Actor / Director Profile

Alysia Reiner is an indomitable spirit. She is also an award winning actress, producer, mother, humanitarian and outspoken environmentalist. When Alysia lost her father suddenly to cancer in 2002, she subsequently created "Speed Grieving," an award winning short film about her loss. Then she set out to use that film to help all those in grief and mourning to feel their loss fully, to not have their grief be "rushed" by a youth-centric society afraid to discuss death, and to help heal the world. She has now partnered with The Cancer Support Community to bring "Speed Grieving" to all of their centers and to aid those living with cancer and their loved ones to begin to talk about grief and loss and to open their hearts through art. As a new mother, Alysia was featured on Celebrity Baby Scoop, is a guest scout on Stroller Traffic, is a celebrity spokesperson for Ruby Pinwheels, and was recently asked to be an official spokeswoman for Best For Babes, an organization that works to change how we view and support breast feeding, and gives moms the solutions they need to make it work. Alysia is a champion of all things Eco-friendly, and she and her husband recently used their own home as a way to share information about building green. Their brownstone renovation in Harlem was featured on television's "World's Greenest Homes" and "Renovation Nation"; in various magazines like Dwell, Gotham, and The Nest; and they allowed the environmentally friendly construction process to be chronicled on Web sites such as Dwell.com and Kohler.com. Alysia is on the board of The Broad Collective, and is involved with many charities including The Cancer Support Community, Habitat for Humanity, Our Time Theatre Company, 52nd Street Project, Actors for Autism, Joyful Heart Foundation, Comp2Kids, GEMS, and Circle of Health International.