Shawn Tolleson

Shawn Tolleson is an award-winning director, writer and producer who divides her time between Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. She co-wrote, executive produced and directed her third feature, SANTA'S BOOTS, with Megan Hilty and Noah Mills for Lifetime. She directed her second feature film, UNDERGRAD NIGHTMARE, for Reel One/LIfetime with Greer Grammar and Moira Kelly. Her debut feature as a writer/director, SATURN RETURNS has played 30+ festivals and won 10 awards. The film stars Jordan Belfi, Miles Gaston Villanueva, Nicholle Tom, and Alison Haislip. She created and wrote the television script GREAT WHITE NORTH for CBC. She has directed five short films that have played around the world in film festivals, including her proof-of-concept short film SHAKESPEARE'S HENRY IV with Martin Sheen as King Henry. She wrote and directed 13 episodes for the first web-series created parallel to a network televisions show, FOX's THE VISITOR with John Corbett, produced by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. She has directed 20 plays including a Sam Shepard world-premier for the MET Theatre in Los Angeles, Shakespeare, and Tennessee Williams. Shawn started her career as an actor, performing in over 100 plays. She holds her B.F.A. in Acting and Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Drama. She is a US citizen and a Canadian Permanent Resident.