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Alexis Jacknow
Actor, Director, Writer
Alexis Jacknow is a Los Angeles based, multidisciplinary storyteller. She recently completed her feature film, Clock (2023), a psychological thriller starring Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin.
Her debut short film, Again, world premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by Amazon. Her other shorts include Clock (Hulu), Costume Change (FX/Freeform), and Overnight (Netflix) which garnered her a WGA Award Nomination for Short Form Original.
She is in development on her drama, The Villager (2019 IFP Week No Borders Selection), as well as her horror feature, The Blindings with 21 Laps. She is also producing the upcoming horror feature, Ice Cream Man.
Alexis has over a decade of theater directing experience, during which she has helmed National Tours, World Premieres, and Audie Award winning radio plays. She sits on faculty at UCLA's Department of Theater.
As an actor, her career spans film, television, theater, and dozens of national commercials. She holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and is a proud member of the WGA, SAG/AFTRA, AEA, and SDC.
Her debut short film, Again, world premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by Amazon. Her other shorts include Clock (Hulu), Costume Change (FX/Freeform), and Overnight (Netflix) which garnered her a WGA Award Nomination for Short Form Original.
She is in development on her drama, The Villager (2019 IFP Week No Borders Selection), as well as her horror feature, The Blindings with 21 Laps. She is also producing the upcoming horror feature, Ice Cream Man.
Alexis has over a decade of theater directing experience, during which she has helmed National Tours, World Premieres, and Audie Award winning radio plays. She sits on faculty at UCLA's Department of Theater.
As an actor, her career spans film, television, theater, and dozens of national commercials. She holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and is a proud member of the WGA, SAG/AFTRA, AEA, and SDC.
Filmography
| 2023 | Clock · as Patient |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare · as Admissions Assistant |
| 2011 | American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Engle |
| 1956 | As The World Turns (TV Series) · as Waitress |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Gossip #1 |