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2023 Silver Telly Award Producers Guild Alliance of Women Directors
Nominated Best Supporting Actress alongside Academy Award Nom. Alfre Woodard. Outfest Filmmaker.
Top 40 Best Acting Coach.
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Actress and filmmaker Giovannie Espiritu was nominated alongside Academy Award Nominees Alfre Woodard and Amy Irving for Best Supporting Actress at MethodFest for the Mynah Films feature film Fiona’s Script. Her primetime credits include a recurring role on ER (NBC), Bones (FOX), Gilmore Girls (ABC), and Trauma (NBC). She can currently be seen as the lead in the Amazon series, “Dyke Central,” which was featured in After Ellen, BuzzFeed, Bust Magazine and Curve Magazine as a top LGBTQ series to watch. As a filmmaker, she was featured in Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaHa Media for her parody song, “An Introvert’s World,” and her storytelling has been featured in Ms. Magazine. A three-time Outfest Fusion Filmmaker, her short film, "Ultra-Feminist," was awarded Honorable Mention. Her film, "Ally3000," just won Best Screenplay at the Culture and Diversity Film Festival in Los Angeles, as well at Special Mention Female Director at the Five Continents International Film Festival. It also picked up award in the categories of Social Justice / Scriptwriting / Humor / Women Filmmakers. was recently acquired by TBA Studios.
She coaches kids/teens online nationwide through HollywoodActorsWorkshop.com and was just named as one of the top 40 Audition Coaches in Los Angeles by the Hollywood Winners Circle founded by Wendy Alane Wright, a top talent manager. Her students are represented by the top agencies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and notable student alumni include William Lipton (Daytime Emmy Nominee, Cameron on General Hospital) and the Espina Sisters (Hosts of Dreamworks’ “Life Hacks for Kids on the Road”).
In her spare time, she rock climbs and advocates for Domestic Violence Awareness/Prevention and LGBTQ equality. She has served on the Board of Directors for C.O.R.A. (a Bay Area domestic violence hotline and agency) and been awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Senate for her community service. Member Producer Guild of America, Alliance of Women Directors, recipient of the 2021 Most Influential Filipina in the Word: Innovator & Thought Leader.
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