Elizabeth Gorcey

Elizabeth Gorcey has devoted her life to the pursuit of art that intrigues her, stories that compel her, and the elevation of authentic voices that must be heard. In her personal and professional lives, she has pursued a number of outlets for her boundless creative energy, focusing on those passions which best allow her to entertain, support, explore, and nourish. Acting, directing, producing, painting, working in documentary, narrative and multi-media...Gorcey has followed her instincts to become a true creative force to be reckoned with. As she simply states, "Creating is nourishment for my soul." This genuine, creative imperative has led to Gorcey's newest adventure-the children's book series LIV ON LIFE told from the perspective of her own daughter, Olivia! Elizabeth Gorcey was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Early on she was drawn to the creative arts, first to acting for film and television. Gorcey performed in Footloose, Teen Wolf, Highway to Heaven, Max Headroom, and Beauty & The Beast and more. Along the way Gorcey discovered another passion--working behind the scenes to direct, produce and edit in the world of traditional documentary. Like any true artist, Ms. Gorcey segued boldly into this new journey and shone a light on underserved individuals and stories. Adopting Ginny-Ms. Gorcey's documentary directorial debut-won a number of awards on the festival circuit and was featured on CNN. She next produced The Actor's Life, a documentary directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Chuck Workman, and directing and producing How Old Is Old? -a poignant look at society's view of aging featuring Judge Judy, Tony Curtis, Doris Roberts and Tony Bennett. Ms. Gorcey made her first foray in to narrative directing with the award-winning Breast Pump & Blender, a short film that won awards and was picked up for distribution. She also went on to direct Doris Roberts and Ron Glass in Just Another Man's Story. And produced and directed Quit, starring Justina Machado. Ms. Gorcey insists that her artistic and production abilities be used to give back to her community and the world at large. She has spent her lifetime organizing, raising funds and bringing awareness to non-profits like CARING STROKES-her own non-profit art program for terminally ill children. She knows that we can all learn from the fresh perspective of a child how to have fun, help others, and love life!