Dorie Barton

Dorie Barton is an American actor, writer, and director. She began her professional acting career working on a television soap opera and went on to appear in various theater, film, and television productions. She made her debut as a writer-director of film in 2016, and also teaches theater at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Early life

Barton was an Army brat,

Acting career

Barton began her acting career on One Life to Live, playing Beth Garvey, a runaway teenage mother, from 1993 to 1994. When the character was written out of the show, the producers of One Life to Live gave her the option for what would happen to her character, and Barton opted for her character to die on-camera. She also appeared in Angel, Justice League, Nowhere Man, Vanishing Son, and One Life to Live.

Directing career

Barton made her debut as writer-director with the feature film Girl Flu., which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016. It was a festival hit, screening at festivals worldwide and winning awards including the Audience Award (New Director category) at the Nashville Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's easy to wish Barton’s direction were more ambitious or her screenplay bolder, but there's a sincerity here, a lack of pretension and a generosity of spirit that proves infectious".

She co-directed She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms.

In 2021, she is writing and directing the upcoming movie Welcome to the Show.

Teaching career

Barton teaches theater at Virginia Commonwealth University, and serves as film director for VCU's Mainstage Productions. She directs the VCUarts Theatre Showcase Films for graduating acting students, providing a debut into the film industry, and also works as a consultant for scripts and film productions.

Awards Audience Award in the New Director category at the Nashville Film Festival for Girl Flu (2016) Selected as a finalist for the Commercial Diversity Director's Program (2018)

Filmography

1993–1994: Love, Lie, Passion (One Life to Live , TV series) 1995: Delinquent's Derby 1999: Foreign Correspondents 1999–2000: Men without Nerves ( Stark Raving Mad , TV series, 20 episodes) 2000: How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (TV movie) 2001: Sabrina the Teenage Witch ("Hex, Lies & No Videotape") 2001: Do You Wanna Know a Secret? 2001: The Kidnapping of Chris Burden 2002: Baby Bob (TV series, two episodes) 2002: My Wife, Her Dad, and I ( In-Laws , TV series, two episodes) 2003: Down with Love - To the devil with love! (Down with Love) 2003: Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (TV movie) 2003: Justice League - Princess Audrey (episode: "Maid of Honor") 2003–2004: I'm with Her (TV series, four episodes) 2004: Love for Dessert (Just Desserts, TV movie) 2004: Meet the Fockers 2005: Bewitched 2006: What I Did for Love (TV movie) 2006: Roasted and Sold (Grilled) 2008: The Nanny Express (TV movie) 2009: All About Steve 2009: Otis E. 2011: God Bless America 2011: The Mentalist - Linda Tibbs 2012–2013: Ave 43 (TV series, seven episodes)