Reverend "Ann Palmer" officiates for weddings in Asheville, NC, Western NC, SC & N.GA area.

Starting as a fashion model in Dallas, Texas, she went to Hollywood hoping to one-day produce awakening productions to raise consciousness. She was in many commercials, TV, motion pictures, and a nurse on "General Hospital" for 14 years.

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9/11 convinced Ann Palmer to sell her home in Palm Springs, CA, opting for full time RV life. Driving a 37’ motor home towing a car was no easy task for a woman alone but after a year and half of cross country driving, exploring and completing writing a couple of books, Ann settled in Florida for a year and half, now living in Asheville, NC.

Starting as a fashion model in Dallas, Texas, she went to Hollywood hoping to one-day produce awakening productions to raise consciousness. She was in many commercials as well as TV and motion pictures.

In addition, with her extensive background in films and TV she started a casting and Production services for the Central Florida area. Now she hopes to see more film and TV productions to Asheville area. Ann was one of the first free-lance female casting directors for commercials in Hollywood and worked with a number of the top commercial houses. She was featured and writing articles on casting for Orlando based film/TV paper, Focus In.

Unions:
S.A.G.#042986 - A.F.T.R.A.

Major Motion Pictures:
Cleopatra (under contract 20th for 6 months) - Love With a Proper Stranger - Redline 7000 (both Paramount), Courtship of Eddy’s Father - Mail Order Bride (both M.G.M) - Goodbye Charlie - 20th Century Fox, Bonnie and Clyde - Warner Bros., Mars Needs Women, Challenge, The Last Party (Robert Downey, Jr.) - Films in Las Vegas: Vegas Vacation - Warner Bros., Conair - Disney, Something to Believe In, My Giant, Fear and Loathing, Chicago Hope, a French movie - and others. Many national TV and radio commercials, TV dramas (live & film) TV and Radio commercials: Local, Regional and National.

Television:
A staff nurse on ABC's General Hospital for over 14 years - Bold & Beautiful - 3-5 years on Red Skelton - Heintz Theatre - Shower of Stars - Climax - Bachelor Father – Matinee Theatres - Hallmark Hall of Fame - Divorce Court - Robin Hood and more. Interviewed on Sally Jesse Raphael, Real People, Two on the Town, Sightings, etc. Modeled, did live commercials on various TV shows.

Producer/Host:
Produced over 250 cable television programs -“Ann Palmer in Beverly Hills”- “Women in the Power Years" - Live call-in psychic shows –Specials -- all pre-post production, won '94 Western W.A.V.E. award for directing & editing, hands on experience: host/producer, director, editor, cameras, sound equipment, et al. Created self-help audio tapes, authored two books plus three in progress, wrote articles, scripts for commercials, story ideas, synopsis, created 16 page shopping center newspaper, conducted workshops, classes and lectured from coast to coast.

Production:
All phases of production work for film and TV companies - Hollywood/San Diego/Dallas/Las Vegas – as a casting director, production assistant, production coordinator, script girl, makeup and hair, wardrobe, props, location scouting, a producer at Erwin-Wasey Ad Agency, Executive Assistant to Executive Producer for Selmur Productions (an in-house production for ABC-TV) PR, VIP guest, promotional wardrobe for dancers and singers on “Shindig!”

Teacher:
Talents Unlimited - Dallas, Texas - Owner/instructor - Agent/Classes for Professionals. Trained students for interviews, presentation, grooming, readings, actions/reactions, total preparation to be very professional. Created and taught commercial acting classes in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to teaching all classes for major modeling agency, trained students to improve physical and voice presentations for commercials, including hand inserts modeling. Taught at Millicent Deming Modeling Agency/School - W. Hollywood, CA - all phases of modeling for all ages - Students worked in Major Motion Pictures and TV Series, studios as M.G.M., 20th Century -Fox, also taught at Carolyn Leonnetti Modeling Agency, John Robert Powers Modeling Agency. Studied acting with major Hollywood instructors: Ted Post, Anthony Quinn, Jeff Hayden, Ben-Aire, Jess Kimmel, Jack Koslyn, Nick Calasanto, Suzanne LaPierre, (voice specialist), etc.

Misc. Unique Skills:
Ordained Minister – conducted hundreds of weddings in Las Vegas and Palm Springs area. Taught many phases of metaphysics - Auras, Past Life Recall, Intuitive Development, Self-Healing, Self-Empowerment etc. Counseled as a Psychic, Reincarnationalist, Healing Energy Catalyst, Lecturer, Author. Speaker for: Social groups as Rotary-Lions-Churches- Jewish Singles - Various Expos & Whole Life Expos in NY, San Diego, LA, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Dallas, Denver.

Fashion Model & Misc.:
Fashion modeling from age 13 began in Dallas, Texas, Major stores/market and showroom modeling/fashion shows – runway-tea-TV Photography et al - Sales/Promotion: Model/Spokeswoman - major auto companies, many trade shows, conventions, public relations, sales presentations, office, property management, interior design, travel promotions: (Miss Music City, Miss Bruce Wax, Miss Faultless Starch, Chicken of Sea Mermaid and others.) Fashions shows and Auto shows commentator: As Cadillac Motor Co., Chevrolet, Perfect Circle Corp. etc. Featured in national magazines and newspapers.

Traveled & worked in most major cities in the USA - major cities in Europe to Egypt, extensive travel in Mexico. Lived in California, Texas, Florida, NYC, Rome, Monte Carlo, Cuernavaca, Mexico, after traveling in a motor home for the past year and a half, Ann spent a year and half near Tampa, Florida, now wants a permanent place in Asheville.

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