Jocelyn Rain

Jocelyn was born in Tuscon, AZ to a pediatric heart surgeon and a violinist/special education teacher. The youngest of three children, her sister is a successful pediatrician and her brother is a successful sports lawyer and agent. Jocelyn made her first film in fourth grade at Monte Cassino Elementary School, Tulsa, OK. She traveled back in time to Egypt and interviewed Queen Nefertari, played by herself. Using films as school reports became a staple in Jocelyn's formal education. Jocelyn graduated from Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she was elected Student Body President and made Winter Homecoming Queen by her peers and faculty. Though she attended to matriculate to a California College, Jocelyn was accepted to Yale University via the common application. With great family support, she made a life-changing decision and attended Yale. At Yale, Jocelyn quickly dove into the comedy scene. She was the only freshman tapped into the Viola Question improv group (Elizabeth Meriwether, Jeffrey K. Miller) as well as Yale's oldest sketch comedy group, The Fifth Humour. With these groups, she traveled across the country, performing comedy as well as leading self-esteem and cooperation workshops with children and young adults. She also joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, though she will tell you KKG at Yale is a unique experience of female leadership Her sophomore year, Jocelyn produced her first theatre production: "The Shape of Things" by Neil Labute. She starred as Evelyn. This year she also accepted the position of head filmmaker for The Fifth Humour and produced the well-loved shorts: "Fanatic: Aaron Carter," "Victor's Secret," and "Uncle Rasco," to name a few. Jocelyn stepped away from theatre her Junior year to be the Artistic Director of the Viola Question Improv Comedy group and act as the new member chair and marshal for KKG. She welcomed and trained all new members to the sorority, instilling confidence and self-awareness within the young women. Hooty hoo! At the end of her Junior Year, Jocelyn was one of 14 students tapped into the Aurelian Honor Society. She was asked to join the Pundits (Cole Porter), Yale's oldest society for wits on campus, and joyfully accepted her position in the society by wearing jingle bells around her knees for 2-weeks. Her senior year, Jocelyn starred as Arkadina in Chekhov's Seagull. She also co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the 2-woman comedy cabaret "Women Aren't Funny" featuring original songs by Eric March, Mira Stroika, and Eliza Clarke. The show received rave reviews for it's hysterical and wide-ranging commentary on contemporary society. That same year Jocelyn, along with Natalie Paul and Deb Margolin, produced the 30 year revival of "Elektra Speaks." Together they adapted the script from a five woman cast to a thirty woman cast, allowing all interested female students to participate. Her thesis was written on "Elektra Speaks" and the innately feminine approach to writing and performance. After Yale, Jocelyn studied and performed at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York City. She co-wrote and produced another comedy cabaret there - "Jocelyn & Eric" - which featured digital shorts and original songs. She also co-wrote, produced and starred in the bold satire "Sex Lives of Disney Princesses" at the UCB Theatre. Jocelyn played Ariel, the little mermaid who became a kleptomaniac in the Big Apple. She also performed in the Indie improv scene. After three years of performing all over New York at all times of day, Jocelyn, being solar-powered, chose to move to Los Angeles and begin her TV & feature filmmaking career. Her first SAG production was a new media project for the internet: "Bill Shakespeare in Hollywood." She, along with other brilliant young actors wanting more substance to work with, experimented with Hamlet and Macbeth in modern day Los Angeles. She produced and starred in another new media project - "Besties" - a satire on passive-aggressive female roommates.