# Michelle Ehlen

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{{short description|American actress}}
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'''Michelle Ehlen''' is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress best known for her comedic feature ''[Butch Jamie](/source/Butch_Jamie)''.

==Career==
Michelle is a graduate of [The Los Angeles Film School](/source/The_Los_Angeles_Film_School) where she studied writing and directing.<ref name="bjcrew"/> She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film ''Half Laughing'' which broadcast on [Logo](/source/Logo_(TV_channel))<ref name="half-laughing"/> and is on ''The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival'' DVD.<ref name="ulsff"/> ''[Butch Jamie](/source/Butch_Jamie)'' is Ehlen's first feature film. [Openly](/source/Coming_out) [lesbian](/source/lesbian) herself,<ref name="gaywired"/> she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film.<ref name="bjcrew"/> She won the 2007 [Outfest](/source/Outfest) Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.<ref name="outfest"/>

==Filmography==
* ''Maybe Someday'' (2022) as Jay (also writer/director/producer)
* ''[S&M Sally](/source/S%26M_Sally)'' (2015) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer) 
* ''Heterosexual Jill'' (2013) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
* ''Butch Jamie'' (2007) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)<ref name="bjcrew"/>
* ''Half Laughing'' (2003) as Evie (also writer/director/producer)<ref name="bdpast"/>
* ''The Breast of Times'' (2003) (director)<ref name="bdpast"/>
* ''Ballet Diesel'' (2002) as Ballet Diesel (also writer/director/producer)<ref name="bdpast"/>

== See also ==
* [List of female film and television directors](/source/List_of_female_film_and_television_directors)
* [List of lesbian filmmakers](/source/List_of_lesbian_filmmakers)
* [List of LGBT-related films directed by women](/source/List_of_LGBT-related_films_directed_by_women)

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="bjcrew">{{Cite web|url=http://www.butchjamie.com/crew |title=Butch Jamie: Crew |publisher=Ballet Diesel Films |accessdate=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105155/http://www.butchjamie.com/crew |archivedate=July 8, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="half-laughing">{{Cite web|url=http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=1528878|title=The Click List: Best in Short Films: Half Laughing|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526050627/http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=1528878|archivedate=May 26, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="ulsff">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?R=434&id=1067 |title=Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival |publisher=Wolfe Video |accessdate=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414163204/http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?R=434&id=1067 |archivedate=April 14, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="gaywired">{{Cite news |title=Butch Jaime's Michelle Ehlen|date=October 29, 2007|first=Tracy E.|last=Gilchrist|website=GayWired.com|url=http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069&section=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526080244/http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069&section=67|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="outfest">{{Cite web|url=http://www.outfest.org/winners/film.comp.07.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120520005113/http://www.outfest.org/winners/film.comp.07.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2012 |title=Outfest The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival |publisher=Outfest |accessdate=May 24, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="bdpast">{{Cite web|url=http://www.balletdiesel.com/pastprojects|title=Past Projects|publisher=Ballet Diesel Films|accessdate=May 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205720/http://www.balletdiesel.com/pastprojects|archivedate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1615954|name=Michelle Ehlen}}
* [http://www.balletdiesel.com Production Company Site]
* [http://www.butchjamie.com Butch Jamie Official Site]

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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:American people of German descent
Category:American film actresses
Category:Film directors from Los Angeles
Category:American women film directors
Category:American women screenwriters
Category:American lesbian actresses
Category:American LGBTQ screenwriters
Category:American lesbian artists
Category:American LGBTQ film directors
Category:Lesbian screenwriters
Category:American lesbian writers
Category:21st-century American women writers

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