ABOUT ELLEN THOMPSON
Ellen Thompson is Victoria Thompson’s daughter, and she is carrying on her mother’s legacy by co-writing City of Promises with her. Ellen is an award-winning screenwriter and producer and an award-nominated musical playwright. City of Promises is her first novel.
Ellen wrote the lyrics for and produced an award-winning comedic music video, “Pay Attention (for Lyme Disease Prevention),” and she wrote the book and lyrics for and produced Lyme Disease The Musical at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2022. The production was nominated for five Broadway World Los Angeles Awards, and was runner-up for Best New Play or Musical.
Ellen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and she was an actor for nearly thirty years. She lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and their pets, and she advocates for Lyme and other tick-borne disease awareness. Visit her at ellen-thompson.com.
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Awards & Achievements
2023 Stage Craft Stage Play Writing Competition Finalist: Lyme Disease: The Musical
2022 Broadway World Los Angeles Award for Best New Play or Musical Runner-Up: Lyme Disease: The Musical
2021 Best Shorts Award of Merit – Public Service Announcement: “Pay Attention (for Lyme Disease Prevention)”
2021 Best Shorts Award of Merit – Educational/Instructional: “Pay Attention (for Lyme Disease Prevention)”
2021 Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Merit – Public Service Announcement: “Pay Attention (for Lyme Disease Prevention)”
2021 Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Merit – Educational/Instructional: “Pay Attention (for Lyme Disease Prevention)”
2018-2019 Filmmakers Magazine 1st TV Script Writing Competition Quarterfinalist, You’re the Worst Spec (“Topless in Eagle Rock”)
2015 Acclaim TV Scriptwriting Contest – Pilot/Movie of the Week Winner: Hipster’s Paradise
2014 Funny Women Festival Selection, Los Angeles, CA – Staged Reading: Hipster’s Paradise
2013 L.A. Improv Comedy Festival Selection, Los Angeles, CA – Staged Reading: Hipster’s Paradise
2007 La Femme Film Festival Screenplay Finalist: Anna Begins
2006 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Top 15%: Ronnie & Starr
2005 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Contest Quarterfinalist: Ronnie & Starr
Organizations
Member, Sisters in Crime
Associate Member, Society of Composers & Lyricists
California State Leadership Team Member, Center for Lyme Action
Volunteer, Writegirl