Athena Stensland

Who is Athena Stensland?

Athena Ashburn claims her goddess name with a courageous spirit and commitment to furthering her career through self-empowerment. Her adventurousness in pursuing innovative projects is only matched by her dedication and boundless energy in making them a success. In her very first venture a a producer/actress, Athena brought Academy Award and Emmy winning actors to "The Elevator", a film in which she also starred. She also garnered a 'Best Supporting Actress' award at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival for her work in '"The Theory of the Leisure Class". She was also a producer on the film, a 'Best Thriller' winner at the festival. As a struggling actress, Athena quickly realized there was no front door in the entertainment business and she would have to build her own door to get what she wanted. As a producer, Athena has been able to bring a slew of great material to life with well-known actors and establish herself as a powerful force in all aspects of filmmaking. She is currently working on "Rosa", as the writer/producer. Marleen Gorris, winner of 'Best Foreign Film'' at the Academy Awards for "Antonia's Line" will direct the feature, which is scheduled to begin shooting in Florence, Italy Spring 2006. Athena just completed a rewrite on "Saturn's Return To New York", with Domenica Cameron-Scorsese. Slated 2006, to be shot in New York.

The late beautiful actress Inger Stevens was her aunt.