Terisa Greenan (born November 15, 1967) is an American film producer, film director, writer and stage and film actress.

Background

Raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Greenan attended

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from 6th through 12th grade and then went on to graduate from

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

. Currently based in

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, Greenan operates her film production companies, Petal Films and 3 Dog Pictures. Greenan has received national and international attention for her semi-autobiographical

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, Family: the web series. In addition, Greenan has produced several music videos for Seattle band Gaia Consort, and wrote an article on the band for New Witch magazine. The ''

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'' article which profiled Greenan, her web series and her real life family, was named one of Newsweek's Editor's Top Ten articles of 2009. Greenan's work often portrays a controversial subject in an unexpectedly nonchalant manner. As an actress, Greenan has worked in films alongside notable actors such as

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and

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. Greenan openly advocates

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and lives a polyamorous life with partners Scott and Larry. The group has lived together since 2000."I love you and you and you" Firecracker Films
''Channel 4 UK'', 2006. Accessed July 7, 2011.

Filmography

Actress (plus)

* ''Sleep Come Free Me'' (1998) as Sally * ''The Observation Room'' (2005) * ''The Family Holiday'' (2008) as Isadora Brown * ''Miss Shellagh's Miniskirt'' (2008) as Margaret Czarnecki (and as director, editor) * ''The Day My Parents Became Cool'' (2009) as Mom * ''

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'' (2008-2009) as Eliza (and as writer, producer, director, editor) * ''The Classified'' (2009) as Kim * '' Late Autumn'' (2010) as Prison guard * ''A Face for All Occasions'' (2010) as Voice * '' Chop Socky Boom'' (2 episodes, 2012) as Mitzi * ''Someday You'' (2012) (as producer, director) * ''The Rite of Sol, a Rock Opera'' (2013 (as editor, cinematographer) * ''A Bit of Bad Luck'' (2014) as Country store clerk

Advocacy

Terisa Greenan is an outspoken advocate for sexual freedom and has spoken on the topic of polyamory in various public forums, including multiple appearances on

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and

The BJ Shea Morning Experience BJ & MIGs mornings is a morning drive time radio show on 99.9 FM KISW in Seattle, Washington, owned by Audacy (previously Entercom). The show airs Monday through Friday, 6–10 a.m. PST and is also available as a stream and a downloadable podcast ...

, at the

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and in Canada with John Ince (politician) and

Janet Hardy Janet W. Hardy is an American writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press. She has also been published as ''Catherine A. Liszt'' and ''Lady Green''. She is the author or co-author of eleven books, and frequently collaborates with Doss ...

on a panel coinciding with a landmark Canadian court case regarding whether the anti-polygamy section of Canadian Criminal Code 293 was drawn broadly enough to impinge on the human rights of polyamorists. In 2009, Greenan co-hosted with sex therapist Dr. Roger Libby a weekly radio call-in show "Sex Once A Week" on

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. The radio show offered support and advice to listeners and callers with questions regarding any aspects of sex and sexuality. "The Year The Press Came Calling, or, How My Girlfriend Mainstreamed Polyamory", ConnotationPress.com.

Awards and nominations

* 2013, won shared 'Award of Recognition' from Best Shorts Competition for 'Ensemble Cast' of '' Chop Socky Boom'' * 2015, won shared 'Outstanding Achievement Award from LA Web Fest for 'Ensemble Cast: Comedy' ''Chop Socky Boom''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenan, Terisa Filmmakers from Seattle Living people Actresses from Washington (state) 1967 births American documentary filmmakers University of California, Davis alumni American women documentary filmmakers Polyamorous people 21st-century American women