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Deborah Twiss

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
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Deborah Twiss
Hanna secretly joins a group called The Onania Club. Its members, strong independent L.A. women, get aroused by the misery of others. Hanna meets more misery than she could ever hope for and in the process loses everything she cares for.
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Deborah went to New York City to study acting when she was 17 and quickly got involved in also writing and producing indie films. Her first feature, A Gun For Jennifer (1997), went to over 27 film festivals and is a European cult hit. She then produced and starred in the indie Molotov Samba. Shortly after, with her eighteen month old son in a stroller and her baby girl on her chest in a Bjorn, Deborah wrote, starred in and directed In-Between, a supernatural 9/11 thriller

She also wrote, starred in and directed A Cry From Within starring Eric Roberts, Cathy Moriarty and James McCaffrey to be followed by Confidence Game featuring Sean Young, James McCaffrey and Robert Clohessy.

In the last couple years, Deborah has begun the dive into the exciting world of episodics and wrote, produced and starred in the supernatural thriller pilot A Beautiful Distraction (starring Sean Young, Adrian Paul and Vivica Fox), set to go into full production of the entire first season in spring of 2024. . In fall of 2023, her first season of Crazytown (a dark comedy about the strip club world), premieres on streaming platforms globally.

Deborah most recently enjoyed the release of the Dogma95 style thriller, Sapsiosexual, distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures in May of 2023 and currently available on several platforms including Amazon and Tubi.

Her Director's Cut of Sebastien (A Cry From Within), with 20 minutes of additional footage featuring Tom Pelphrey, premiered on TubiTV December 1, 2021 and is a top performer for distributor Breaking Glass Pictures.

In December of 2023 Twiss and her team will be filming the thriller Broken, starring Michael Paré and several other fun name actors.
BornDecember 22
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    7.6
    • Mrs. Zane
    • 2010
    Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, and Sydney McCann in A Cry from Within (2014)
    A Cry from Within
    3.5
    • Cecile
    • 2014
    A Gun for Jennifer (1997)
    A Gun for Jennifer
    5.8
    • Jennifer
    • Allison
    • 1997
    Crazytown (2019)
    Crazytown
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Mystery
    • Terry

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Dark Horse
      • Louise
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • When we first met
      • Tammy Durant
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Fifteen for the Angels
      • Casshandra
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Liability
      • Rose Skitter
      • In Production
    • The Dummy Detective
      • Chloe Lake
      • Post-production
    • Time Girl
      • Amelia Earhart
      • Pre-production
    • Fragmented
      • Pre-production
    • The Onania Club
      • Erica Petrol
      • Completed
    • Seconds to Kill
      • Female Officer
      • Post-production



    • Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, and Staffan Edenholm in Taboo: Family Secrets (2024)
      Taboo: Family Secrets
      7.3
      • Amanda
      • 2024
    • Nick and Nicky (2024)
      Nick and Nicky
      8.6
      • Detective Margery
      • 2024
    • Crazytown (2019)
      Crazytown
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Mystery
      • Terry
      • 2024
    • Dark Tales (2023)
      Dark Tales
      • Mother
      • 2023
    • Deborah Twiss and David Edwin Williams in Sapiosexual (2023)
      Sapiosexual
      2.9
      • Hannah
      • 2023
    • Jacinth Headlam in Love After (2022)
      Love After
      TV Series
      • Minerva Reeves
      • 2022
    • Trail Blazers (2022)
      Trail Blazers
      4.5
      • Rachael
      • 2022
    • No
      Short
      • Liz
      • 2021
    • Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, Dylan Walsh, and Steve Stanulis in Alter Ego (2021)
      Alter Ego
      3.0
      • Paula (Alan's fíancee)
      • 2021
    • Ken Del Vecchio, Buddy Fitzpatrick, Julie McCullough, Mario Del Vecchio, and Candy Fox in A Wrestling Christmas Miracle (2020)
      A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
      2.0
      • Dr. Gable
      • 2020
    • The Arrangement (2020)
      The Arrangement
      5.9
      • Allison Griffin
      • 2020
    • Scriptless Short Films (2016)
      Scriptless Short Films
      TV Series
      • Debbie
      • Deborah
      • 2020
    • A Beautiful Distraction (2020)
      A Beautiful Distraction
      2.7
      • Abigail
      • 2020
    • Second Thoughts (2019)
      Second Thoughts
      7.1
      • Kate
      • 2019
    • Crypt TV's Monster Madness (2017)
      Crypt TV's Monster Madness
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • The Mother
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Fifteen for the Angels
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Liability
      • producer
      • In Production
    • The Dummy Detective
      • co-producer
      • Post-production
    • Time Girl
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Fragmented
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, and Staffan Edenholm in Taboo: Family Secrets (2024)
      Taboo: Family Secrets
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Grace by Night (2024)
      Grace by Night
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Crazytown (2019)
      Crazytown
      4.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • show runner
      • 2019–2024
    • Deborah Twiss and David Edwin Williams in Sapiosexual (2023)
      Sapiosexual
      2.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Trail Blazers (2022)
      Trail Blazers
      4.5
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Toxic
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Scriptless Short Films (2016)
      Scriptless Short Films
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • A Beautiful Distraction (2020)
      A Beautiful Distraction
      2.7
      • development executive
      • 2020
    • Victor Colicchio, Emily Jackson, Lacy Marie Meyer, Brando Boniver, Gabriele Altobelli, and Samantha Scaffidi in American Fango (2017)
      American Fango
      6.6
      • associate producer
      • 2017
    • Confidence Game (2016)
      Confidence Game
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, and Sydney McCann in A Cry from Within (2014)
      A Cry from Within
      3.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • November Lies (2013)
      November Lies
      8.2
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Uncomfortable Silence (2013)
      Uncomfortable Silence
      8.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Eric Schaeffer and Lizzie Brocheré in After Fall, Winter (2011)
      After Fall, Winter
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2011
    • Audrey keiko azuma
      Short
      • producer
      • 2005

    Director



    • Liability
      • Director
      • In Production
    • Time Girl
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Fragmented
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, and Staffan Edenholm in Taboo: Family Secrets (2024)
      Taboo: Family Secrets
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Crazytown (2019)
      Crazytown
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2024
    • Deborah Twiss and David Edwin Williams in Sapiosexual (2023)
      Sapiosexual
      2.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Toxic
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2021
    • A Beautiful Distraction (2020)
      A Beautiful Distraction
      2.7
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Confidence Game (2016)
      Confidence Game
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, and Sydney McCann in A Cry from Within (2014)
      A Cry from Within
      3.5
      • supervising director
      • 2014
    • In Between (2005)
      In Between
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2005

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    Videos23

    Deb Twiss Reel 3 min
    Demo Reel 3:18
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    Deborah Twiss Selected clips 2023
    Demo Reel 2:34
    Deborah Twiss Selected clips 2023
    Deborah Twiss Selected clips 2023
    Demo Reel 2:34
    Deborah Twiss Selected clips 2023
    SEBASTIEN trailer May 2013
    Demo Reel 2:00
    SEBASTIEN trailer May 2013
    SVU "FLIGHT" episode
    Demo Reel 1:01
    SVU "FLIGHT" episode
    2010 appearances
    Demo Reel 4:10
    2010 appearances
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:20
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Deborah Twiss-McCann
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • December 22
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Dean McCann? - April 30, 2023 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
        Sydney McCann

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      Mother of Sydney McCann and Matthew McCann.

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