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Aly Brier
Born
Alexanna Rose Brier

(1997-08-04) August 4, 1997 (age 27)
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

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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]. It awarded her as the winner of the Creative Empowerment Arts College Scholarship [9] and recipient of the 2014 Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist.

Career

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

Transitioning to a full-time actress, her appearances were primarily cameos on television shows and mini-series which included High Maintenance and Message Not Received. Alongside those, her focus has been creating and starring in short films. Work included Bandito Melancholia [11], Tape [12], and Small Time [13].

The latter was released in 2020, playing the role of Shelley [14]. It received praise domestically and internationally. That year, it earned Best Feature at the Centre Film Festival [15] and EDA Award for Best Female Directed Feature at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival [16] followed up by the Spirit of Freedom Award [17] at The Bahamas International Film Festival [18] in 2021.

Her latest short, Sour Honey [19], which is dedicated to sex workers everywhere, is set to release Summer 2024.

Personal life

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Brier began dating Tommy Nelson, her Sour Honey co-star, in 2023. They married on September 11 of that year [20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sane Jules Blaine Eve Blaine Short
Crickett and the Little Girl Power[21] Roaming Reporter TV Movie
2013 Kate Becky Willis Short
2016 Ookie Cookie Chloe Short
What Fresh Hell[22] Lola Short
Katelyn Katelyn Short
An Exploration in Blue[23] Caterina Short
2017 In This Family Samantha Credited As Alexanna Brier
2018 The Last Night[24] 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[25] Effy Credited As Alexanna Brier
Black Eyed Susan Maurine
2024 Sour Honey Effy Post Production

Television

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "High Maintenance Ep 8: Ghost". Home Box Office (HBO). 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. October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aly Brier Roles'". Playbill. May 15, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Insider - Andrew Simkiss". The New York Times. April 22, 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. ^ "Alexanna Brier; Movies, TV, and Film Roles". amazon.com. August 13, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "2020 CENTRE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS". centrefilm.org. April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "SMALL TIME - Whistler Film Festival 2020". whistlerfilmfestival.com. July 25, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  17. ^ "The Festival:Small Time". bintlfilmfest.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Press Items - 2021 Winners". bintlfilmfest.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sour Honey Photos (Alexanna Brier)". shelbyrenephoto.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "Tommy Nelson: Movies, TV, and Bio". amazon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  21. ^ "Crickett and the Little Girl Power". avclub.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "What Fresh Hell (2016)". mubi.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  23. ^ "An Exploration in Blue (S)". filmaffinity.com. June 27, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "The Last Night (2017) Horror Short Film". pophorror.com. May 29, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "Eden: The Only One Left To Us". freethework.com. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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