Acting
Ria Pavia
Born October 8, 1967 · Ohio, USA (age 58)
Ria Pavia is an award-winning director whose debut, Second Team, recently won over a dozen awards on the festival circuit from 2020- 2021. Pavia also works as a dialogue/acting coach, privately coaching dozens of actors to prepare them for set and self-tape auditions. Prior to her coaching work, Pavia worked as a stage director, helming more than 20 plays and musicals. In the theater world, she ha…
Known For
Twister · 1996Twister
★ 6.61996
MovieActionAdventure
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Candyman · 1992Candyman
★ 6.71992
MovieDramaHorror
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Freeway · 1996Freeway
★ 6.41996
MovieComedyCrime
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Dead Presidents · 1995Dead Presidents
★ 6.71995
MovieCrimeDrama
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
She's Out of Control · 1989She's Out of Control
★ 5.21989
MovieComedyRomance
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.
Dream a Little Dream · 1989Dream a Little Dream
★ 5.81989
MovieFantasyComedy
Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby's body and can only contact Bobby in his dreams.
Breast Men · 1997Breast Men
★ 5.21997
MovieTV MovieDrama
We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.
Student Exchange · 1987Student Exchange
★ 5.91987
MovieComedyFamily
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy were redirected to another school, she figures she and Neil could take their places and be in the middle of public interest for one semester.
Movies
Twister · 1996Twister
★ 6.61996
MovieActionAdventure
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Candyman · 1992Candyman
★ 6.71992
MovieDramaHorror
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Freeway · 1996Freeway
★ 6.41996
MovieComedyCrime
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Dead Presidents · 1995Dead Presidents
★ 6.71995
MovieCrimeDrama
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
She's Out of Control · 1989She's Out of Control
★ 5.21989
MovieComedyRomance
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.
Dream a Little Dream · 1989Dream a Little Dream
★ 5.81989
MovieFantasyComedy
Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby's body and can only contact Bobby in his dreams.
Breast Men · 1997Breast Men
★ 5.21997
MovieTV MovieDrama
We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.
Student Exchange · 1987Student Exchange
★ 5.91987
MovieComedyFamily
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy were redirected to another school, she figures she and Neil could take their places and be in the middle of public interest for one semester.
Hide and Go Shriek · 1988Hide and Go Shriek
★ 5.01988
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of teenagers spend the night in a furniture shop for a graduation party. When one of them talks her boyfriend into a game of hide-and-seek, a psycho killer starts hunting them down one by one.
Kill Shot · 1995Kill Shot
★ 4.01995
MovieThrillerComedy
Out at Pacific Coast University, five students living in the same apartment building go through personal trials.
Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes · 1994Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes
★ 9.01994
MovieDramaRomance
This riveting drama explores the explosive professional and private relationship between comedian Roseanne Barr and her volatile husband, Tom Arnold. Based on a true story.
The Great O'Grady · 1993The Great O'Grady
★ 5.31993
MovieDramaComedy
Award winning comedy short that follows the intense world of competitive spitting.
Second Team · 2020Second Team
★ 7.82020
MovieComedy
Two stand-in actors working on a hit TV series go off script, giving the performance of a lifetime, but somehow manage to miss the mark.
Skeleton Woman · 2000Skeleton Woman
★ 3.32000
MovieDrama
A lesbian stripper lives with her lover, a novelist with writer's block who cheats on her with another woman.
TV Shows
How I Met Your Mother · 2005How I Met Your Mother
★ 8.12005
SeriesComedy
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
ER · 1994ER
★ 7.81994
SeriesDrama
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Married... with Children · 1987Married... with Children
★ 7.71987
SeriesComedy
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
American Dreams · 2002American Dreams
★ 5.22002
SeriesDramaFamily
Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries to shed her 'good girl' image by hanging with her worldly friend Roxanne and pursuing a dream of being an American Bandstand dancer. Meg's emerging personality, and the changes her mother's going through, don't sit well with Father.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
★ 6.91993
SeriesDrama
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
Caroline in the City · 1995Caroline in the City
★ 6.61995
SeriesComedyDrama
Caroline Duffy is a successful cartoonist in Manhattan whose eclectic friends are sometimes the subjects of her comic strip.
The Hughleys · 1998The Hughleys
★ 6.81998
SeriesComedyFamily
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.
Working · 1997Working
★ 5.31997
SeriesComedy
Working is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal.
The John Larroquette Show · 1993The John Larroquette Show
★ 6.81993
SeriesComedy
The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and originally focused on the somewhat broken people who worked the night shift, and in particular, the lead character's battle with alcoholism.
Freddy's Nightmares · 1988Freddy's Nightmares
★ 7.21988
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
Herman's Head · 1991Herman's Head
★ 6.81991
SeriesComedy
Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. William Ragsdale stars as the titular character, Herman Brooks.
Can't Hurry Love · 1995Can't Hurry Love
★ 6.51995
SeriesComedy
A single 30-something woman living in New York searches for romance with the help -- or hindrance -- of her three friends.