Brighid Fleming
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Brighid began her acting career at 3 years old when she saw "Seussical
the Musical". After the show, she was asked if she would like to meet
the Cat in the Hat. She thought about it and replied, "No, I want to be
the Cat in the Hat. How do you get up there?" After a couple of years
on the local Albuquerque theatre circuit, Brighid landed an
international modeling job with LaCoste. From there, she began picking
up small parts in films that were shooting in NM. Finally, in 2007 she
made her way out to LA. On a flight home to Albuquerque to film "The
Burrowers", she met a couple of directors, Mark Neveldine and Brian
Taylor. She landed the supporting role of Delia in their film, "Gamer",
which starred Gerard Butler. She has since been working away in LA
doing small Indies, student films, and theatre, as well as appearances
on television and an occasional feature film. A couple of national
commercials and a music video or two have also come her way. She won a
maverick award for her role in "Sugar Rush", a USC film. She has also
been nominated for festival awards for her work in "After the Shearing"
(a UCLA Grad film for AARP). She won Best Actress for the short A.B.S
at the Women's Independent Film Festival. She was nominated for a Young
Artist Award for her part in "Criminal Minds." Deborah Dozier Potter, a
former member of the Kennedy Center's President's Advisory Council for
the Arts and the daughter of Joan Fontaine and niece of Olivia de
Havilland, called Brighid's performance in the NM produced film "Hearts
of Desire" extraordinary, remarking that she believed Brighid was
destined for greatness. The LA Times said her performance in Woyzeck
for the Gangbusters Theatre Company had disarming command. In 2011,
Brighid wrote and directed her own short film, A.B.S. A.B.S is on the
festival circuit where it has already won awards of distinction,
including best short film, in several festivals. She has also picked up
awards for directing and cinematography for A.B.S. Her dream is to get
her production company, Phish Tank Philms, up and running and to turn
A.B.S into a web series.
