Carolyn Chiodini-Cable
- Writer
- Actress
- Producer
Carolyn Chiodini-Cable comes from a vibrant and cultured background in Rhode Island. From a young age, she was a budding performer, immersed in dance and gymnastics and taking the stage in plays and musicals.
Carolyn Chiodini honed her acting skills by studying the Sandford Meisner method at Playhouse West in North Hollywood, CA. She trained with notable teachers such as Jeff Goldblum, Kim Darby, and Fran Bascom. While attending University for filmmaking, she continued to develop her abilities in dance, acting, yoga, and athletics as she aimed to become a filmmaker, writer, and actor. Throughout her acting career, Carolyn made connections by chance and design as she learned lessons from prominent individuals. Naturally, it showed unique perspectives in entertainment, including entrepreneurs such as Jon Peters, Ramy El-Batrawi, Kevin Costner, and Hugh Heffner. Each showed different perspectives on the entertainment world.
Music runs deep in Carolyn's veins! Her Dad, John Chiodini, is a renowned jazz artist and guitarist and composed the music for most of her films and TV productions. And here's a fun fact: Carolyn is distantly related to the legendary Ennio Morricone, an Academy Award-winning Italian film composer known for his spaghetti-western scores (discovered through genealogy research).
Carolyn's life has been filled with star-studded encounters since birth. From the legendary Etta James and Peggy Lee (with whom her Dad had a co-production company, Boudoir Productions, and the duo co-wrote original songs) to the Unforgettable Natalie Cole (her Dad wrote song arrangements for her and many others), Maynard Ferguson, Barry Manilow, and Suzanne Summers, she's had the privilege of meeting some of the most famous and eclectic personalities in the music and film industries throughout her life. It showed her, most notably, that people want the same things in life.
Carolyn has always loved artistic expression and creation; she can complete an idea, which earned her respect among her teachers in film school. While creating a few TV shows, her interview-style local cable TV Shows were a hit on the local cable channels in LA. She loved highlighting and celebrating these larger-than-life personalities, showing people's artistic expressions through her videos and filmmaking. People were eager to be a part of her show, as she would have them shine and perform in a short film or music video, many with her Dad. At the same time, she and her sisters danced in the background, and she commonly created the B-rolls to roll into the shows for the behind-the-scenes and documenting the real work! She was the showrunner and would write and produce for on-air shows she hosted, winning her a local cable TV award. It was enjoyable!
Carolyn started acting professionally in the television sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989), recurring as Courtney. On Days of Our Lives (1965), she was part of the supporting cast on the popular soap opera, where she played a recurring role and did some consulting work on EMT medical emergencies. She enjoyed her time on the show so much that she stayed around as the casting directors looked for a contract role for her on the show, honing her craft and perfecting her crying on-cue skills, which she would use heavily in the "Under the Jacarandas" film starring as Christa. Carolyn always said working on a soap opera was a fantastic experience, and she had a blast!
Carolyn appreciated new and exciting opportunities and switched to creating something new. She glistens as the lead character, Christa, in the indie film UNDER THE JACARANDAS, getting to sing a little, produce a little, and even show her painting skills on the sculptures in the movie. Carolyn has also had a blast acting in dramatic and comedic short films and videos featured in festivals, on cable television, and the Internet. Some of her early TV appearances are still being aired in syndication today.
At UCLA, Carolyn got to have fun exploring the world of improvisation and comedy with Sandra Caruso's Improvisation classes. She was also a proud member of the Screen Actor's Guild Conservatory at the American Film Institute (AFI), where she participated in a diverse acting program. Carolyn was also happy to share her knowledge and teach fellow actors and writers on Screenwriting Panels and Intensive Workshops during the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory Summer Seminars at the American Film Institute. Doing improvisation and a healthy sense of humor are handy qualities for acting and writing careers! She liked to show actors and writers how to bring more humor into their work through IMPROV.
Carolyn loves creativity with writing, producing, and occasionally directing her films and cable TV/web shows. Her original creation, a comedy film, A COW AND A SALAD, was a hit at a local film festival. She caught the attention of producers affiliated with Cannon Film Group. They asked her to write a feature screenplay titled PURSUIT of HAPPINESS (CAGED UP!), a satire about Federal Camp Prisoners. This marked the start of her professional writing career. Next, she tackled a supernatural sci-fi thriller, writing a TV pilot script, COPS USA, when selling an idea to an independent producer. Doing writing assignments for other filmmakers, she worked again with the former Cannon producers and rewrote SECOND CHANCE, a film to star Dan Haggerty.
Carolyn took on the exciting task of screenwriting MFUWE & ME for a Chatsworth hunter. She wrote the story and screenplay that brings to life the wild, true story of the Maneater of Mfuwe. This notorious female lion, missing its mane, caused terror and took lives in Mfuwe, near Zambia, Africa. It is on permanent display at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL. It was a thrilling tale she wanted to help bring to life on the big screen. The same producer wrote LADY MFUWE for Carolyn to rewrite and star in. It would be a mix of live-action and animations, fun!
As a filmmaker and University student, Carolyn made a big splash with her student films, getting recognition in the critically acclaimed film magazine The Velvet Light Trap: Review of Cinema. Her acting, storytelling skills, and filmmaking style caught the eye of Documentarian Alexis Krasilovsky, one of her famous teachers, who wrote an article about Carolyn's film group work. She praised Carolyn for her sensitivity, diversity in her work, and especially her use of universal themes. She excelled in front of and behind the camera. Her works stood out in front of the camera as an actress and behind the scenes as a filmmaker. Carolyn was having fun!
Carolyn was on the filmmakers' panels and her films at the first annual WVIF, Time Warner Cable's film festival. In the Open (2004), A Cow and a Salad (1991), and Inbreeds (2003) were showcased. The following year, at the West Valley Indie Film Festival, she had the opportunity to screen more of her earlier works. All these independent works were edited together to form the compilation Raw: Undergrad Classics (2005). Carolyn was making her mark in the local film festival world! She was on the filmmaker panels and later was on staff as head writer for the second annual WVIF festival.
Comedy Film Screenings Include IN THE OPEN, A COW & A SALAD, PUMPKIN PIE, INBREEDS, EXTREMES, OBJECT OF DESIRE, RAW: UNDERGRAD CLASSICS. Speaker on Filmmakers' Panels @TWC West Valley International Film Festivals and Summer Seminars: INSIDE THE WRITERS MIND Screenwriting Panels and Intensive Workshops at SAG Conservatory @American Film Institute. Head Writer at West Valley Second Annual Indie Film Festival. Production Co-Partner hearing film pitches @Screenwriting Expo for Golden Pitches 08'. CableTV show w/3Nominations and WINNER! of Cable TV Award! *Winner Producer/Showrunner LACH36 Local Originations Programs.
Carolyn Chiodini honed her acting skills by studying the Sandford Meisner method at Playhouse West in North Hollywood, CA. She trained with notable teachers such as Jeff Goldblum, Kim Darby, and Fran Bascom. While attending University for filmmaking, she continued to develop her abilities in dance, acting, yoga, and athletics as she aimed to become a filmmaker, writer, and actor. Throughout her acting career, Carolyn made connections by chance and design as she learned lessons from prominent individuals. Naturally, it showed unique perspectives in entertainment, including entrepreneurs such as Jon Peters, Ramy El-Batrawi, Kevin Costner, and Hugh Heffner. Each showed different perspectives on the entertainment world.
Music runs deep in Carolyn's veins! Her Dad, John Chiodini, is a renowned jazz artist and guitarist and composed the music for most of her films and TV productions. And here's a fun fact: Carolyn is distantly related to the legendary Ennio Morricone, an Academy Award-winning Italian film composer known for his spaghetti-western scores (discovered through genealogy research).
Carolyn's life has been filled with star-studded encounters since birth. From the legendary Etta James and Peggy Lee (with whom her Dad had a co-production company, Boudoir Productions, and the duo co-wrote original songs) to the Unforgettable Natalie Cole (her Dad wrote song arrangements for her and many others), Maynard Ferguson, Barry Manilow, and Suzanne Summers, she's had the privilege of meeting some of the most famous and eclectic personalities in the music and film industries throughout her life. It showed her, most notably, that people want the same things in life.
Carolyn has always loved artistic expression and creation; she can complete an idea, which earned her respect among her teachers in film school. While creating a few TV shows, her interview-style local cable TV Shows were a hit on the local cable channels in LA. She loved highlighting and celebrating these larger-than-life personalities, showing people's artistic expressions through her videos and filmmaking. People were eager to be a part of her show, as she would have them shine and perform in a short film or music video, many with her Dad. At the same time, she and her sisters danced in the background, and she commonly created the B-rolls to roll into the shows for the behind-the-scenes and documenting the real work! She was the showrunner and would write and produce for on-air shows she hosted, winning her a local cable TV award. It was enjoyable!
Carolyn started acting professionally in the television sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989), recurring as Courtney. On Days of Our Lives (1965), she was part of the supporting cast on the popular soap opera, where she played a recurring role and did some consulting work on EMT medical emergencies. She enjoyed her time on the show so much that she stayed around as the casting directors looked for a contract role for her on the show, honing her craft and perfecting her crying on-cue skills, which she would use heavily in the "Under the Jacarandas" film starring as Christa. Carolyn always said working on a soap opera was a fantastic experience, and she had a blast!
Carolyn appreciated new and exciting opportunities and switched to creating something new. She glistens as the lead character, Christa, in the indie film UNDER THE JACARANDAS, getting to sing a little, produce a little, and even show her painting skills on the sculptures in the movie. Carolyn has also had a blast acting in dramatic and comedic short films and videos featured in festivals, on cable television, and the Internet. Some of her early TV appearances are still being aired in syndication today.
At UCLA, Carolyn got to have fun exploring the world of improvisation and comedy with Sandra Caruso's Improvisation classes. She was also a proud member of the Screen Actor's Guild Conservatory at the American Film Institute (AFI), where she participated in a diverse acting program. Carolyn was also happy to share her knowledge and teach fellow actors and writers on Screenwriting Panels and Intensive Workshops during the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory Summer Seminars at the American Film Institute. Doing improvisation and a healthy sense of humor are handy qualities for acting and writing careers! She liked to show actors and writers how to bring more humor into their work through IMPROV.
Carolyn loves creativity with writing, producing, and occasionally directing her films and cable TV/web shows. Her original creation, a comedy film, A COW AND A SALAD, was a hit at a local film festival. She caught the attention of producers affiliated with Cannon Film Group. They asked her to write a feature screenplay titled PURSUIT of HAPPINESS (CAGED UP!), a satire about Federal Camp Prisoners. This marked the start of her professional writing career. Next, she tackled a supernatural sci-fi thriller, writing a TV pilot script, COPS USA, when selling an idea to an independent producer. Doing writing assignments for other filmmakers, she worked again with the former Cannon producers and rewrote SECOND CHANCE, a film to star Dan Haggerty.
Carolyn took on the exciting task of screenwriting MFUWE & ME for a Chatsworth hunter. She wrote the story and screenplay that brings to life the wild, true story of the Maneater of Mfuwe. This notorious female lion, missing its mane, caused terror and took lives in Mfuwe, near Zambia, Africa. It is on permanent display at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL. It was a thrilling tale she wanted to help bring to life on the big screen. The same producer wrote LADY MFUWE for Carolyn to rewrite and star in. It would be a mix of live-action and animations, fun!
As a filmmaker and University student, Carolyn made a big splash with her student films, getting recognition in the critically acclaimed film magazine The Velvet Light Trap: Review of Cinema. Her acting, storytelling skills, and filmmaking style caught the eye of Documentarian Alexis Krasilovsky, one of her famous teachers, who wrote an article about Carolyn's film group work. She praised Carolyn for her sensitivity, diversity in her work, and especially her use of universal themes. She excelled in front of and behind the camera. Her works stood out in front of the camera as an actress and behind the scenes as a filmmaker. Carolyn was having fun!
Carolyn was on the filmmakers' panels and her films at the first annual WVIF, Time Warner Cable's film festival. In the Open (2004), A Cow and a Salad (1991), and Inbreeds (2003) were showcased. The following year, at the West Valley Indie Film Festival, she had the opportunity to screen more of her earlier works. All these independent works were edited together to form the compilation Raw: Undergrad Classics (2005). Carolyn was making her mark in the local film festival world! She was on the filmmaker panels and later was on staff as head writer for the second annual WVIF festival.
Comedy Film Screenings Include IN THE OPEN, A COW & A SALAD, PUMPKIN PIE, INBREEDS, EXTREMES, OBJECT OF DESIRE, RAW: UNDERGRAD CLASSICS. Speaker on Filmmakers' Panels @TWC West Valley International Film Festivals and Summer Seminars: INSIDE THE WRITERS MIND Screenwriting Panels and Intensive Workshops at SAG Conservatory @American Film Institute. Head Writer at West Valley Second Annual Indie Film Festival. Production Co-Partner hearing film pitches @Screenwriting Expo for Golden Pitches 08'. CableTV show w/3Nominations and WINNER! of Cable TV Award! *Winner Producer/Showrunner LACH36 Local Originations Programs.