Bess Blackburn

Bess Blackburn is a theatre and film actor, singer, and dancer based in NYC and LA. She is trained in Suzuki, Laban, Viewpoints, Alexander Technique, and Fitzmaurice Voicework®, with a strong foundation in classical text (Shakespeare, Greek tragedy) and improv/clowning. Her work ranges from horror to rom-coms to experimental dance pieces, playing the drama queen, the final girl, the creature, the twist villain, and more.

Selected theatre credits: Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (RADA), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical (Berkeley Playhouse), Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (ACT San Francisco), and Emma in Fefu and Her Friends (Barnard College) — PHOTOS HERE

Selected film credits: OUTSIDER (Best Actress Nomination at The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2023), Aria (Denver Film Festival 2022, Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2023), and Kindred Spirits (Best Writing at UCLA Short Film Festival 2024) — PHOTOS HERE