THE COLLABORATIVE - Key Persons
Amanda Markowitz is an actor/producer and Los Angeles native who graduated from the University of Southern California. She is the owner and co-founder of Three Tales Productions and has produced numerous award-winning films. She recently won Best Actress for her role as Grace in "The Voices," which she produced and starred in alongside Lin Shaye and Brendan Sexton III. She also produced and starred in the award-winning feature film "Love Meet Hope" alongside Emmy Award Winning Actor Ed Asner. Television credits include Lifetime's "Killer Caregiver," CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" and NBC's "Heartbeat." In her personal life, she is the proud dog mom to two rescue dogs and an actual mom to her two daughters, Hazel and Lily, her proudest accomplishments thus far. Fun fact: her family owns Factor's Famous Deli, so she comes with a side of pastrami and matzo ball soup, although she won't be eating with you, since she is a 20-year vegetarian.
Job Titles:
- Director With Projects for the Mattel Corporation
Bill Mendieta has been working in film, television and theatre in a variety of positions for many years. As well as being a producer on the award-winning feature, Wake Up, he was a producer and UPM on Unverified, and the UPM on Sunlight. He has also produced the short films Pop with The Collaborative, Exhale and Water with Cubed Productions, Painting Music with Extract Entertainment along with hundreds of commercials, corporate videos and shorts for Fiction Films, WSR Creative and Cover Story.
Being familiar with most positions on set, Bill started as an actor. He had a leading role in the award-winning film Soldier of God, as well as Dead Border and She's Out of His Mind. He's also appeared on NBC's Days of Our Lives and in the web series: The Sanctum, The Nevermore Chronicles and many commercials.
Versed in theatre, he is best known for playing Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy Live on Stage in Los Angeles, Chicago and the 1st national tour for over 500 performances and at the National Comedy Festival. He received a Broadway World Award for Best Actor. He recently was Desi Arnaz for LA Theatre Works national touring production of Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom.
Bill is an accomplished director with projects for the Mattel Corporation, the touring show of Tango Del Cielo, many plays including the world premiere of Pray to Ball at the Skylight Theatre, which is now being developed into a feature film.