Trish Rainone
Trish Rainone is a screenwriter, director, producer and an actress. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Her first short, ‘Constance,’ though low-budget and shot in her basement, gained her a best actress and screened at festivals across North America. Trish co-created the popular comedy Web-series, ‘My Roommate’s an Escort’ and plays Heather in Seasons 1 & 2 of the series. Trish opened ‘180 Sisterhood Productions’ in 2019 with producer Rebeka Herron. The company has multiple series, shorts and feature films in various stages of development. Her Directorial-debut, the love story, ‘Milk’ was shot in 2019 under this company. It began screening at festivals in 2020. Trish has gained many nominations for the Best Lead actress for her work as Ellen in ‘One Night Stand’ (WKZ Media) at festivals worldwide. The film earned the ‘CTV: Best in Shorts: 2nd place’ at Cinefest in Sudbury, ON in the fall of 2019. Though screenwriting is her focus, acting is a passion and Trish has appeared on-screen, most notably in ‘The Void,’ ‘V-Wars,’ both seasons of ‘My Roommate’s an Escort,’ ‘One Night Stand’ and in commercials for ‘Budweiser,’ and ‘Canada Protection Plan.’ She also hosts Seasons One & Two of Your Dating Stories: The Podcast, on iTunes & Sounder,Canada.