There are multi-hyphenates and then there is Riley! She started out working as an actress and writer on many television shows and feature films. She has starred in the hit TV movie, What About Your Friends, written for the television drama, Felicity as well as guest-starred as Story Zimmer. She quickly grabbed the attention of Touchstone Pictures and Television brass who signed Riley to an acting and writing development deal. She then wrote and co-starred in the highly rated ABC television movie, Christmas at Water’s Edge. She went on to film a cameo role in the horror film, The Cutting Room. Riley created the hit web-series, Being Bailey, for GoTV Networks, which she also produced. She also wrote Dark Beauty, starring Elizabeth Berkley as well as Damaged starring Chris Klein, both television movies airing on Lifetime. Riley also wrote The Nanny Express and Always and Forever for the Hallmark Channel! Nanny starred Vanessa Marcil, Dean Stockwell and Stacey Keach. A & F starred the ever-funny Dean McDermott {Mr. Tori Spelling} Rena Sofer, and Barbara Eden {I Dream of Jeannie}. She also wrote Damaged and Dark Beauty for Lifetime. Riley filmed a supporting lead in the indie feature film, Footprints. She plays a disturbed runaway in Hollywood who dresses up as Super Girl. It was named "One of the 10 Best Films so Far this Year" by the Chairman of the NY Film Critics Circle. She then added author to her hyphens! She received three awards for her debut novel, before i go: an IPPY Award for Story Teller of the Year, the Grand Prize at The New York Book Festival as well as the top honor as Best Fiction. And lastly, Riley received a Book Sense Pick Award. Riley traded Hollywood for Nashville! She has been extremely busy adding country music artist and songwriter to her already impressive resume. Riley has opened up for Lee Brice and Montgomery Gentry and continues to play shows around Nashville. Riley also just had her first cut by the band Shenandoah! If you’re a fan of Hallmark, keep a close eye on the channel as Riley has a few movies airing there including Good Morning Christmas! It stars Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas. Hallmark recently optioned two more of Riley’s movies! Stay tuned for the winter movie Snowcapped in Love and the fall movie, Fall Love on the Farm! Riley is excited to also be meeting with producers about the movie version of her award-winning book, before i go. Having already written the script and written & recorded the movie’s theme song, Riley is now training to play an Olympic ice skater for the film in her “spare” time.