AMANDA BEAR

AMANDA BEAR STARTED ACTING AT A YOUNG AGE, APPEARING IN SEVERAL FILMS, TELEVISION SHOWS AND MOST RECENTLY, DIGITAL SERIES. IN 2016, SHE WROTE A SHORT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL BULLYING AND WENT ON TO PRODUCE AND STAR IN WHAT BECAME HER FIRST AWARD-WINNING FILM, ‘LIKE ME.’

THE FOLLOWING YEAR, BEAR LAUNCHED HER PRODUCTION COMPANY, SLATER PICTURES. SHE CONTINUED TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM HER PERSONAL LIFE AS SHE CREATED AND MADER HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IN ‘BUMBLD,’ A COMEDY SERIES ABOUT ONLINE DATING.

BUMBLD HAS OVER 1 MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE, HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MARIE CLAIRE'S ‘10 AMAZING WEB SERIES YOU'LL WANT TO DITCH NETFLIX FOR’ AND IS NOW STREAMING ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO.

BEAR'S PAST WORKS AFFORDED HER MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS IN THE CATEGORIES OF BEST ACTRESS, BEST SHORT, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST WEB SERIES AND IN 2019, SHE WAS AWARDED WESTFIELD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S RISING STAR. AMANDA IS CURRENTLY IN PRE-PRODUCTION WITH BUMBLD SEASON 3, A PILOT AND A DRAMATIC SHORT.