Cecily Gambrell - Champion

Cecily Gambrell began performing at the age of six, born from a theatrical family, and whose great aunts were Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc.

Some of Cecily's other work includes acting on Desperate Housewives, and High Hopes for which she wrote the shooting screenplay and co-stars with Edward Furlong, Lacey Chabert, and David Faustino.

In the Spring of 2004 she began writing and producing the award-winning documentary Champion, profiling the life of actor and ex-convict Danny Trejo with director Joe Eckardt through The Film Emporium. Also featured are Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Steve Buscemi and Robert Rodriguez.  It was released nationwide in 2007.

Cecily is also scheduled to co-star in the comedy feature A Happy Death, which she also wrote, and which also stars Chevy Chase, Mercedes Ruehl, and Snoop Dogg in 2009.  High Hopes will be released through Lion's Gate on DVD in November 2008.