As an actress on screen, Ilana has worked for HBO, SyFy Channel, SpikeTV, and starred in the BAFTA/LA-nominated film The Red Ace Cola Project. In the feature Newness (2017), directed by Drake Doremus and written by Ben York Jones, Ilana appears in a small role opposite Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, and Danny Huston. On stage, she starred in a world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Plays for 365 Days. The first play she penned, the award-winning O Réjane, premiered at LA's Bootleg Theater (2014). For O Réjane, Ilana was a nominee for the Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Award for Playwriting, and she also played a supporting role. O Réjane led to Ilana's first screenwriting job. Her monologue Sugar Coat It is included in LGBT Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny, from Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. Three-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin read Sugar Coat it at an advocacy & arts event covered by the Advocate, at which Ilana also read. Two of Turner's past plays are included in the 365 Women A Year project. Longtime friends with Belle Epoque actress Réjane's descendants, Ilana founded The Réjane Project to research the life and work of Belle Époque actress Réjane. With the O Réjane Research Consultant, Ilana presented an academic paper on the film Great Actresses of the Past, starring Réjane, for the Theatre Library Association plenary. Ilana introduced that same film, and lectured on Réjane, at the L.A. Central Library. Ilana holds a BA in theater and dance from Hampshire College. An ex-professional figure skater, trained dancer, certified Pilates teacher, and former circus school student, Ilana brings a unique bent to her work as owner of Moelle Pilates. Fun facts: Ilana skated a show with Kristi Yamaguchi, practiced a lot with Brian Boitano, and left the rink at '94 Nationals ten minutes before Nancy Kerrigan was hit in the knee. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ilana Turner
