Valarie Trapp

Valarie was born in Camden, South Carolina. She studied and worked in New York, then Los Angeles, supporting herself with acting roles, national and international commercials and exercising horses, while pursuing her writing career. Her first original screenplay, Have Mercy (2006), led to working opportunities with Rob Reiner, when it was originally introduced to Castle Rock Entertainment by Bill Badalato and Rick Montgomery. The script was reintroduced to Rob Reiner and Jeffrey Stott, when it was optioned by Barry Spikings at Castle Rock Entertainment with Shirley MacLaine to star, and with Peter Bogdanovich to direct. In 2006, the script Have Mercy (2006), was optioned by Lloyd Phillips and Beau St. Clair at MGM and Sony Pictures with Kathy Bates to direct. Valarie's original screenplay, Virginia's Run (2002), is a story based on her own horse-obsessed youth and titled in honor of her maternal grandmother. The film was shot in Nova Scotia, and is a recipient of the 2002 Crystal Heart