Barta Heiner
Ator
Barta Lee Heiner is an actress, director, and professor of acting. She has been head of the BFA acting program at Brigham Young University since 1993. In 1992 BYU honored her with the Maeser Teaching Award for her work and dedication to the school.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in speech and drama from BYU. She completed her master’s degree in acting at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Studio and with Estelle Harmon, both in Los Angeles, California. She has acted professionally with the Denver Centre Theatre and has taught and directed for the National Theatre Conservatory.
Heiner has performed more than 100 roles and directed more than 40 productions
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has performed in films produced by the Church or created for members of the Church. She played Mary Whitmer in The Fourth Witness and played supporting roles in The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd, 17 Miracles, Brigham City, The Prodigal, and most recently, The Cokeville Miracle.
Heiner directs at BYU, the Castle Amphitheater, the Covey Center, and other venues. She was both assistant director and associate director for the Hill Cumorah Pageant (1988–1990). Her services as an acting and dialogue coach and consultant are also in demand, and she has worked on the films The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd and Emma Smith, My Story. She has been involved with a student-mentored film project called Diantha’s Crossing, a project inspired by her great-great-aunt, Mormon pioneer Diantha Farr Clayton.
Heiner has been an American College Theatre Festival Adjudicator. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actor’s Equity Association.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in speech and drama from BYU. She completed her master’s degree in acting at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Studio and with Estelle Harmon, both in Los Angeles, California. She has acted professionally with the Denver Centre Theatre and has taught and directed for the National Theatre Conservatory.
Heiner has performed more than 100 roles and directed more than 40 productions
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has performed in films produced by the Church or created for members of the Church. She played Mary Whitmer in The Fourth Witness and played supporting roles in The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd, 17 Miracles, Brigham City, The Prodigal, and most recently, The Cokeville Miracle.
Heiner directs at BYU, the Castle Amphitheater, the Covey Center, and other venues. She was both assistant director and associate director for the Hill Cumorah Pageant (1988–1990). Her services as an acting and dialogue coach and consultant are also in demand, and she has worked on the films The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd and Emma Smith, My Story. She has been involved with a student-mentored film project called Diantha’s Crossing, a project inspired by her great-great-aunt, Mormon pioneer Diantha Farr Clayton.
Heiner has been an American College Theatre Festival Adjudicator. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actor’s Equity Association.
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Filmografia
| 2024 | Alien Country · as Nana |
| 2024 | Escape from Germany · as Pill Lady |
| 2023 | Mythica: Stormbound · as Mahitable CrowNo Plex |
| 2021 | Once I Was Engaged · as Nedra RockwellNo Plex |
| 2019 | Check Inn to Christmas · as Grandma Cathy |
| 2019 | The Fighting Preacher · as Mrs. RhodesNo Plex |
| 2018 | Little Women · as Aunt MarchNo Plex |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Once I Was a Beehive · as NedraNo Plex |
| 2015 | The Cokeville Miracle · as Verlene BennionNo Plex |
| 2011 | Orcs! · as Marge |
| 2011 | 17 Miracles · as Train LadyNo Plex |
| 2009 | Evil Angel · as Lizzie's Mother |
| 2001 | Brigham City · as Clara |
| 2000 | Return to the Secret Garden · as Iris |
| 2000 | The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd · as Diseased Woman |
| 2000 | Split Infinity · as Ruth |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate · as Ruth Riordan |
| 1996 | Terror in the Family · as D.a. PearlmanNo Plex |
| 1996 | Face of Evil · as Mrs. PerryNo Plex |
| 1992 | Crossroads (1992) · as Bus Driver |
| 1992 | The Legend of Wolf Mountain · as PrincipalNo Plex |
| 1989 | Willy the Sparrow · as Sparrow Guardian |
| 1984 | Scorned and Swindled · as Secretary |
| 1978 | Donner Pass: The Road to Survival · as Sarah Fosdick |
| 1978 | Beyond and Back · as Ann Fleck |