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Aly Brier
Born
Alexanna Rose Brier

(1997-08-04) August 4, 1997 (age 26)
Alma materFashion Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Actress, Writer, Director
Years active2008–present
Spouse
  • (m. 2023)

Alexanna Rose Brier (born August 4, 1997) is an American actress, producer, and director. Her filmography includes portraying The Intern in High Maintenance.[1] and her role as Effy in the upcoming short film, Sour Honey.

Early Life edit

Brier began her acting career at age 9 working in a variety of performance outlets. This started with commercial work for brands including Chuck E. Cheese, Dixie Plates, and Acuvue Contact Lenses [2] . She moved into theater work with principal and ensemble roles such as Jemima Potts in the US Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [3] (2008) and on Broadway playing Debbie in Billy Elliot the Musical [4] (2011).

When not on the main stage, Brier performed back home on Long Island. Screen-wise, she appeared in multiple shorts including Sane Jules Blaine. Directed by Andrew Simkiss, it earned the 2009 Warner Brothers Film Award [5] and King Award from New York University’s First Run Film Festival [6].

She completed her secondary education at The Wheatley School [7], acting in local productions and served as Vice President of their theatre company. Delving into work behind the camera, she produced, directed, wrote, and edited the short film A Helping Hand [8]. For her work, she was recognized as the winner of the Creative Empowerment Arts College Scholarship [9] and recipient of the 2014 Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist.

Career edit

After graduating from Wheatley in 2015 she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In 2020, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Film and Media with a minor in French [10].

Transitioning to a full-time actress, she appeared in cameos on television shows and mini-series including High Maintenance and Message Not Received. Alongside those, her focus has been creating and starring in short films. Brier’s recent work includes Bandito Melancholia [11], Tape [12], and Small Time [13].

In the latter, she played the role of Shelley, which was released in 2020. The film received hardware both domestically and internationally. That year, it earned Best Feature at the Centre Film Festival [14] and EDA Award for Best Female Directed Feature at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival [15] followed up by the Spirit of Freedom Award [16] at The Bahamas International Film Festival [17] in 2021.

Her latest short, Sour Honey [18], which is dedicated to sex workers everywhere, is set to release Summer 2024.

Personal life edit

Brier began dating Tommy Nelson, her Sour Honey co-star, in 2023. They married on September 11 of that year [19].

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sane Jules Blaine Eve Blaine Short
Crickett and the Little Girl Power[20] Roaming Reporter TV Movie
2013 Kate Becky Willis Short
2016 Ookie Cookie Chloe Short
What Fresh Hell[21] Lola Short
Katelyn Katelyn Short
An Exploration in Blue[22] Caterina Short
2017 In This Family Samantha Credited as "Alexanna Brier"
2018 The Last Night[23] Dru Roberts Short
Fat Lily Lily Short
2019 Tangerine Dream May Short
Coolidge Dorothy Short
Bandito Melancholia Director Short
2020 Small Time Shelley
Tape Chrissy Short
Eden: The Only One Left to Us[24] Effy Credited As Alexanna Brier
Black Eyed Susan Maurine
2024 Sour Honey Effy Post Production

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Shelter Miriam Anderson Episodes: "Pilot" & "Episode #1.2"
2017 Message Not Received Mia Episode: "She Wants It"
2018 High Maintenance The Intern Episode: "Ghost"

Stage edit

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jemima Potts US National Tour
2010 Billy Elliot the Musical Debbie On Broadway

References edit

  1. ^ "High Maintenance Ep 8: Ghost". hbo.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aly Brier Commercials - ACUVUE TV SPOT 'Dreamy Josh'". ispot.tv. June 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Playbill - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Takes Flight on National Tour". playbill.com. October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aly Brier Roles'". playbill.com. May 15, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Insider - Andrew Simkiss". The New York Times. March 20, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "67th Annual First Run Film Festival Winners Announced". nyu.edu. March 21, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Our Town A Hit At Wheatley'". mineolaamerican.comm. December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT ARTS CONTEST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS". IMDb.com. June 24, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. Creative Empowerment Arts Contest Gallery". creativeempowermentars.org. April 10, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Alexanna Brier". filmfreeway.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "A Screening Premiere of 60 New Films from MONO NO AWARE June 2019". mononoawarefilm.com. June 2, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tape Review". The New York Times. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Small Time". niav-film.com. February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "2020 CENTRE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS". centrefilm.org. April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "SMALL TIME - Whistler Film Festival 2020". whistlerfilmfestival.com. July 25, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Festival:Small Time". bintlfilmfest.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  17. ^ "Press Items - 2021 Winners". bintlfilmfest.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Sour Honey Photos (Alexanna Brier)". shelbyrenephoto.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "Tommy Nelson: Movies, TV, and Bio". amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "Crickett and the Little Girl Power". avclub.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  21. ^ "What Fresh Hell (2016)". mubi.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "An Exploration in Blue (S)". filmaffinity.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  23. ^ "The Last Night (2017) Horror Short Film". pophorror.com. May 29, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "Eden: The Only One Left To Us". freethework.com. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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