Alexandra Boyd facts for kids

Alexandra Boyd is a talented British actress, director, writer, and producer. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies, including Coronation Street and Titanic. Lately, she has been busy writing and directing her own films. Her first movie as a director, Widow's Walk, came out in 2019.

Early Life and Training

Alexandra Boyd was born in Bangor, Wales. She grew up in Norwich, England. When she was 16, she started studying acting full-time at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. Later, in 1986, she continued her acting studies at Drama Studio London.

She also helped start a theatre company. This company performed plays by Shakespeare and other classic stories. They put on shows in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. They also took English plays to Italy. In 1993, she played Eliza Doolittle in the play Pygmalion during an Italian tour.

While living in Los Angeles, Alexandra also studied art, architecture, and design. She even trained to be an interior designer at UCLA.

Acting Career

Alexandra Boyd lived in the United States for 17 years before moving back to the UK in 2006. While in Los Angeles, she acted in big movies like Mr. Holland's Opus and James Cameron's famous film Titanic.

On American TV, she appeared in popular shows such as Party of Five, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and The Bernie Mac Show. She also lent her voice to cartoons like The Wild Thornberries. You might know her voice as Elaine Marley from the Monkey Island video games!

In British TV, she played Clarissa Mason in Coronation Street. She also appeared in an episode of New Tricks and guest-starred in several episodes of Doctors and Holby City.

Alexandra has also performed in many theatre plays. These include Shakespeare plays, comedies by Alan Ayckbourn, and roles like Rita in Educating Rita. In 2007, she produced and performed her own one-woman show.

In 2009, she starred in a short film called Visiting Hours. This film was shown at several international film festivals. She also played the Chief of Delegation in the action film From Paris with Love, which starred John Travolta.

Writer and Director

In 2013, Alexandra Boyd started her own film company called New Thirty Pictures. She then wrote, directed, and produced her first full-length movie, a thriller called Widow's Walk. This movie was filmed in her home county of Suffolk. It was released on Amazon Prime Video in December 2019.

Her second feature film is a documentary. It's called Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries. This film explores her experiences while making the movie Titanic. She used diaries that her fellow actors wrote during and after filming. The documentary also features fans who love the ship and the movie.

Alexandra has also written, directed, and raised money for several short films. One of these, Boxer on the Wilderness, explores ideas from a longer movie script she wrote. This short film was shown at 15 international film festivals.

Film Festivals

In October 2019, Widow's Walk had its first showing at the Chelsea Film Festival in New York. There, it won an award for Best Cinematography, which means it was praised for its amazing camera work.

In May 2014, her short film Boxer on the Wilderness was shown at the British Independent Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Cinematography. The film also screened at nine other international film festivals in 2014 and 2015. It won an award at the "Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest" in Italy.

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