Turner, Guinevere 1968-

PERSONAL

Born May 23, 1968, in Boston, MA. Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A.

Addresses:

Agent—Debbie Deuble, Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Glenn Rigberg, Rigberg Entertainment Group, 1180 South Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Career:

Actress, writer, producer, and director.

Member:

Writers Guild of America, West.

Awards, Honors:

Lambda Literary Award (with Rose Troche), drama category, 1996, for Go Fish; Sierra Award nomination (with Mary Harron), best adapted screenplay, Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards, 2000, for American Psycho.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Camille "Max" West, Go Fish (also known as Ely & Max), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

Diana, The Watermelon Woman, First Run Features, 1997.

Indignant lesbian on roof, Kiss Me, Guido (also known as Besame Guido, Embrasse-moi Gino, Kimppakaemppae, Meu adoravel carcamano, and O mal entendido), Paramount, 1997.

Singer, Chasing Amy (also known as Comic Strip, A la conquete d'Amy, Akolouthontas tin Amy, Amyn jaeljillae, Chasing Amy—Aus, vorbei, nei wieder, Comic strip—Keptelen kepregeny, In cerca di Amy, Iubiri incurcate, La otra cara del amor, Meprise multiple, Mi pareja equivocada, Perseguint l'Amy, Persiguiendo a Amy, and Procura-se Amy), Miramax, 1997.

Sombra, Latin Boys Go to Hell, Strand Releasing, 1997.

Tanya Cheex, Preaching to the Perverted (also known as Preaching, Clube do fetiche, and Spankworld— The Movie, en film som svider), First Look International, 1997.

Bus station attendant, Dogma (also known as Bearclaw, God, and Dogme), Miramax, 1998.

June Darien, Dante's View (also known as Death Valley, Kova paikka: Dante's View, and Uma vista do inferno), The Asylum/Showcase Entertainment, 1998.

Echinacea, Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (short animated film), 1999.

Evelyn, Treasure Island (also known as La isla del tesoro), King Pictures, 1999.

Elizabeth, American Psycho (also known as Americki psiho, Amerikan psyko, and Psicopata americano), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Video store clerk, The Fluffer (also known as The fluffer (El estimulador) and Fluffer—Nos bastidores do desejo), TLA Releasing, 2001.

Voice of Tani, The Safety of Objects (also known as Surburbia, Encontros do destino, La seguridad de los objetos, La sicurezza degli oggetti, Le confort des objets, Onni on omistaa, Tulevaisuus on huomenna, and Vidas en comun), 2001, IFC Films, 2003.

Darla Carter, Stray Dogs, Stray Dogs, 2002.

Diane Beltrami, Pipe Dream, Castle Hill Productions, 2002.

Junk, Little Man Films/Oil Factory, 2002.

Amanda, Seahorses (short film), University of Southern California, 2003.

Guin, Hummer (short film), 2003.

Lovely, Beyond Lovely (short film), Manifest Pictures, 2005.

Olivia, Dani and Alice (short film), POWER UP Films, 2005.

Ruby, Hung (short film), Frameline, 2005.

Herself, FtF: Female to Femme (documentary), 2006.

Woman at grave, Frozen Smile (short film), University of California, Los Angeles School of Film and Television, 2006.

Herself, Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (documentary; also known as Here's Looking at You, Boy and Here's Looking at You, Boy—The Coming Out of Queer Cinema), SND Films, 2007.

Luck and Kate lady, In the Spotlight (short film), POWER UP Films, 2007.

Marcy (reporter), Itty Bitty Titty Committee, POWER UP Films/Pocket Releasing, 2007.

Herself, Pass! Screenwriters on Surviving Hollywood Rejection (documentary), 2008.

Film Producer:

Go Fish (also known as Ely & Max), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

Associate producer, Dante's View (also known as Death Valley, Kova paikka: Dante's View, and Uma vista do inferno), The Asylum/Showcase Entertainment, 1998.

Executive producer, The Notorious Bettie Page (also known as The Ballad of Bettie Page and The Last Days of Bettie Page), Picturehouse Entertainment, 2005.

Film Director; Short Films:

Spare Me, 2001.

Hummer, 2003.

Hung, Frameline, 2005.

Film Work; Other:

(Uncredited) Member of automated dialogue replacement group, Safe (also known as Chemical Syndrome and Seguro), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herself, Even Scarier Movie Moments (also known as 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments), Bravo, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Broute-minou a Palm Springs (also known as A Lez in Wonderland), 2006.

Herself, Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema, Independent Film Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Gabby Deveaux, "Let's Do It," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2004.

Gabby Deveaux, "Longing," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2004.

Gabby Deveaux, "Loyal," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Melody, Don't Go, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Executive story editor, The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2004-2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, American Psycho: From Book to Screen, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2005.

Music Videos:

Soul Asylum, "Can't Even Tell," c. 1994.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(With Rose Troche) Go Fish (also known as Ely & Max), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

(With Mary Harron) American Psycho (based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis; also known as Americki psiho, Amerikan psyko, and Psicopata americano), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Spare Me (short film), 2001.

Hummer (short film), 2003.

Hung (short film), Frameline, 2005.

(With Harron) The Notorious Bettie Page (also known as The Ballad of Bettie Page and The Last Days of Bettie Page), Picturehouse Entertainment, 2005.

BloodRayne (based on the video game; also known as BloodRayne, dipsa gia ekdikisi), 2005, Romar Entertainment, 2006.

(With others) Breaking the Girl, c. 2006.

With others, worked on Pinball, New Line Cinema.

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Looking Back," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2004.

"Losing It," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2004.

"Lagrimas de Oro," The L Word (also known as Earthlings, The L Word—Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben, and L-koodi), Showtime, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Advocate, October 28, 1997, p. 27; May 25, 1999, pp. 58-59; March 30, 2004, pp. 52-55.

Bizarre, October, 1997, pp. 48-52.