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Bio: 
Jillie Simon is an actress-singer-songwriter who performs in film, theater, television, clubs, concert halls, festivals and benefits nationally and internationally. Her next film is upcoming romantic comedy "Hannah Henri" by Akiva Penaloza, an award-winning screenplay, in which she'll play the title role.
  Past film and TV credits include a principal role in indie film "You Have the Right to Remain Violent", directed by the multi-award-winning Roberto Monticello, roles in "Confess",  "A Beautiful Mind", "The Chris Rock Show" and a recurring role on "As The World Turns".  She's performed Off-Broadway at  the NY Public Theater, the Variety Arts,  "Tony & Tina’s Wedding",  played Marilyn Monroe in Chris Savery's "Marilyn", with Jack Mulcahy as JFK, in BritFest 2005, and performed in various Off-Off Broadway houses such as the Kraine Theater, Theater For A New City and The Beckett Theater.  She's had the pleasure of appearing in staged readings at Lincoln Center, in a work by Don Nigro, at the Cornelia St. Cafe with Austin Pendleton, at New Dramatists with Marion Seldes in a play by Pete LeMay, directed by Tom Ferriter, at the Players Club with Joyce Randolph and with The Directors Company in a work by Larry Beinhart, co-starring Tom Wopat and directed by Michael Parva.   She's also played in regional theater, at the Cleveland Playhouse with Marlo Thomas, and at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival among others.  
With her current band, Musiciens Sans Frontieres and their prior incarnation LOVE ALIEN (alternative rock) she's toured in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East.  Benefits they've played include a Salvation Army Benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims at Pier 66, a benefit for IndyMedia, and a benefit for the 9/11 firefighters . 
Their music video, MSF's cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", was the Official Selection of twelve film festivals worldwide ( 2009, 2010), and received three Best Music Video Awards.                  New music video "Legalize" was released in February 2011 and has already received the Award of Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu Film Awards 2011,  a Best Music Video award at the Toronto Independent Film Festival, Best Music Video at the MMA's 2011, Honorable Mention at the 2011 L.A. Movie Awards and  Official Selection at the 2011 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and 2012 European Independent Film Festival.  
 The song "Affection" off their previous album made it onto the GRAMMY 2008 ballot.  
 - To hear songs, go to http://www.reverbnation.com/tsmsf 
-  to check the calendar for updates on live performances, go to
  http://www.endorphinrecords.com  


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