Gia Catherine Motti

Gia began performing as a dancer at the age of 7, under Madame Barbara Rudenko, in Santa Barbara, CA, training and performing with her for 17 years. She also began writing at the age of 10. She published 2 books (The Cardinal House Rules, and Spiders Sing Alone, 2nd Edition) in 2018 to help get her audience going for screenwriting. She began a modeling career in 1989, and added the joy of Renaissance Faire to her repertoire from 1994-1998, developing 3 complete characters, from peasant to noble. In 2007 Gia enhanced her writing with screen-writing feature films and shorts. In 2008, she started working with Cristal Clear Pictures, beginning with the Dazy Dayz production in March. She had a minor role in The Hurting Kind with Glen Grefe, and is a Core member of the Red River Actors Workshop (RRA) developing various roles and screenplays, and developing improv exercises for the group. She will also be developing a West Coast branch of the RRA, known as Red River Actors-West (RRAW). She has performed the lead role in Dreamboats, directed and produced by Cervantes Reck in 2009. She had another lead role in Don Juan in Chicago, also directed by Cervantes Reck. She also had a supporting role in Degas C'est Moi. She was also a member of the Gems of Cairo Belly Folkloric Dance troupe. In 2018, she relished working with Phil Levin on Devising America: Spoon River & Beyond, a devised ensemble play, with 8 different roles. This play was one of the most enchanting moments of her life, a moment of real happiness for her. She can't wait to sink her teeth into another project! Now living in the San Fernando Valley, she is the Founder & Director of Opulent Films, a film production company in West Hills, CA.