Whitney Wegman-Wood

{{Short description|American actress}}

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| image = File:Whitney Wegman-Wood Infolist Event 12 (cropped).jpg

| birth_name = Whitney Elaine Wegman

| birth_place = Columbia, Missouri, U.S.

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

| known_for = The Last Butterflies

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| parents = {{Plainlist|

  • Fred Wegman (father)
  • Sharon Hubenthal (mother)

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| awards = 2023 Frances Marion Award at Coronado Island Film Festival

| website = {{URL|whitneywegmanwood.com}}

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Whitney Elaine Wegman-Wood is an American actress, screenwriter and film producer who wrote, produced and starred in the film The Last Butterflies (2023), and appeared in the films Kung Fu Ghost (2022), Carbon (2019), and The Evil Rises (2018).

Personal life

Wegman-Wood was born in Columbia, Missouri to Fred Wegman and Sharon Hubenthal. She graduated from Washington High School, attended Avila University,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-25 |title=Check Out Whitney Wegman-Wood's Story - Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide |url=https://voyagela.com/interview/check-out-whitney-wegman-woods-story/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=VoyageLA |language=en-US}} and was involved with the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief.{{Cite book |last=Strelluf |first=Brittnay |url=http://archive.org/details/Talon102005VolXIVI1 |title=Avila Welcomes Katrina Victims |publisher=Talon News Magazine |year=2005 |volume=XIV |location=Martha Smith Archives and Research Center, Avila University |pages=3 |language=English |via=Internet Archive |issue=1}} After living in Atlanta, Georgia, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Virginia.

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Career

Wegman-Wood is an actress who frequently works in multiple markets across the country. In 2023, she wrote, produced and acted in a short film called The Last Butterflies{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Emilie |date=2024-03-06 |title=The Last Butterflies (2023) |url=https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2024/03/06/the-last-butterflies-2023/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Cinema Crazed |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sinks |first=Sydney |date=2024-02-08 |title=Filmmaker to Come to Godfrey with Apocalyptic Story Starring "The Walking Dead" Cast Member |url=https://www.edglentoday.com/articles/details/filmmaker-to-come-to-godfrey-with-apocalyptic-story-starring-the-walking-dead-cast-member-70855.cfm |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=EdGlenToday}} and received the Frances Marion Award for outstanding achievement in screenwriting by a woman at Coronado Island Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Hardison |first=Ryan |date=2024-01-10 |title=Local filmmaker turns personal nightmare into an artistic feat in 'The Last Butterflies' |url=https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/north-coast-beat/2024/01/local-filmmaker-turns-personal-nightmare-into-an-artistic-feat-in-the-last-butterflies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111012709/https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/north-coast-beat/2024/01/local-filmmaker-turns-personal-nightmare-into-an-artistic-feat-in-the-last-butterflies/ |archive-date=2024-01-11 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=North Coast Current}}

Filmography

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2008

|Nobody Gets Out Alive

|Paris Girl

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2015

|Gulag Barashevo

|Tatiana

|{{Cite web |title=Whitney Wegman-Wood {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whitney_wegman_wood |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |2018

|The Evil Rises

|Lucy

|{{Cite web |last=Morazzini |first=Jim |date=2022-08-02 |title=Kung Fu Ghost (2022) Review |url=https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2022/07/19/kung-fu-ghost-2022-review/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Voices from the Balcony |language=en-US}}

Valhalla

|Carson

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2019

|Carbon

|Carson

|{{Cite web |last=Manson |first=Bill |date=2018-11-28 |title=Raul Urreola's night shoot {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/28/golden-raul-urreolas-night-shoot/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}

2021

|Mystery Highway

|Bonnie / Henrietta Hill

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2022

|Kung Fu Ghost

|The Boss

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rowspan="2" |2023

|The Last Butterflies

|Mom

|Also screenwriter and producer{{Cite web |last1=Hurrelbrink |first1=Bill |last2=Chapin |first2=Grace |date=2022-11-07 |title=Short film being filmed in KC |url=https://www.kctv5.com/2022/11/07/short-film-being-filmed-kc/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=KCTV |language=en}}

The Mad Doctor of the Intercontinental Hotel

|Eva

|Screened at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival{{Cite web |title=OIFF 2024 SCHEDULE - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024 |url=https://osidefilm.org/oiff-2024-schedule-wednesday-february-21st-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Oceanside International Film Festival |language=en-US}}

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