Dean Hoff

{{Infobox person

| name = Dean Hoff

| image = File:Amy Hoff portrait.jpg

| caption = Dean Hoff

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of Glasgow

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Writer
director
historian
folklorist
actress
model

}}

| years_active = 2010–present

| organization = Cult Classic Theatre Company

| notable_works = Caledonia

}}

Dean Hoff is an American writer, director, Scottish historian, and folklorist specializing in monster legends.{{Cite news|url=https://nerdybutflirty.com/2014/02/21/an-interview-with-amy-hoff-folklore-faeries-and-fantastic-nerd-theatre/|title=An Interview with Amy Hoff: Folklore, Faeries, and Fantastic Nerd Theatre|date=February 21, 2014|work=Nerdy But Flirty|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}} She is also an actress and model.

Early life and education

Hoff was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She began acting and writing as a child.{{Cite news|url=http://zillion-press.com/news/2015/10/25/interview-with-amy-hoff|title=Interview with Amy Hoff|work=Polychrome Ink|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}} She earned degrees in Scottish history, culture, and literature at the University of Glasgow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialamyhoff.com|title=officialamyhoff|website=officialamyhoff|access-date=2017-12-28}}

Career

Hoff wrote, directed, and produced the 2014 Scottish supernatural detective drama Caledonia.{{Cite web|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/caledonia|title=British Council Film: Caledonia|last=Film|first=British Council|website=film.britishcouncil.org|access-date=2017-12-28}}{{Cite news|url=https://screen-queens.com/2015/02/26/women-in-horror-showcase-part-7-online-series/|title=WOMEN IN HORROR SHOWCASE- Part 7: Online Series|date=February 26, 2015|work=SCREENQUEENS|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}} She is also the author of the fictional novel series of the same name, of which the first book was released in paperback on June 23, 2017.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OA29nQAACAAJ&q=%22amy+hoff%22|title=Caledonia: to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 105|last=Hoff|first=Amy|date=2015|publisher=Crooked Cat Publishing Limited|isbn=9781910510278|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/author-spotlight-amy-hoff/|title=AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Amy Hoff – J. Scott Coatsworth|website=www.jscottcoatsworth.com|date=July 30, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-28}} She is the writer and director of the follow-up feature film Burns Night, a vampire film about the Scottish national poet Robert Burns.{{Cite news|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews-amy-hoff-caledonia|title=Amy Hoff {{!}} CALEDONIA – Starburst Magazine|work=Starburst Magazine|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-GB}} The first two seasons of the series, Caledonia and Caledonia: Mortal Souls, premiered online on June 23, 2017, after screening at multiple film festivals, including the Miami Web Fest, where it was a finalist for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award, and the LA Web Fest in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.caledoniaseries.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108082950/http://www.caledoniaseries.co.uk/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 8, 2014|title=Caledonia|website=Caledonia|access-date=2017-12-28}}{{Cite news|url=https://nerdybutflirty.com/2015/06/30/interview-with-amy-hoff-director-and-actor-in-of-caledonia/|title=Interview with Amy Hoff, Director of (and Actor in!) Caledonia|date=June 30, 2015|work=Nerdy But Flirty|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://dailydead.com/round-up-egghead-maquette-from-tweeterhead-sideshow-american-murder-song-trailer-pet-clip-caledonia/|title=Round-Up: Egghead Maquette from Tweeterhead & Sideshow, AMERICAN MURDER SONG Trailer, PET Clip, CALEDONIA – Daily Dead|date=March 11, 2016|work=Daily Dead|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}} The series received positive reviews from multiple media outlets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/caledonia|title=CALEDONIA – Starburst Magazine|work=Starburst Magazine|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/entertainment/13271404.New_detective_drama_set_to_hit_our_screens/|title=New detective drama set to hit our screens|website=Evening Times|language=en|access-date=2017-12-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://snobbyrobot.com/2014/02/17/caledonia-from-a-ph-d-in-scottish-folklore-to-fantasy-series-showrunner/|title=CALEDONIA: From a Ph.D In Scottish Folklore To Fantasy Series Showrunner {{!}} Snobby Robot|website=snobbyrobot.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-28}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3340650-duluthian-creates-fantasy-web-series-scotland|title=Duluthian creates fantasy web series in Scotland|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en}}

She founded the Glasgow-based theatre company Cult Classic in 2010, where she served as the theatre director for five years, including stage adaptations of Man in the Iron Mask and Good Omens and the United Kingdom's only official stage production of Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/13251598.THEATRE_____Good_Omens_spell_success_for_Amy/|title=THEATRE – Good Omens spell success for Amy|website=Evening Times|date=March 13, 2013 |language=en|access-date=2017-12-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawaiicon.com/caledonia/|title=Caledonia|website=HawaiiCon|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112443/http://www.hawaiicon.com/caledonia/|archive-date=December 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.altfashion.co.uk/introducing-cult-classic-theatres-latest-offering-caledonia.html|title=Alt fashion {{!}} Introducing Cult Classic Theatres latest offering, Caledonia; archives|website=www.altfashion.co.uk|access-date=2017-12-28}}

In November 2017, Hoff's memoir about her life as a drifter on the road in America, American Drifter, was published.{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/American-Drifter-Essays-Liminal-Life-ebook/dp/B0776ZDQFS|title=American Drifter: Essays from a Liminal Life|last=Hoff|first=Amy|date=November 11, 2017|publisher=Erebus Society|language=English}} In February 2018, Hoff's book The Connoisseur was released.{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Connoisseur-Amy-Hoff-ebook/dp/B079KJ2NBK|title=The Connoisseur|last=Hoff|first=Amy|date=February 2, 2018|publisher=Erebus Society|language=English}} In May 2018, her book Mortal Souls was released{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_uCtwEACAAJ&q=mortal+souls+amy+hoff|title=Mortal Souls|last=Hoff|first=Amy|date=2018-05-24|publisher=Erebus Society|isbn=9781912461127|language=en}} and in June 2020, Bella Books published her Scottish Highland romance, My Heart's in the Highlands.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1c7xwEACAAJ|title = My Heart's in the Highlands|last=Hoff|first=Amy|date=June 23, 2020|publisher=Bella Books|isbn = 9781642471274|language=English}}

Hoff is also a weight lifter, street fighter, and belly dancer.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wrotepodcast.com/amy-hoff-caledonia/|title=Amy Hoff & Caledonia|date=January 15, 2016|work=WROTE Podcast|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1994

|Iron Will

|Villager

2007

|The Path of Souls

|Director, writer

2014

|Soldiers' Stories

|Researcher

|Short Film

rowspan="2" |2016

|Lady Pearce

|Director

|Short Film

Karate Kill

|Capital Messiah Web User

2020

|Burns Night

|Desdemona, director, writer

|Road

|Actress, director, writer

|Short Film

= Television =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

rowspan="2" |2014

|Caledonia

|Desdemona, director, writer, producer

|8 episodes

Caledonia: Mortal Souls

|Desdemona, director, writer

|10 episodes

2015

|Welcome to the Harvest

|Actress

|Episode: "Abscondita, Visitationes et Apparentiae"

2016

|Scream Queen Stream

|Actress, Herself

|3 episodes

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Books

Caledonia (2014)
American Drifter (2017)
The Connoisseur (2018)
Mortal Souls (2018)
Burns Night (2019)
My Heart's in the Highlands (2020)
The Seasonal Cycle (2020)

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Hoff's series Caledonia was nominated for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Award at the Miami Web Festival. In 2015, it was nominated for Best Amets and Best Character at the Bilbao Web Festival, and was awarded a Special Mention at the I Filmmaker International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialamyhoff.com/resume|title=officialamyhoff|website=officialamyhoff|access-date=2017-12-28}}