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�The Artist� Actress Adria Tennor is set to star in �1961,� the upcoming Independent Feature Film Executive Produced by Dexter Davis of D Street Productions.

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Feb 15, 2012, 10:00

(Los Angeles, CA) -- �The Artist� Actress ADRIA TENNOR is set to star in �1961,� the upcoming Independent Feature Film Executive Produced by DEXTER DAVIS of D Street Productions.

Actress ADRIA TENNOR is set to star in the upcoming independent feature, �1961.� Tennor currently appears in the Golden Globe winning film (Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy) and Oscar contender (Best Picture) �The Artist,� and recurs on the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning AMC series �Mad Men� as Betty Draper�s frank-talking neighbor, Joyce Darling, as well as on ABC Family�s collegiate dramedy �Greek� in the role of eccentric Professor Clarissa Hawn.

JOHN G.YOUNG, award-winning director of �Parallel Son� and �Rivers Wash Over Me,� will helm �1961,� a period piece set in sixties-era Michigan. The film chronicles the life of seven-year-old Karen Smith, whose world is suddenly shattered by tragedy. Fragile bonds between Karen and her parents gradually sever as blame and denial overtake a grief stricken family. Tennor will star in the leading role of Karen�s mother, Marilyn.

�1961� has particular resonance for Royal Oak, Michigan-born Tennor: �When I was six, my Grandmother took me to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. I fell in love. I wanted my mother to drive me downtown to audition for the next production, but she wouldn't. She was afraid of two things: 1) that I wouldn't get cast and I�d be disappointed and 2) that I would get cast and I�d leave Michigan and never come back. I'm happy to return to my home state cast in the role of a lifetime.�

�1961� producer, Dexter Davis says �I speak for the director and myself when I say we are both thrilled to have Adria onboard this beautiful project. She brings a sensibility and quiet strength to the character that I�m sure will wow critics. She�s got a lot of momentum coming off �The Artist� and this project could be her breakout film cementing her introduction to American audiences.�





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