Alexandra Boyd

Alexandra's career in film, TV, theatre and voiceover spans more than thirty five years. She grew up in England where she studied all forms of dance and theatre. She trained at Laine Theatre Arts and Drama Studio, London. She moved to the US in 1989 and lived there for nearly two decades. She now calls London, Suffolk and Washington her home. Her first film role was in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) with Richard Dreyfuss. During her ten years living in Los Angeles, she was cast by James Cameron in Titanic after she wrote a monologue for her audition. She played a series regular (Clarissa Mason) in the long running soap Coronation Street and is the voice of Governor Elaine Marley in the cult video game, Tales of Monkey Island.. In 2011 she began directing, writing and producing. Her award-winning short Boxer on the Wilderness (2014) had a successful festival run and serves as a teaser for her feature screenplay The Wilderness. In 2019 Alexandra directed her award-winning debut feature. She wrote the screenplay for Widow's Walk (2019) . A ghost story set in Suffolk. It stars Miranda Raison David Caves and Virginia McKenna. The supernatural thriller launched on Amazon Prime in the UK/EU in December 2019. In 2020 she co-founded Artemisia's Daughters, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire the next generation of female filmmakers. They shot their first short film in July 2022. Alexandra hosts the Artemisia's Daughters podcast - Fierce Female Filmmakers - talking with other women carving a path in the film industry. In 2023 she finished her first documentary feature Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries.