Rileah Vanderbilt
| Rileah Vanderbilt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rileah Elizabeth Vanderbilt August 20, 1979 Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Team Unicorn |
| Website |
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Rileah Elizabeth Vanderbilt (born August 20, 1979) is an American actress and producer. She is one of the founding members of Team Unicorn.
Career
Vanderbilt first appeared on film in Hatchet (2005), where she played the Young Victor Crowley. She reprised the role in Hatchet 2 (2010), and played Officer Dougherty in the most recent film in the series, Hatchet 3 (2013). Between roles in the Hatchet movies, she appeared in the film Spiral, followed by a series of roles in shorts, until she booked a supporting role in the 2010 Official Sundance Film Festival selection Frozen (2010), opposite Shawn Ashmore as his love interest. Most recently, Vanderbilt starred in the movie The Pandora Project,[1] and has a recurring role on Holliston as Dana. In a racy and controversial commercial for 2k Sports' Top Spin 4 video game, she co-starred with Serena Williams, as the "hottest female gamer".[2]
With their production company Danger Maiden Productions, Vanderbilt and Clare Grant created, produced, and starred in the short film Saber[3] which won two awards at the 2009 Star Wars Fan Film Awards: Best Action and Audience Choice awards.[4] In 2010, the duo worked with Milynn Sarley and Michele Boyd under the group name Team Unicorn[5] to create a series of viral videos, beginning with G33k & G4m3r Girls parody of Katy Perry's California Gurls video,[6] a viral video, which achieved one million views in its first week.[7] In 2013, Adult Swim announced that Rileah co-created and will be starring in and executive producing a pilot based on the webseries she co-created, Team Unicorn.[8] She appeared also as Herself, along Ray WiseKane Hodder, Tom Holland, Mick Garris and Steven Barton in Adam Green's Horror documentary film Digging Up the Marrow.[9]
Personal life
Vanderbilt first met actor/director Adam Green in 2002 at the Rainbow Bar & Grill and married him on June 26, 2010.[10] They reportedly divorced in 2014 and still remain close friends.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hatchet | Young Victor Crowley | Supporting |
| 2007 | Spiral | Girl on Bus | Cameo |
| King in the Box | Mrs. Box | short, Lead | |
| 2008 | Boner Boyz! | ||
| Fairy Tale Police | Little Red Riding Hood | Supporting | |
| 2009 | The Tivo | Susan | short, Lead |
| 2010 | Frozen | Shannon | Supporting |
| No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure | Bartender | ||
| Hatchet II | Young Victor Crowley | Supporting | |
| 2013 | The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting | Herself | Commentator |
| Hatchet III | Dougherty | Supporting | |
| The Pandora Project | Dana | Lead | |
| 2014 | Digging Up the Marrow | Herself | Supporting |
| 2015 | Avengers Grimm | Rapunzel | Lead |
| Mega Shark vs Kolossus |
Television/Internet
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Saber [11] | Jedi | co-creator producer |
| PG Porn | Bargoer | episode: "High Poon" | |
| 2010 | Ultradome | Indiana Jones | guest star, episode: "Buffy vs. Count Chocula" |
| Team Unicorn:[12] G33K & G4M3R Girls[6] | Rileah | Executive Producer Co-Creator Writer Backup Singer | |
| Team Unicorn: A Very Zombie Holiday | Narrator #1 | Producer Co-Creator | |
| 2011 | Sexy Nightmare Slayers | Lexie | pilot producer lead |
| The Guild | Princess Leia | cameo, episode: "Ends and Begins" | |
| Team Unicorn: superHarmony | Wonder Woman | Producer Co-Creator | |
| Chiller 13: Horror's Creepiest Kids | Herself | Commentator | |
| Team Unicorn: Alien Beach Crashers | Young Lover | Producer Co-Creator | |
| FearNet"s "Movies With More Brains" | Herself | Commentator | |
| 2012 | Saber 2: Return of the Body Wash[13] | Jedi | co-creator producer |
| Top 100 Video Games Of All Time | Herself | Commentator | |
| Fan Wars | Team Bruce Wayne | guest star, episode: "Bruce Wayne vs. Tony Stark" | |
| 2013 | Chiller 13: Most Horrifying Hook-ups | Herself | Commentator |
| Team Unicorn: The UniCorps Wants YOU! | Purple Unicorn | Executive Producer Co-Creator | |
| Team Unicorn: For the Win | Rileah | Executive Producer Co-Creator Writer Back-Up Singer | |
| Team Unicorn Adult Swim Pilot[14] | Purple Unicorn | Executive Producer Co-Creator Lead | |
| Holliston | Dana | 3 episodes: "The Hooker: Part 1", "Kevin's Wedding", "Farm Festival", Guest Star |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards | Best Action[15] | Saber | Won |
| 2009 | The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards | Audience Choice[15] | Saber | Won |
References
- ↑ "Dread". Dread Central.
- ↑ Coman, Nick. "Racy Unauthorized 'Topspin 4′ Ad Featuring Serena Williams, Rileah Vanderbilt Leaked Online". NESN.
- ↑ "IMDB Page for SABER"
- ↑ "Official Star Wars Fan Film Challenge Web Site"
- ↑ Lewis Wallace (September 11, 2010). "Spot the Geek Refs in 'Geek and Gamer Girls' Song". Wired Magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- 1 2 Break.com, September 10, 2010, Geek and Gamer Girls Anthem.
- ↑ Action Flick Chick, September 17, 2010, Interview: G33K & G4M3R GIRLS (Geek and Gamer Girls Video) 1 Week, 1 Million Views,
- ↑ ANDREEVA, NELLIE. "Adult Swim Announces New Series & Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ “DIGGING UP THE MARROW”
- ↑ "Midday Fix - Adam Green |WGN News |". May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Adam Green Shows Us His Saber". Dread Central. April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ↑ Lewis Wallace (September 11, 2010). "Spot the Geek Refs in 'Geek and Gamer Girls' Song". Wired Magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ↑ Simon. ""Saber," the Sequel, Coming To the Nerdist Channel". Nerdist Industries.
- ↑ ANDREEVA, NELLIE. "Adult Swim Announces New Series & Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- 1 2 Atom.com Official Star Wars Fan Film Challenge"