Tamara Trexler
- Producer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Tamara Trexler began her theatrical career with husband/business
partner, Wes Motley. Traveling with a professional troupe of Nashville
actors, Tennaissance Productions, Inc. performed original musical
dramas on stage which portrayed historical characters in Tennessee and
American history.
Nominated by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (then Tennessee's Film Commissioner), Senator Fred Thompson and endorsed by Senator Bill Frist, Tennaissance showcased its musical on Rachel and Andrew Jackson, W.C. Handy and Ida B. Wells-Barnett at the Kennedy Center in October 1995.
Trexler made the natural transition into film as a producer and actress with co-producing a short on Rachel and Andrew Jackson entitled Dearest Heart. She also was the associate producer of a feature film, _Outlaw Prophet (1999)_.
Taking a short break in her career as a producer to recruit more films to Nashville in order to assist in making Nashville a viable production center, Trexler served as the Nashville Film Commissioner for a few years. Under her direction, The Nashville Mayor's Office of Film produced a production directory. In February 2001, the directory was awarded First Place for the Production Guide in City/County/Region, competing against hundreds of other cities in 26 countries in the Association of Film Commissioner's International Locations 2001 Global Tradeshow in Los Angeles.
Feisty personalities work well together, so Trexler and her good friend, Olympia Dukakis decided to work together on a Nashville based project called Charlie's War (2003). Olympia agreed to star in the role of Charlotte as Trexler co-produced the movie. Trexler recruited Vernon Winfrey (Oprah's father) to portray the supporting role of Mr. Jackson in Charlie's War. She also served as his acting coach.
Nominated by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (then Tennessee's Film Commissioner), Senator Fred Thompson and endorsed by Senator Bill Frist, Tennaissance showcased its musical on Rachel and Andrew Jackson, W.C. Handy and Ida B. Wells-Barnett at the Kennedy Center in October 1995.
Trexler made the natural transition into film as a producer and actress with co-producing a short on Rachel and Andrew Jackson entitled Dearest Heart. She also was the associate producer of a feature film, _Outlaw Prophet (1999)_.
Taking a short break in her career as a producer to recruit more films to Nashville in order to assist in making Nashville a viable production center, Trexler served as the Nashville Film Commissioner for a few years. Under her direction, The Nashville Mayor's Office of Film produced a production directory. In February 2001, the directory was awarded First Place for the Production Guide in City/County/Region, competing against hundreds of other cities in 26 countries in the Association of Film Commissioner's International Locations 2001 Global Tradeshow in Los Angeles.
Feisty personalities work well together, so Trexler and her good friend, Olympia Dukakis decided to work together on a Nashville based project called Charlie's War (2003). Olympia agreed to star in the role of Charlotte as Trexler co-produced the movie. Trexler recruited Vernon Winfrey (Oprah's father) to portray the supporting role of Mr. Jackson in Charlie's War. She also served as his acting coach.
