Heather Beck

Education

About me

Born in the Bay Area. Lived there for 8 years then suddenly parents relocated us to the beach in Mexico just to live the simple life.
I knew no Spanish and had to start over as a foreign student and not only navigate the uncharted waters on making new friends, adapting to a new culture, learning a new language but also passing my classes.
Eventually I did alright and finished all the way up to high school graduation.
Then went into working in various fields of life: Dental assisting, restaurant work of all sorts, film work, and eventually owning my own restaurant at 22 for about 3 years. After that I decided I wanted out of the simple life and wanted to come back to the U.S.
so Portland Oregon was my next home.
The glorious northwest has it all.
I immediately got involved with the local film scene and was able to book some jobs on Grimm and music videos for well known Indy bands.
One of the most interesting jobs I had though was working as a medical interpreter at 3 different hospitals. Every day was different and I saw as much variety as a doctor would on a daily basis and then some.
That fueled me to look into nursing and caregiving so I was a caregiver for a year and had to work with Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients. Battling with my own disabilities I had a heart for empathy for these people that suffered on a daily basis.
Eventually it was too much and caused me to injure myself so I had to bow down and settled on helping people differently by opening my own cleaning business focusing on green solutions and that’s my current focus as I do film on the side as my passion.
So with a varied psychological background and perspective I understand many faces of humanity.
Acting experience:
No formal training.
Small reel for Tv host for national travel show in Mexico.
Previous independent work in Mexico.
Background work on shows such as Grimm and Lumineers music video for album III.
Small local films in Portland. OR.
Dancing experience:
Was in dance squad at high school for 2 years.
Singing experience:
Very little.
Modelling experience:
None yet.
Television experience:
Small reel for Tv host for national travel show in Mexico.
Previous independent work in Mexico.
Background work on shows such as Grimm and Lumineers music video for album III.
Small local films in Portland. OR.
Specific skills:
Spanish speaking on top of English.
Okay with southern accents.
Additional skills:
Bilingual English and Spanish.
Interesting past experiences:
Born in the Bay Area. Lived there for 8 years then suddenly parents relocated us to the beach in Mexico just to live the simple life.
I knew no Spanish and had to start over as a foreign student and not only navigate the uncharted waters on making new friends, adapting to a new culture, learning a new language but also passing my classes.
Eventually I did alright and finished all the way up to high school graduation.
Then went into working in various fields of life: Dental assisting, restaurant work of all sorts, film work, and eventually owning my own restaurant at 22 for about 3 years. After that I decided I wanted out of the simple life and wanted to come back to the U.S.
so Portland Oregon was my next home.
The glorious northwest has it all.
I immediately got involved with the local film scene and was able to book some jobs on Grimm and music videos for well known Indy bands.
One of the most interesting jobs I had though was working as a medical interpreter at 3 different hospitals. Every day was different and I saw as much variety as a doctor would on a daily basis and then some.
That fueled me to look into nursing and caregiving so I was a caregiver for a year and had to work with Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients. Battling with my own disabilities I had a heart for empathy for these people that suffered on a daily basis.
Eventually it was too much and caused me to injure myself so I had to bow down and settled on helping people differently by opening my own cleaning business focusing on green solutions and that’s my current focus as I do film on the side as my passion.
So with a varied psychological background and perspective I understand many faces of humanity.
My interests:
Documentaries, animals, nature conservancy, mission driven films and projects that create change and lift people up.
Additional information:
Reside in the Portland OR area versatile for a lot of filming needs.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, Spanish
Accents/Dialects	Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro
Dance Styles	Belly Dance, Contemporary