Vana O'Brien

Vana O'Brien

Born: June 20, 1943
in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

Movies for Vana O'Brien...

My Own Private River
Title: My Own Private River
Character: Sharon Waters (archive footage)
Released: September 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.
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Transmorphers: Fall of Man
Title: Transmorphers: Fall of Man
Character: Grandma
Released: June 30, 2009
Type: Movie
In this prequel to Transmorphers -- a sci-fi thriller that borrows heavily from the plot of Transformers -- planet Earth is in peril thanks to a rogue army of alien robots, and it's up to a small group of humans to mount a crippling counterattack. Can Sheriff Hadley Ryan (Bruce Boxleitner), a doctor (Jennifer Rubin) and an ex-Marine (Shane Van Dyke) find the automatons' Achilles' heel before they conquer the planet?
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Raising Flagg
Title: Raising Flagg
Character: Aunt Edith
Released: November 10, 2006
Type: Movie
A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)
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Elephant
Title: Elephant
Character: P.E. Instructor
Released: September 20, 2003
Type: Movie
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
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Soulmate
Title: Soulmate
Released: November 3, 2000
Type: Movie
A Chel White short film from a story by Joe Frank Eerie, erotic, and touching, Soulmate is a complex study of alienation and obsession. Told from the perspective of a middle-aged woman, the film explores longing and objectification through the story of a landlady and her young male tenant.
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The Wee Sing Train
Title: The Wee Sing Train
Character: Old Grey Mare (voice)
Released: June 23, 1993
Type: Movie
All aboard for fun and adventure! Children everywhere will clap, move, and sing along to the exhilarating song and dance numbers of The Wee Sing Train. Imagine playing with a toy train and suddenly becoming a passenger---this could only happen with a spark of Wee Sing magic! Casey and Carter have finally finished creating their make-believe land when, magically, they’re in it! Join them and Tusky, their curious toy elephant, as Chug-a-Long the Engine and Cubby the Caboose take them on a wonderful adventure complete with musical cowboys, dancing paper dolls, and a singing vegetable patch. Packed with 20 memorable songs, colorful characters, and a special lesson about thinking before you act, The Wee Sing Train is a charming way to put kids on the right track.
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Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?
Title: Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?
Character: Judge Turkell
Released: April 28, 1993
Type: Movie
After a young prostitute is murdered and left in a rubbish heap, her mother does everything to track down the killer.
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Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion
Title: Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion
Character: Aunty Annabella / Rachel
Released: September 4, 1992
Type: Movie
A mysterious package from Timbuktu? A door knocker that rattles off riddles? Music boxes that come to life? Piccolo Pizza and Piano Pudding? Where will you find such magical, musical, mysterious things? At Uncle Rubato’s Marvelous Musical Mansion! Dance and sing in every room with enchanting new friends and help Uncle Rubato, Aunty Annabella, Alex, Benji, and Kelly solve a most baffling mystery---who or what took all the missing musical treasures? Enjoy this wholesome entertainment for the entire family. Dazzling sets and over 20 uplifting song and dance numbers showcase adorable characters who inspire the love of music while sharing important values including self-esteem and being considerate of others.
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Child of Darkness, Child of Light
Title: Child of Darkness, Child of Light
Character: Mrs. Gallagher
Released: May 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A Catholic priest is sent to investigate reports of two virgin conceptions. One is about to give birth to the child of God and the other is the child of the Devil and he must decide which one is good and which one is evil before Satan's followers can stop him.
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My Own Private Idaho
Title: My Own Private Idaho
Character: Sharon Waters
Released: February 1, 1991
Type: Movie
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
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Dangerous Pursuit
Title: Dangerous Pursuit
Character: Maureen
Released: February 14, 1990
Type: Movie
A young woman's past catches up with her five years later and nearly shatters her life. As a footloose cocktail waitress, she unwittingly once spent the night in Manhattan with a political assassin and now, as a happily married cop's wife, has the misfortune of running into him after all this time in Portland, Oregon -- and the pursuit begins.
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The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Title: The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Character: Aunt Caroline
Released: May 31, 1989
Type: Movie
Sela Ward stars as beautiful, vulnerable heiress Sarah Hardy, recently wed and returning to her isolated childhood home, The Pines, to claim her vast inheritance. But something – or someone – evil waits there for her. It could be real. Or imagined. Whatever it is , it wants to drive Sarah into madness. And on the other side of madness lies murder. Featuring a tour de force performances by Morgan Fairchild and Polly Bergen, The Haunting of Sarah Hardy is sheer gothic suspense at its most wicked.
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Title: Barney and the Backyard Gang
Character: Aunt Laurie
Released: February 1, 1989
Type: TV
Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television show Barney & Friends. Music for the Barney and the Backyard Gang videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker. The series was a regional success, but only a moderate success throughout the rest of the country. Then one day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut Public Television, rented a Barney video for his daughter Leora. He liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly putting Barney on television through the Public Broadcasting Service. Rock with Barney was the last video in the series before the television show debuted. Also, only four of the kids from the videos (Michael, Luci, Tina and Derek) were carried over to the television show.