Honey Lauren

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| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|screenwriter|film director}}

| years_active = 1976–present

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| credits = {{Plainlist|

Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Hidden II

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| website = {{url|honeylauren.net}}

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Honey Lauren is an American actress, screenwriter and film director who appeared in the films Men Cry Bullets (1999), Satan Was a Lady (2001), and Sweet Taste of Souls (2020).

Career

In 1999, Lauren starred alongside Adrienne Frantz, James Russo, and Robert Gossett in Frantz's debut film Jimmy Zip.{{Cite news |date=1998-06-03 |title=Big Screen Debut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-big-screen-debut/168330323/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |work=The Atlanta Journal |pages=31 |via=Newspapers.com}} That same year, she co-starred with Jeri Ryan, portraying Gloria in Men Cry Bullets.{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Robert W. |date=2000-04-07 |title=Serious issues come to light in tacky tragedy of 'Bullets' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-serious-issues-come/168330394/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |work=The Kansas City Star |pages=55 |via=Newspapers.com}}

In 2001, Lauren starred in Satan Was a Lady by Doris Wishman, attending a screening with Wishman in early 2002.{{Cite news |date=2002-01-25 |title=Satan Was A Lady (U) no stars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-satan-was-a-lady-u-no/168330220/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |work=The Miami Herald |pages=163 |via=Newspapers.com}} Her performance as Cleo was praised by Joe Bob Briggs and Film Threat.{{Cite web |last=Miele |first=Anthony |date=2001-06-25 |title=Satan Was A Lady |url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/satan-was-a-lady/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Film Threat}}{{Cite web |last=Briggs |first=Joe Bob |author-link=Joe Bob Briggs |date=2002-03-21 |title=Joe Bob's Drive-In: 'Satan Was a Lady' - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Joe-Bobs-Drive-In-Satan-Was-a-Lady/81831016741764/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=United Press International |language=en}}

In 2014, Lauren directed a documentary Happy Hands with Tippi Hedren which won Best Documentary Short at Sonoma International Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2014 |title=Film fest winners |url=http://news.sonomaportal.com/2014/04/07/film-fest-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410202505/http://news.sonomaportal.com/2014/04/07/film-fest-winners/ |archive-date=2014-04-10 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Sonoma Valley Sun}}{{cite web |date=April 17, 2014 |title='Happy Hands' Wins Award at Sonoma Film Festival |url=http://thebnff.com/happy-hands-wins-award-at-sonoma-film-festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510001218/http://thebnff.com/happy-hands-wins-award-at-sonoma-film-festival/ |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Buffalo Niagara Film Festival |publisher= |df=mdy-all}}

In 2020, Lauren starred in Sweet Taste of Souls by Terry Ross.{{Cite web |last=Baamonde |first=Anthony |date=2020-12-04 |title=She’s My Cherry Pie: Terry Ross’ ‘Sweet Taste of Souls’ (2020) Movie Review |url=https://pophorror.com/shes-my-cherry-pie-terry-ross-sweet-taste-of-souls-2020-movie-review/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=PopHorror |language=en-US}} Her short film Wives of the Skies is set in the 1960s, and based on the male obsession with stewardess outfits during that era.{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Alex |date=2020-03-13 |title=Official Trailer for Award-Winning 'Wives of the Skies' Vintage Short {{!}} FirstShowing.net |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/official-trailer-for-award-winning-wives-of-the-skies-vintage-short/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Firstshowing.net |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stockman |first=Tom |date=2020-09-03 |title=Honey Lauren’s Ode to the WIVES OF THE SKIES Flies Home September 29 |url=https://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2020/09/honey-laurens-ode-to-the-wives-of-the-skies-flies-home-september-29/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=We Are Movie Geeks |language=en-US}} Lauren's upcoming films include her directorial debut feature film Mistake with Kay Lenz{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2023-12-22 |title=Intersex Drama ‘Mistake,’ Honey Lauren’s Feature Directorial Debut, Casts Dominic Bogart, Kay Lenz (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/intersex-drama-mistake-honey-lauren-dominic-bogart-kay-lenz-1235849391/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and she was cast in the film June and John by Luc Besson.{{Cite web |title=EuropaCorp Back in Action With Film Slate, Nears TV Co-Production Deal With Federation Studios Label (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/europacorp-back-in-action-with-film-slate-nears-tv-co-production-deal-with-federation-studios-label-exclusive/ar-AA1wnKMV |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=MSN}}