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Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973 in Austin, Texas) is an American actress, film producer and director best known for her lead role in the horror film May.

Career

She has also directed and produced other films. She appeared in a minor role in the movie Girl, Interrupted alongside Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. 2002 saw Angela playing the lead role of Carrie White in the Carrie remake, an NBC telemovie. She also starred in the lead role in the 2004 remake of Toolbox Murders which was directed by Tobe Hooper. In 2005, Angela made her feature length directorial debut with Roman, starring Lucky McKee (director of May). She is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Bettis' debut role was a lead in the romantic tragedy, Sparrow, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, at the young age of 18. After that film she attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She later went on to star in a movie called The Last Best Sunday and have a minor role in Girl, Interrupted opposite Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. Her turn in the title role in May won her something of a cult following. She won many Best Actress awards and Roger Ebert even tried to get her an Oscar nomination for her performance. After the film she starred in the TV movie Carrie as Carrie White. Bettis was offered the role numerous times, but declined since she just finished May, which had a similar character to Carrie White. Since the movie was a pilot to launch a series she thought having a steady job would allow her to do more independent work. The series never took off. She has starred and produced many short independent films under production company MoFreek which she co-owns with her boyfriend, Kevin Ford.

In 2005, Bettis starred in The Circle, an independent film shot in only one shot.

Bettis is currently finishing up production with Roman.

Director Credits

• Roman (2006)

Filmography

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