CAROL E. DREWES
Film • Stage • Voiceover
RECENT NEWS
Carol can currently be seen as Ms. Palmieri in director Noah Morse's award-winning short film Mattress Express currently screening on the film festival circuit.
The film had its world premiere screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on August 14, 2023 where it was awarded the GRAND PRIZE FOR NEW ENGLAND DIRECTORS.
The film had its West Coast premiere the same evening at the TCL Chinese Theaters as an official selection of the Holly Shorts Festival.
Carol just closed the Boston world premiere of Love in an Elevator at Boston Center for the Arts on August 13, 2023.
"An entertaining and thoughtful comedy." My South End
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ABOUT CAROL
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Born in New Hampshire, and raised in CT, MA, NJ, and IL.
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Settled in New England in 1996, based in Providence, RI since 2006.
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Her first film role, was the indie thriller Bad Dreams Come True. Bad dreams did come true at the premiere when a rookie projectionist burned the film! Litigation ensued and it was never distributed. Silver lining? Carol married the cameraman, so it wasn't all bad!
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Carol went back to stage work for decades, performing across New England and the Midwest while also serving as costume designer in many locations, and working day jobs as an education and arts administrator.
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In summer of 2022 she fought off Covid-19 and appeared in three short films. One of these, Mrs. Halloway, features Carol as comic relief in the role of the incredibly innocent Connie Parker. Mrs. Halloway won the 2022 SENE Festival Audience Choice Award for Horror Shorts!
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More recently she filmed some great roles in Mattress Express and Magpie Optical.