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A Man in Full

April Billingsley appears in this Netflix series directed by Regina King

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Will Trent Episode 6 Promo Video

April plays the paranoid reporter, Jess Noonan in this episode. Check out the promo:

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The Reel Review

"[The Dark Red]'s secret sauce - April Billingsley, who is nothing short of amazing as the troubled young woman..."

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The Dark Red is another Standout Effort from Director, Dan Bush

"April Billingsley (The Walking Dead) absolutely slays as lead character Sybil. Billingsley serves up a layered and dynamic performance that endears the audience to her almost instantly. She brings Sybil to life with a sense of fragility that suggests..."

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Movie Boozer Review for The Dark Red

"April Billingsley is The Dark Red’s not-so-secret weapon, giving an absolutely transfixing performance as (Sybil) a traumatized, unstable grieving mother." "There’s a real catharsis to how Sybil wields her physical, psychological, and psychic power."

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Pocast #318 of Slackjaw Punks

"In this episode writer/director Dan Bush (The Signal, The Vault) and actress April Billingsley call into the podcast. These two are chatting it up about their new flick The Dark Red, which is available right now on VOD."

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Happy Wax TV Reviews The Dark Red

"The acting is phenomenal..." "There's a lot of twists and turns and it will keep you on your toes throughout the entirety of the movie..." "I'm recommending it..."

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Aced Magazine interviews April Billingsley on the thrillerThe Dark Red

"In this one-on-one interview, April reveals her passion for acting and the challenges she faced in bringing the complex character of Sybil to life."

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Killer Horror Critic EXCLUSIVE

"The Walking Dead's April Billingsley meets a sinister family in EXCLUSIVE clip for "The Dark Red"

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Rue Morgue, THE DARK RED REVIEW

"Billingsley, an alum of THE WALKING DEAD currently seen in THE OUTSIDER, is flat-out fantastic in THE DARK RED, showing incredible range, breaking your heart even as she gets your fist pumping in the air."

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Dark Sky Films

"THE DARK RED, starring APRIL BILLINGSLEY is available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, Xbox Entertainment, Play Station, Vimeo, Direct TV NOW!"

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Movie Crush Podcast: Film Release Special

"This week regular guest Dan Bush joins his lead actor April Billingsley to discuss the perils of making their independent horror mystery, The Dark Red. You'll also hear a great conversation about the nuts and bolts of acting and directing."

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Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

"...Billingsley’s dazzling horror pic star performance."

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Cryptic Rock The Dark Red Review

"Billingsley’s Sybil is a highly sympathetic character. In fact, it will be hard for any audience members to disbelieve the passionate woman, as Billingsley delivers the role with the utmost of subtle finesse."

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The LA Times

"Movies Opening in LA this week, 'The Banker', 'The First Cow', 'The Dark Red' and more..."

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Sonic Cinema on The Dark Red

“The Dark Red” has a story of trauma, psychological danger and thrills that keeps us on edge every step of the way."

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The Darkwood Manor Guest Appearance

"Special guest April Billingsley offering selfies and signed autographs at Darkwood Manor this weekend!"

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Diabolique Magazine Arrow Video FrightFest Review

"Protective Mothers and Outstanding Performances Drive Horror Chiller ‘The Dark Red’ and Crime Thriller ‘A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'"

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Entertainment Focus Interview with Pip Ellwood

"The Dark Red topped our list of Arrow Video FrightFest films and I still can’t stop telling everyone I meet about it..."

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Arrow Video FrightFest 2019: Our Top 30 films of the festival

"Entertainment Focus' #1 film of the fest, The Dark Red!"
"The most gripping film shown at this year’s festival features a breakout performance by April Billingsley who plays central character Sybil..."

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Horror DNA

"The Dark Red proves to be a well-made lo-fi drama/thriller with an intriguingly twisty plot and a convincing central performance from April Billingsley."

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The Hollywood News The Dark Red Review

"Billingsley’s entire performance is noteworthy. Typically an actor would only have to play hysterically erratic and emotional, or kick-ass warrior, but she has to convey both within the same character, in the one film." "The Dark Red may just have birthed the next screen Sarah Connor..."

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April Billingsley on the red carpet at Arrow Video FrightFest 2019

"Oh, don't mind us, just popping some pills on the red carpet for The Dark Red at Arrow Video's FrightFest 2019!"

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Entertainment Focus The Dark Red Review

"[...] Genuinely addictive and with a star-making turn from Billingsley, the film is elevated..."

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Vodzilla Fright Fest VOD Review

"The Dark Red is about blood, both literally and metaphorically: the kind that stops flowing with pregnancy; the kind that pours from wounds; the kind that transmits the legacy of mental illness (or of miraculous genetic mutations)..."

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Shadows on the Wall Review

"Billingsley is terrific in a demanding role that includes a lot of gritty interaction as well as full-on physicality."

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First Trailer for Cult Film The Dark Red From The Signal Co-Director

"Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled the first official trailer for a cult thriller, psychological horror film titled The Dark Red, the latest from genre filmmaker Dan Bush..."

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Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 exclusive: watch the trailer for The Dark Red

“A tour-de-force piece of genre cinema that deserves to become much more than just a cult classic”
"5 stars" ~ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS

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Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 Announces More Guests & Special Events

"As previously revealed, genre icon Dario Argento will be attending and other returning alumni include... Dan Bush with THE DARK RED, accompanied by lead actress April Billingsley"

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The Dark Red in The Austin Chronicle

"...that Sybil (April Billingsley) had a long history of trauma before she lost her baby makes it unlikely that her shrink will believe her when she says that she didn't miscarry..."

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The Austin Film Festival

"With questionable sanity being the status quo, The Dark Red manages to escalate the narrative through all levels of crazy and intense as they make their way through a genre gamut."

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Deadline Annouces World Premiere

"Deadline announces the world premiere of "The Dark Red" at the 25th Austin Film Festival
"Starring: April Billingsley, Kelsey Scott, Rhoda Griffis"
A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and claims her newborn was stolen by a dark cult.

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April Wins another BEST ACTRESS Award

"At the American Filmatic Arts Awards April Billingsley wins her second Best Actress award for her title role in "The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle".

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April Wins BEST ACTRESS Award

"April won this year's best actress award at the Milledgeville Film Festival for her outstanding work as Sissy Caryle, the title character in the indie Feature, The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle..."

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April Billingsley nominated for Best Actress Award

"The Golden Film Awards had nominated April Billingsley for their Best Actress Award for her role in "The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle"

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution Spotlights Fran Burst and The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle

“I realized if I didn’t make a feature now, I would never do it,” Burst-Terranella says of her new Georgia-made film, “The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle,” which will have its world premiere on March 27 at the historic Plaza Theatre. “I’d done literally more than 700 projects, but I’d never done a feature.”

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Northside Neighbor Highlights The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle

"Don’t be surprised if you see your favorite local bar or college in “The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle,” a comedy/drama starring April Billingsley making its world premiere later this month at the Atlanta Film Festival."

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Fandom The Walking Dead Interviews Wiki with April Billingsley

"April Billingsley played Theresa on The Walking Dead. Check out the interview about her character and shooting experience here.

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Dekalb Neighbor shines a spotlight on actors April Billingsley and Jason Burkey, founders of Act for a Change

"Atlanta actors use storytelling to make a difference."

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Atlanta Film Chat brings in well known Atlanta actors for its first roundtable

"Introducing a brand new series in the Atlanta Film Chat family! Guests April Billingsley, Keith Brooks, Sherrie Peterson along with guest host Pamela Deritis from Call Time Atlanta discuss what it takes to be an actor in Atlanta and why they feel the trade is so important."

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A Television First? One Actress Played Characters Who Died Ten Minutes Apart On Two Different Shows

"You may not be too familiar with an actress named April Billingley, but the website "Pyro and Ballyhoo" has identified her as an actress who may have pulled off..."

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INNERVIEW WITH ACTRESS APRIL BILLINGSLEY

"Tell us about your very first acting gig"
"My first gig was in a traveling children’s theater group called Encore Encore. I don’t think it is still around, but we used to perform at children’s hospitals and amusement parks and such."

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APRIL BILLINGSLEY ARRIVES ON LAST VEGAS RED CARPET

"April Billingsley arrives with her mother at the Last Vegas premiere. Getty Images"

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