The American screenwriter, film director, and actress, Bethany Ashton Wolf began her career as an actress in Los Angeles, California. She was born and raised in Louisiana and has been working as a feature film director and screenwriter for the past 15 years in Los Angeles.
Wolf has written, directed, and produced award-winning short films such as The Burgundy and Wait, and her first theatrically released feature, The Cajun drama. She has had a lot of screenwriting assignments for both studio and other independent companies like CBS films & Laurence Mark Productions, CBS Films & Robin Schorr Productions, and Radio London Films.
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Interesting Facts about Bethany Ashton Wolf
1. Wolf’s childhood and siblings
She was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana united states in 1975 to Jane Dennison. She attended her high school at Saint Louis Catholic High school before she eventually left for Los Angeles. She was raised along with her siblings in Louisiana.
Her mother Jane Dennison married Denny B Dennison and he later helped Bethany and her siblings in their career. When Wolf decided to go to Los Angeles to pursue her career in the film industry. To show his support, her stepfather drove her to Los Angeles himself.
Her sister, Amy Johnson Marshall is married to Chris Marshall. Amy and Bethany worked together on the movie Little Chenier (2006). Her brother, Jace Jonathan also co-write and co-produced the same movie. Wolf also has a half-brother called Bradley Dennison.
2. She is a writer and a director
Wolf is known for writing and directing the romantic drama Forever My Girl which starred Alex roe and Jessica Rothe in 2018. Aside from that, she wrote and directed an award-winning movie titled Little Chenier(2006).
The movie won 10 best picture awards and 6 international best American film awards during the festival run, in total Little Chenier has won more than 20 awards at various film festivals.
She also wrote the original feature screenplay, Love Scene which was a biopic that chronicles the 25-year love affair of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Oliver. The short film won best short and best screenplay worldwide on its international festival run.
3. Her husband is also into the showbiz
Wolf is married to Josh Wolf, an American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian since 2014. Her husband is known for his incredible works such as Dads in Parks, Chelsea Lately, Raising Hope, My Name is Earl and he has also had a show of his own named the Josh Wolf show.
He is also the author of the book, It Takes Balls which covers how he coped as a single father with a daughter and sons at the age of 25. Josh and Bethany have three children: Trevor Wolf(1995), Kaitlynn Wolf(1997), and Jacob Wolf(2000).
4. How wolf met her husband
She met him through a mutual friend, Mark Schulman who set them up on a blind date. During their wedding, her step-father Dennison was the one who walked her down the aisle, and their daughter, Kaitlynn was one of the flower bearers. The couple has participated in various charity events and they have also been very supportive towards troops.
5. Josh Wolf started his career as a teenager
Josh Wolf was introduced to comedy at the tender age of 15. He later became a spokesperson for Nintendo and interviewed Bill Gates for an internal film for Microsoft. He did a solo show at the HBO Workspace and subsequently signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios to develop his own television show even though it was never broadcast.
6. Her husband has a food truck business
Josh Wolf once revealed his experience with a food truck-style business he once had. It was called PB&J’S but was unfortunately ordered to shut down when an inspector discovered he was making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on an apartment floor.
7. Bethany Ashton Wolf started her career in 2005
Since she made her career debut in 2005, she has contributed to the writing department of various films like on the 12th day, the pilgrimage of Layla, and a few others. In 2018, she wrote and directed the romantic drama film which was based on a novel by Heidi McLaughlin.
Her short story love scene featured Caitlin Harris, Sebastian Dunn, Robert Hook, Kim Kendal, and others was focused on the life of actress Vivien Leigh. Most of her stories are often set in Louisiana which portrayed her as a Louisiana girl at heart.
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8. Breaking grounds
When wolf started working as a director in Hollywood, there were just a few female directors in the industry, and being a female was really hard for such people but she stood her ground and has achieved tremendously aside from being seen as a respected creator. When she first started, she wouldn’t let anyone direct her scripts except her.
9. She is a philanthropist and animal lover
The talented actress is the owner and creator of an online platform called free to be an artist. The platform aims at helping people pursue their dreams and aspirations. It is also a clothing line that supports budding artists.
Wolf is also a supporter of animal rescue. She definitely has a thing for dogs because she has had a pet dog named Rock and another called Millie.
10. She is on social media
The film director has active Instagram and Twitter accounts. She has about 44k followers on Instagram (bethanyashtonwolf) and 158 followers on Twitter (ibethanyqr). She is always seen posting lovely pictures of her lovely family and friends, especially during notable events.
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