Dean Hoff is an American writer, director, Scottish historian, and folklorist specializing in monster legends. She is also an actress and model.

Early life and education

Hoff was born in

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. She began acting and writing as a child. She earned degrees in Scottish history, culture, and literature at the

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Career

Hoff wrote, directed, and produced the 2014 Scottish supernatural detective drama ''Caledonia''. She is also the author of the fictional novel series of the same name, of which the first book was released in paperback on June 23, 2017. She is the writer and director of the follow-up feature film ''Burns Night'', a

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. The first two seasons of the series, ''Caledonia'' and ''Caledonia: Mortal Souls'', premiered online on June 23, 2017, after screening at multiple film festivals, including the Miami Web Fest, where it was a finalist for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award, and the

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in 2014. The series received positive reviews from multiple media outlets. She founded the

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-based theatre company Cult Classic in 2010, where she served as the theatre director for five years, including stage adaptations of ''

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's only official stage production of ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog''. In November 2017, Hoff's memoir about her life as a

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on the road in America, ''American Drifter'', was published. In February 2018, Hoff's book ''The Connoisseur'' was released. In May 2018, her book ''Mortal Souls'' was released and in June 2020, ''

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'' published her Scottish Highland romance, ''My Heart's in the Highlands''. Hoff is also a

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Filmography

Film

Television

Books

* ''Caledonia'' (2014) * ''American Drifter'' (2017) * ''The Connoisseur'' (2018) * ''Mortal Souls'' (2018) * ''Burns Night'' (2019) * ''My Heart's in the Highlands'' (2020) * ''The Seasonal Cycle'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Hoff's series ''Caledonia'' was nominated for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Award at the Miami Web Festival. In 2015, it was nominated for Best Amets and Best Character at the Bilbao Web Festival, and was awarded a Special Mention at the I Filmmaker International Film Festival.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoff, Amy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American actresses American women screenwriters American women film directors 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish folk singers Writers from Duluth, Minnesota American television directors Film directors from Minnesota Screenwriters from Minnesota 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American screenwriters American women television directors