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Lorraine Senna is a Director American born on 1950
Lorraine Senna (sometimes credited as Lorraine Senna Ferrara) is an American film and television director.
As a television director, her credits include Dynasty, Emerald Point N.A.S., Trapper John, M.D., Fame, Falcon Crest, Homefront, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Babylon 5, Northern Exposure, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Picket Fences and The Sopranos. From 1978 to 1982, she was an assistant director on a few television films and the series Knots Landing, making her head directorial debut on that series.
From 1996 to 2005, she directed a number of television films, beginning with Our Son, the Matchmaker. In 2006, she released her first theatrical film Paradise, Texas. The following year, she released the film Americanizing Shelley, her last credit to date.
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As a television director, her credits include Dynasty, Emerald Point N.A.S., Trapper John, M.D., Fame, Falcon Crest, Homefront, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Babylon 5, Northern Exposure, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Picket Fences and The Sopranos. From 1978 to 1982, she was an assistant director on a few television films and the series Knots Landing, making her head directorial debut on that series.
From 1996 to 2005, she directed a number of television films, beginning with Our Son, the Matchmaker. In 2006, she released her first theatrical film Paradise, Texas. The following year, she released the film Americanizing Shelley, her last credit to date.
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Americanizing Shelley (2007)
, 1h30Directed by Lorraine Senna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Namrata Singh Gujral, Beau Bridges, Wil Wheaton, Noureen DeWulf, RonReaco Lee, Phillip Rhys
Rating45%
In the film, Gujral stars as Shalini Singh/Shelley, an Indian woman who comes to the United States from a Himalayan village to find her fiance and crosses paths with a movie producer who tries to "Americanize" her in order to make her a star.
Paradise Texas (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Lorraine Senna
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Timothy Bottoms, Meredith Baxter, Sheryl Lee, Brandon Mychal Smith, Polly Bergen, Rider Strong
Rating58%
The film follows aging, overworked actor Mack Cameron (Timothy Bottoms) as he struggles to keep up with the demands of career and family life. Cameron accepts a lead role in a low-budget independent film despite schedule conflicts with a major movie role he's lined up for, because it will be filmed in his small hometown of Littleton, Texas. Cameron sees the project as an opportunity to mend fraying relationships with his wife, Liz (Meredith Baxter), and sons Tyler (Dylan Michael Patton) and Joe (Emilio Mazur). Cameron's frustration boils over when he learns he has been removed from his role in the upcoming blockbuster because of his decision to work close to home. Cameron lashes out at the people around him, further alienating his family and wreaking havoc on the set. Cameron's child co-star, CJ Kinney (Ben Estus) is particularly affected. CJ's desire for a performing career alienates him from his peers and family, especially from his overbearing father Cal (Brandon Smith). Interaction with CJ inspires Cameron to re-assess his priorities; ultimately, he opts to put his family and life in his hometown ahead of his career.
Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996)
Directed by Lorraine Senna
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ann Jillian, David Andrews, Ellen Burstyn, Marisa Coughlan, Linda Larkin, Ashley Jones
Rating64%
Julie Longwell, the owner of a hair salon in the town of Dobbs Mill, is paid a visit by a social worker who tells her that her son is looking for her. Julie is shocked by the news and in a series of flashbacks recalls the circumstances of her son being sent for adoption.