Jill Bennett

Jill Bennett

Birthdate
August 14, 1975 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
August 14, 1975 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Jill is an award-winning producer, actor, and writer committed to expanding opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers.

Her viral hit "We’re Getting Nowhere," widely credited by the press as “the video blog that started it all” for LGBTQ new media, led to a development deal with Viacom and a series of roles in television and film. Her acting work earned two Audience Choice Awards at Logo’s NewNowNext Awards. She has served on the Screen Actors Guild LGBTQ National Board and has spoken on LGBTQ media issues in more than two dozen cities worldwide, including mainstage appearances at San Francisco Pride, Clexacon Los Angeles, and Munich Pride.

Jill later shifted her focus to writing and producing, launching two single-camera comedies with significant festival success: the two-season ensemble series" We Have to Stop Now," winner of three Curve Magazine Awards, and "Second Shot," which won Picture of the Year at London’s LFest. Together, both series screened at over 40 festivals worldwide.

Since 2008, Jill has written and produced high-impact video content for Democratic and progressive causes. She most recently served as Creative Director for Volunteer Blue, a coalition of more than 30 national and regional grassroots organizations dedicated to registering voters and electing Democrats nationwide. Her work has generated millions of views across the social platforms of MoveOn, Indivisible, and Voters of Tomorrow.

Her 2024 thriller feature, "Under the Influencer," was selected for Queer Screen’s prestigious Goes to Cannes initiative. It received the Panavision Award from the Micheaux Film Festival, Director’s Choice at Palm Springs Cinema Diverse, Best Feature at San Antonio QFest, and Best Feature at the San Francisco Queer Film Festival. She's currently in production on a horror-comedy feature entitled "The Transfer," which takes place on the campus of a fictional HBCU.

Jill Bennett's LGBTQ+ Titles

And Then Came Lola
And Then Came Lola
Casey

Acting (18)

2024
Fishy
2015
Kittens in a Cage as Susan Morthall (1 episode)
2013
Second Shot as Kat McDonald (3 episodes)
2011
Jan's Coming Out
2010
We Have to Stop Now
2009
2009
We Have to Stop Now as Kit (15 episodes)
2008
Tranny McGuyver as Brenda the Hooker
2008
3Way as Andrea Bailey (12 episodes)
2008
Shattered! as Mallory
2007
X's & O's as Vivian
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as General B. Traytus (voice) (1 episode)
2007
Out at the Wedding as Wendy
2006
The Pleasure Drivers as Marcy
2006
In Her Line of Fire as Sharon Serrano
2005
Dante's Cove (1 episode)
2005
Dante's Cove as Michelle (5 episodes)
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 as Darby Shahan (2 episodes)

Production (4)

The Transfer • Producer
• Producer
2024
Under the Influencer • Producer
• Producer
2010
We Have to Stop Now
• Executive Producer
• Producer

Writing (1)

2024
Under the Influencer • Story
• Story

Art (1)

2024
Under the Influencer • Production Design
• Production Design