Karen Gloyd

Karen Gloyd moved to Las Vegas in 1977, a freshman in high school. After graduating and marrying her first husband in 1982, Donald Loving Jr., she worked in the computer industry. After divorcing Loving in 1985, she married Larry Gloyd Jr. in 1987. She began working for Westwood Studios in 1995 which began her career in film and video. Gloyd worked in Marketing and as a Line Producer, and established the Special Projects department with partner Barry W. Green. Gloyd and Green attended film courses including the Dov SS Simens Hollywood 2-Day Film School, and produced many videos for Westwood Studios. They also raised funds and created their first full-length feature while under the employ of Westwood. Gloyd and Green left Westwood in 1999 and established Fiercely Independent Films and Reliance Pictures. After producing, writing, directing and starring in her first award-winning short film, Deadline, Gloyd and Green continued working in the Las Vegas market, until 2001 when September 11th evaporated their possibilities. Gloyd still resided in Las Vegas with Larry, her husband of 22 years. They have two sons, Justin - 21 and Alexander, 17.