Ellen Gerstein

Ellen Gerstein is an American actress and comedian who also writes, produces and directs. One of her early screen roles was in the 1980 comedy Coast to Coast, and in 1990 she played a part in a Seinfeld episode called The Stake Out. Other 1990s work included Friends, the HBO television film Witch Hunt, the play Girl Bar and the musical television film Annie (1999). She moved into directing with the short Waiting for Ronald (2003), which won recognition at the Best Shorts Competition and Method Fest. Her short Come Away with Me earned her a 2015 Spotlight Short Film Award, a Best Director award at Atlanta Shortsfest and a Platinum Remi award at Worldfest Houston. She appeared as Mrs. Manfredi in Venom (2018) and won a supporting actress award for the short Passage. Her television credits include The Whole Truth, Shameless and The Morning Show.