Joel and Maryann Speak to NJ’s Own, Gena Shaw
We loved speaking with New Jersey native Gena Shaw. Gena grew up with an artist mother and a veterinarian father. She equally loved going to museums as much as she loved watching her father perform surgery on an animal. In high school she did a work-study program allowing her to commute to NYC to study and audition. She landed her first pilot before graduation. After the show was not picked up, she relocated to Manhattan and eventually, Los Angeles where she worked in tv, film and dozens of national commercials.
A self proclaimed horror and sci-fi fanatic, Gena’s greatest career highlights were working with icons like Greg Nicotero, Tom Savini and Doug Jones. Gena’s most recent credits include Creepshow, Dopesick, Cobra Kai and the upcoming horror film A Savannah Haunting which won her two Best Actress Awards as well as five other nominations.
A Savannah Haunting (view the trailer here!), in theaters and on digital October 28 from Vertical Entertainment, centers around a family who moves to Savannah, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter’s tragic drowning.
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