Justina is originally from Montreal. She is a graduate of The Stella Adler Conservatory in New York and has worked as an actor, director, writer and producer throughout Montreal, New York and Toronto. Theater credits include; Lady M. (Macbeth) , Dorine (Tartuffe), Ms.Asquith ( The Way of all Fish), Lenny (Crimes of the Heart), Molly (Line), Kess (Independence), Dabby (Our Country’s Good), Second City’s annual female comedy festival (The March of Dames.) Most recently she performed her one woman show; Complications of Average Existence at the London Fringe Festival where it won the Impresario Award and was nominated for The Birken London Theater award.
Justina has written for Theatre but recently discovered a passion writing for the screen when she adapted her before mentioned one woman show into a feature length script. She is thrilled to have The Thespian, her first short; debut at The Wildsound Screenplay Festival. Currently she is working on another feature film and several shorts.
She is Founder of Penelope’s Production and co-founder of Circe Productions.
