Jennifer Betit Yen (born in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

) is an actor, lawyer, producer, and writer. As an actor, Betit Yen has performed for

East West Players East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As the nation's first professional Asian American theatre organization, East West Players continues to produce works and educational programs that give ...

and The Manhattan Theatre Source. She was cast in ''

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...

'', ''

Royal Pains ''Royal Pains'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series is based in part on contemporary concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies and follows Hank Lawson, ...

'', '' Search Party'', and ''

America's Most Wanted ''America's Most Wanted'' (often abbreviated as ''AMW'') is an American television program whose first run was produced by 20th Television, and second run is under the Fox Entertainment#Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertain ...

'', among others. She also completed voiceover work for ''

Reading Rainbow ''Reading Rainbow'' is an American educational children's television series that originally aired on PBS and afterward PBS Kids from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006, with reruns continuing to air until August 28, 2009. 155 30-minute episodes ...

'' and ''

Beacon Street Girls The Beacon Street Girls (BSG) is a young adult book series by Annie Bryant. The series was created by Addie Swartz and initially published by B*tween Productions, then licensed by Simon & Schuster. Author "Annie Bryant" is a pseudonym for a group ...

''. Since 2012, she has been president of The Film Lab, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of diversity in media and launched its first production arm, AAFL TV. Her work at The Film Lab has been covered by ''

HuffPost ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers p ...

'', ''

Backstage (magazine) Backstage is a prominent global casting platform and entertainment industry publication that connects performers, content creators, and behind-the-scenes professionals with casting directors and production teams across film, television, theater, ...

'', and other media outlets. Her screenplay, ''The Opposite of a Fairy Tale'', received grant funding from the Ms. Foundation for Women. Betit Yen writes the blog ''Ethical is Beautiful. Be Beautiful''.

Film

Betit Yen wrote and starred in the 2009 Accolade Award-winning web series ''La La Land'' in 2009. She also starred in the web series ''My Not So Subonscious''. Betit Yen’s feature film debut, ''Interrogation'', was an official selection of the Boston International Film Festival.

Television

She created the television series ''Mirror Mirror'', a sitcom about corporate sexual harassment. Betit Yen launched the television series ''Film Lab Presents'' "to re-shape perceptions of people of color in the mainstream media in a genuine, positive and meaningful manner.” The municipal network

NYC Media NYC Media is the official public radio, television, and online media network and broadcasting service of New York City, which has been called the media capital of the world. The network oversees four public television channels, a public radio sta ...

broadcast the series.

Theater

Betit Yen appeared in the Manhattan Theatre Source’s ''Paper Dragon'' in the role of Bot. She also created the IWATTAU ("Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us") project, utilizing interactive live theatre and story telling to address issues of racism and xenophobia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Betit Yen, Jen American women lawyers American lawyers American women chief executives American publishing chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women Living people