Bethany Love Orr was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she and her three siblings were home schooled and restricted access to most media. She discovered theatre and film upon entering public high school, teamed up with the comedic improvisation group Theatrical Garbage and later became the youngest comedienne to perform in a weekly show at her hometown comedy club.While continuing to perform locally Orr earned a degree in science from the University of Colorado with plans to continue on to medical school, but she ultimately opted for a career in entertainment.Orr has been featured on shows like Criminal Minds and Stalker, and multiple film and web projects. In 2012 she made her directorial debut with the original short film Agorable. Her second short, Winner, took top prizes that same year at CFC Fest in Hollywood. She has been selected to study with Werner Herzog in his Rogue Film School as well as the Transatlantic Talent Lab in Iceland.She continues to write and direct and stars in the upcoming feature film Excess Flesh (SXSW 2015).