Los Angeles, CA – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award-winning Actress Alexis Rhee (CRASH, 2004) discusses the challenges of acting on  CNN Headline News local edition at the Charter Cable TV studios, Los Angeles, CA.  The interview will air from May 16 – 22, 2011, on Charter’s CNN HLN channel 49  between midnight to 4 p.m. at 24 and 54 minutes to the hour check local TV Guide listings.)

Alexis Rhee CNN Headline News with News Anchor Trayc Young which airs this week (check local listings)

“My brother directed me in a play while I was learning to play the violin,” Rhee told CNN Local Edition News Anchor Tracy Young in a record five minute  news segment. “So then I got bitten by two bugs, music and acting.”

Rhee, who is also a classically trained accomplished violinist, a certified hypnotherapist, Microsoft Systems Engineer and a black belt in the Martial Arts and has also written a screen play entitled, “Hal.” The screenplay is about an old jazz pianist, who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s in a nursing home. “My mother passed away a year and

a half ago from the disease, and I know there are a lot of actors’ parents who are currently suffering from Alzheimer’s,” explained Rhee, who is currently shopping her movie script.

When asked has it been easy to succeed in Hollywood? She responded this way, “Very, very difficult. The industry concentrates on the things I don’t do,”  explained Rhee.

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Alexis Rhee

Actress Alexis Rhee (CRASH, 2004) discusses the challenges of acting on
 CNN Headline News local edition at the Charter Cable TV studios, Los Angeles, CA.
 The interview will air from May 16 – 22, 2011, on Charter’s CNN HLN channel 49
between midnight to 4 p.m. at 24 and 54 minutes to the hour check local TV Guide listings.)

	“My brother directed me in a play while I was learning to play the violin,”
Rhee told CNN Local Edition News Anchor Tracy Young in a record five minute
news segment. “So then I got bitten by two bugs, music and acting.”  

	Rhee, who is also a classically trained accomplished violinist, a certified
hypnotherapist, Microsoft Systems Engineer and a black belt in the Martial Arts and
has also written a screen play entitled, “Hal.” The screenplay is about an old jazz pianist,
who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s in a nursing home. “My mother passed away a year and
a half ago from the disease, and I know there are a lot of actors’ parents who are currently
suffering from Alzheimer’s,” explained Rhee, who is currently shopping her movie script. 

	When asked has it been easy to succeed in Hollywood? She responded this way,
“Very, very difficult. The industry concentrates on the things I don’t do,” explained Rhee.
 “For example, speaking English without an accent. They don’t care about what I can do as
an artist like playing the violin, martial arts and acting. These skills are all secondary.
The first thing  they ask is, ‘do you have an America or Asian accent?’” she said.  Rhee is of Korean descent.
For the full story visit: http://www.mayocommunications.com/2011-NEWS%20RELEASES/NR-388.htm

Actress Alexis Rhee

Actress Alexis Rhee, who has been cast in the upcoming movie MATEO LAO – LION KILLER plans to attend Beverly Hills benefit event 

What:          Elizabeth Taylor Memorial AIDS Benefit
AIDS & Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit

Who:             Actress Alexis Rhee (Crash, 2004) and
                        other Hollywood celebrities

When:            Wednesday, April 27, 2011
                           8:00 – 10:00 AM

Where:      Aqua Restaurant and Lounge (Black-Tie)                         424 North Beverly Drive –                                                          Beverly Hills, CA 

Background: Performing LIVE: Jason Hemmens – Dian Wilson – Cody J LaScala – Minna & Millie – Maria Amor & the Exotifit Angels – Erin Lee – others to be announced – hair & makeup All About Face – appetizers: celebrity chef/author Bryan Au – Flowers by Eduardo Herrera – 10+ major clothing designers 100+ gorgeous models 100+ media outlets on 1 BIG runway singers, dancers, magicians … a fitting tribute to Humanitarian Elizabeth Taylor RIP – VIP red carpet access: contact tvcelebrity90210@aol.com.- ALL guests MUST RSVP this exclusive event! This is an AIDS Awareness by attending the Elizabeth Taylor Memorial AIDS Fashion Benefit & Red carpet event.

Media Check in: 6:00pm
Celebrity Red Carpet Arrivals: 7:00pm

The guest-list will be monitored & private security will be strictly enforced! $25.00 VIP access to fashion & music show, red carpet & live interviews by 100+ photographers & videographers as well as TV & documentary productions – 10 percent of entrance proceeds will be donated to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.  For Information on Elizabeth Taylor visit: ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor

About Actress Alexis Rhee (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722224/)

[Editors: For media interviews please contact: George McQuade 818-340-5300 or  818-618-9229.] 

Actresss Alexis Rhee talks to News Anchor Tracy Young

The Actress, who won a SAG Award for “Outstanding
Performance by a Cast Member” for her work in the
movie CRASH (2004) has just been cast in MATA LEAO
- THE LION KILLER

 Los Angeles, CA– Screen Actors Guild (SAG) 

Award-winning Actress Alexis Rhee Actress Alexis
Rhee (CRASH, 2004) discusses the challenges of
acting on  CNN Headline News local edition at the
Charter Cable  TV studios, Los Angeles, CA (dates
TBA, check local TV Guide listings.)

	“My brother directed me in a play while I
was learning to play the violin,” Rhee told
CNN Local Edition News Anchor Tracy Young in a
record five minute news segment.
“So then I got bitten by two bugs, music and
acting.”

Alexis Rhee

Rhee, who is also a classically trained accomplished
violinist, a certified hypnotherapist, Microsoft
Systems Engineer and a black belt in the Martial Arts
and has also written a screen play entitled, “Hal.”
The screenplay is about an old jazz pianist,who’s
suffering from Alzheimer’s in a nursing home.
“My mother passed away a year and a half ago from
the disease, and I know there are a lot of actors’
parents who are currently suffering from Alzheimer’s,”
explained Rhee, who is currently shopping her
movie script.

When asked has it been easy to succeed in
Hollywood? She responded this way,
“Very, very difficult. The industry concentrates
on the things I don’t do,” explained Rhee.
“For example, speaking English without an accent.
They don’t care about what I can do
as an artist like playing the violin, martial arts
and acting. These skills are all secondary.
The first thing they ask is, ‘do you have an
America or Asian accent?’” she said.
Rhee is of Korean descent.For the full story visit:
http://www.mayocommunications.com/2011-NEWS%20RELEASES/NR-388.htm

Actress Alexis Rhee with Director McCrudden at a Hollywood party.

Beverly Hills, CA - “I’m thrilled that Film Director Sam Schectman and the cast and crew for winning the Beverly Hills Shorts Jury Award for  ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Comedy’,” said Actress Alexis Rhee, who was in the short film “The Agency” and premiere this week in Beverly Hills.  “The Agency” – Tommy Cho, a twenty-something slacker who still lives with his parents, gets a job at an elite, cutting-edge company offering a facial-scanning technology that reports the exact number of times any woman has ever been pictured during various activities. As Tommy explores this mysterious tech, he comes closer than ever to connecting with his childhood crush. But his new-found ambition also unwittingly reverses his chronic failure with the ladies, unleashing a woman from his past who would like to prove to him that his wildest fantasies can come true.

In upcoming film projects

Actress Alexis Rhee, who won a SAG Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast Member” for her work in the Oscar winning blockbuster Crash (2004) movie, has just finished shooting the trailer for ‘MATA LEAO: The Lion Killer which will be made into a full length feature film in the next few months. Rhee also plays her arranged violin piece for the trailer. “It’s so exciting to portray such an interesting woman and get to play my violin in it.” she said, and “I have so much passion for acting, playing violin, writing and all things that are creative.”

Actress Alexis Rhee has a new film called, “White T.” Rhee plays a 1920s factory worker, who completes the first white T shirt ever made. Eric Roberts and Snoop Dogg are among the cast members.

Actress Alexis Rhee, whose long list of film credits include: the blockbuster Oscar-winning Crash (2004); On the Rocks (2006), Norbit (2007); The Things We Carry (2009), and hit TV shows such as Lost, ER, the Shield and Gilmore Girls to name a few.

MATA LEAO – The LION KILLER is a film right out of today’s headlines:

After losing their home in the housing and economy crash of 2008, a young married couple is forced to move in the wife’s parents. Once a promising, budding architect now jobless, the young husband must find a way to secure an income. His identity as “a man”, their relationship, and the future of the parent’s home hang in the balance.

She will be acting opposite Graham Beckel (L.A. Confidential, Brokeback Mountain and Joanna Sotomura (Madison County), Rob Watt (Writer of the Screenplay) and Grey Damon (True Blood) from Friday Night Lights TV series.

For more media interviews or more about Alexis Rhee contact George McQuade, 818-340-5300 or Publicity@mayocommunications.com.

Alexis Rhee

The Actress, who won a SAG Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast Member” for her work in the movie CRASH (2004) has just been cast in MATA LEAO – THE LION KILLER

Los Angeles, CA –   Award-winning Actress Alexis Rhee (CRASH, 2004) will be among celebrities and Hollywood executives attending the 6th Annual Beverly Hills Shorts (film) Festival March 11 -13, 2011, Raleigh Studios, one of the first and the largest independent studio operator in the country.

Alexis Rhee (right) at breast cancer awareness event. Also picture is Actress Anne Beyer and Cancer Survivor Patty Wunsch Fish (far left) and son Andrew in background.

“I’m looking forward to attending the premiere of the movie, ‘The Agency,’ written and directed by Sam Schectman,” said Actress Alexis Rhee, who won a SAG Award for the blockbuster film, CRASH in 2004. “I’m also looking forward to networking and seeing friends from the film industry at the Beverly HillsShorts event.”

The Agency is a comedy tale of a man, adopted into a Korean family, who struggles to reconcile with human connection in a world of boundless and inexplicable technology. The premiere starts at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12th, in the Wilshire Screening Room, 8670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 112, Beverly Hills, CA

Rhee has recently been cast to costar in a new movie, MATA LEAO: THE LION KILLER, which begins filming in a few weeks. She will be acting opposite Graham Beckel (L.A. Confidental, Brokeback Mountain) and Joanna Sotomura (Madison County), in MATA LEAO: THE LION KILLER. Grey Damon (True Blood) from Friday Night Lights TV series.

Actress Alexis Rhee, whose long list of film credits include the blockbuster Oscar-winning Crash (2004); On the Rocks (2006), Norbit (2007) and The Things We Carry (2009), and hit TV shows such as Lost, ER and Gilmore Girls to name a few, is also an accomplished violinist. And she has been asked to compose music and the song for the MATA LEAO: THE LION KILLER.

Rhee starred as Kim Lee in the Oscar winning film Crash, starred as Geisha #1 in the film Blade Runner, and starred as Mrs. Ling Ling Wong, wife of Eddie Murphy’s character Mr. Wong, in the film Norbit. She also guest- starred in the season 13 episode ”Heart of the Matter” of the TV show ER. Rhee is currently auditioning for several TV and movie roles and is putting finishing touches on her own original dramatic screenplay about a Jazz Pianist.
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Alexis Rhee

The Hollywood Actress won a SAG Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast Member,” for the movie, “CRASH” (2005) and is an established Violinist

Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 14, 2011— Actress Alexis Rhee, who’s long list of film credits include Norbit, Crash, Blade Runner and TV hit shows such as Lost, ER, Gilmore Girls, has signed with MAYO Communications, Los Angeles for national publicity.

“MAYO Communications is the perfect match, because they have that personal touch, which is hard to find in a big public relations agency,” said Actress Rhee, a Los Angeles native.

The award-winning actress and singer earned a Master of music degree at Manhattan School of Music. She began playing the violin at age five. Rhee studied the violin with Oscar Shumsky, while he was teaching at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Rhee also studied improvisation, aerobics and Martial Arts. She speaks English and Korean and has performed roles with other Asian accents.

MAYO Communications is no stranger to entertainment clients handling most recently campaigns for international platinum Duo NUTTIN’BUT STRINGZ, who performed on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and NBC’s America’s Got Talent;  Warrior Records’ Eddie Money, Benny Mardones and Crash Kelly;  2010 LA Femme Film Festival, a premier festival that focuses on women filmmakers, which honored  Actress Angela Bassett, (Green Lantern, 2012) Actress Angela Gainsay, NBC’s The Office, and MAMMOJAM 2010, a Dr. Susan Love breast cancer awareness benefit dance featuring “Dancing With The Stars” Louis Van Amstel and Jonathan Roberts with other Hollywood celebrities.

MAYO also has a proven track record with celebrity events launching TV dramas “Palmetto Point” with Jason Priestley to TV’s “Whittaker Bay,” in Wilmington, NC.  MAYO was also retained to create a social media and Online media buzz for The 1st Annual Noble Awards, Beverly Hills, where a dozen charities honored celebrities like Actor Morgan Freeman, Teri Hatcher, Annalynne McCord, Joel Madden, Nicole Ritchie and Pianist 12-year old Emily Bear for charity work. Film and TV production companies MAYO has worked with include: Reveille International, Universal Studios; Swirl Films, SC; H20 Productions, NC; All4MediaTV, Hollywood and Abu Dhabi, UAE, Wyatt Films, NY; Silver Rust Productions, LA, WWII Reflections Productions, Dublin, Ireland and MAZE Films, Brussels.

For more information about MAYO visit: www.mayocommunications.com.

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