Executive Achievement Award 2014 – Holly Wiersma
HOLLY WIERSMA - Executive Achievement Award (Producer) Hollh Wiersma moved to Los Angeles in 1997, where she began her career as a casting associate on such films as BLADE, THE RAINMAKER and AMISTAD. Soon after, she developed a strong passion for independent...
LA Femme Lupe Ontiveros Image Award 2014 – Sheryl Lee Ralph
SHERYL LEE RALPH-Lupe Ontiveros Image Award Actress, Activist, Author, Entertainer, Singer, Director, Writer Original DREAMGIRL, Sheryl Lee Ralph is a multifaceted jewel of a woman who sparkles in aspects of life. Her award winning body of work in film, television and...
Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 – Marion Ross
MARION ROSS – Lifetime Achievement Award Actress, Entertainer The iconic All-American mom from the classic HAPPY DAYS sitcom had fervent desires of becoming an actress while growing up in her small Minnesota town. Born Marian Ross (with an "a”), she grew up in her...
Rising Star Award 2014 – Madeline Zima
MADELINE ZIMA- LA Femme Rising Star Award Actress, Producer Madeline Zima is best known for her breakout role as the provocative and saucy “Mia Lewis” on the hit Showtime series CALIFORNICATION, Madeline also starred opposite Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker in MY...
Humanitarian Award 2014 – Moran Atias
MORAN ATIAS-Humantiarian Award Actress, Activist Moran Atias is an Israeli actress, gaining notoriety in the Italian films GAS, OGGI SPOSI, and MOTHER OF TEARS. She is best known for her work with Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV series CRASH and the 2013 film THIRD...
LA Femme Executive Achievement Award 2013 – Michelle Vicary
Michelle Vicary is the Executive Vice President of Programming for Crown Media Family Networks, home of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, which is owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc. Vicary is charged with the strategic oversight of all...
Judy Reyes | LA Femme Lupe Ontiveros Image Award 2013
Judy Reyes, born to Dominican parents, is triple threat (singer/dancer/actor) and grew in the Bronx as a first generation American. A life changing performance at her Church, Reyes enrolled in theatre at Hunter College in Manhattan and landed her first major acting...
Comedic Actress Award 2013 – Sara Rue
Born and raised in New York City, Sara Rue spent most of her childhood backstage with her father, a Broadway stage manager. Rue's acting career began at age nine when she was cast as Kevin Spacey's daughter and Burt Lancaster's granddaughter in the film Rocket...
Innovative Award 2013 – Teri Polo
Teri Polo is the co-lead on the new ABC Family show “The Fosters”, produced by ABC Family and Jennifer Lopez. Polo is best known for her role as Robert De Niro’s daughter, Pam Byrnes, in the “Meet the Parents” theatricals. She recently starred in “The Little Fockers,”...
LA Femme Award 2012 – Wendi McLendon Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey Wendi McLendon-Covey got her start at the world famous Groundling Theater in Los Angeles, where she excelled at improv and sketch comedy. Wendi is best known for her starring roles in BRIDESMAIDS, RENO 911, LOVESPRING INTERNATIONAL, and RULES OF...