | Award | Role | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Actress | "Betty" in Remember Wenn by Rupert Holmes | Discovering New Mysteries Festival |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | "Elena" in The Help by Bill Kirby | Discovering New Mysteries Festival |
| 2009 | Best Actress | "Pam Brent" in Personal Call by Agatha Christy | Discovering New Mysteries Festival |
| 2009 | Best Music Video | Director, "We Are Connected" (Music Video) | RainDance Short Film Festival |