Biography

Jaclyn Bethany is a Mississippi born, EMMY® winning filmmaker, writer, actor, and producer. She graduated from the American Film Institute with an M.F.A. in Directing and holds an M.A. in Screenwriting from the London Film School. Her film work has been screened in competition at the world’s most prestigious film festivals and distributed worldwide. Her most recent feature IN TRANSIT played in competition at Edinburgh, Deauville, New Fest (Audience Award), and numerous additional festivals. As an actor, writer, producer and director she has numerous film, television, music video, commercial, regional and Off-Broadway credits. In addition to her film work, Jaclyn is a rising Tennessee Williams scholar and runs New Orleans based theatre company, Irene Collective.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous

Directed and starred in the musical "Annie" in her backyard at age eight.