ConversationsRadio
Episode 95
Ella West Jerrier
Actress/Filmmaker
Wednesday April 7, 2021
Mike and returning cohost, actress and filmmaker Isabella Blake-Thomas enjoyed chatting with actress and award-winning filmmaker
Ella West Jerrier on episode 95!
Ella West Jerrier hails from Dallas, Texas. At just 15, Ella is an actress, writer, director and producer. Ella has also been dancing since she was 2 years old and is an award-winner - having competed in jazz, tap, pointe, ballet, hip hop, lyrical/contemporary and musical theater and has danced with companies since she was 4.
In 2018, Ella played ‘Rachel’ - one of the leads in Lifetime’s Terror In The Woods.
In preparation for the film, Ella spent hours and hours researching the story and her character.
The movie is based on the 2014 Slender Man stabbing incident in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She is proud to have been cast in the film and having the opportunity to work with an amazing cast.
During the pandemic quarantine and entertainment industry shut down, Ella decided to launch her own production company - GirlBoss Films. She has written, directed and shot 3 short films that have won multiple festival awards including Best Young Director, Best Young Filmmaker and Best Children’s Short. Ella created this production company as a vehicle to tell empowering stories for girls. She is currently working on a documentary and writing a short comedy series.
Ella and her family are huge dog lovers and have established a non-profit animal rescue in Dallas, Texas.
Cane Rosso Rescue focuses on providing transportation, shelter, veterinary treatment, and other essential needs for dogs in search of a new home as well as finding temporary foster and furever homes. In addition to maintaining its own network of fosters and dogs, Cane Rosso Rescue seeks to support other DFW area dog rescue groups through its collaborative "Pups on the Patio" events, held in the spring and fall seasons at Cane Rosso locations, in which area rescue groups are given the opportunity to bring adoptable dogs to Cane Rosso's dog-friendly patios for an evening of fundraising, pet adoptions, and pizza.
Visit www.canerossorescue.org
About Our Cohost
Isabella Blake-Thomas
Actress and filmmaker Isabella Blake-Thomas returns to cohost episode 95. Every time we talk with her, she has something new happening. New projects, Life Changes and such. She has been making her mark in Hollywood both in film and on television. She currently stars as 'January' in
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals - Available on Disney+.
From her early beginnings in London on CBeebies children’s television show
'The Green Balloon Club’ actress Isabella has worked hard to develop a style which is versatile. The respect she has for the craft motivates her to push the artistic envelope as an actress, writer and songwriter. Having appeared in film and tv projects both in the UK and the States, Isabella has proved herself as an established actress - having booked well over 30 roles both on tv and film affording her the opportunity to work with the Best of the Best.
Not too long ago, she landed the lead role of Ella in ‘Kepler’s Dream’ starring opposite Holland Taylor. She starred as young Zelena on ABC’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ a pregnant teenager on episodes of the Showtime comedy ‘Shameless’ and booked a guest star role on Nickelodeon’s ‘Game Shakers.'
Isabella Blake-Thomas, landed in Los Angeles not too long ago and calls Hermosa Beach home. She is the Daughter of producer, director and writer Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. Both enjoy working on projects together. They collaborated on the feature film ‘Pretty Outrageous’ which stars Isabella and she will soon be seen in ‘Running on Empty’. Catch her opposite John Voight and Alexa Nisenson
as a young Caroline in the film ‘Orphan Horse’ – currently available on Amazon Prime.
Isabella is an actress, singer, writer and author She wrote an ebook titled 'When The Zoo Closes' available for purchase.
She can even fly a Cessna 172.
Mike and Isabela want to thank Ella West Jerrier
for being with us on ConversationsRadio
