Most people know Elaine Hendrix as an actor. You may also know that she was presented with IDA’s Guardian Celebrity Activist Award for her dedication to other species. Recognized for roles in The Parent Trap, What the Bleep Do We Know?!, Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion and Superstar, Elaine has also made appearances on TV series such as “The Mentalist,” “Criminal Minds,” “Castle,” “CSI,” and two years on the critically acclaimed CBS series “Joan of Arcadia.”

Elaine embodies the ethos of a guardian: to respect and honor the profound individuality of other species. A voice for animals in many ways, she has been a spokesperson for In Defense of Animals, a volunteer and host for the cable show “Pets 90210,” and an annual Honorary Committee Member of the Genesis Awards. She has spoken before city councils and regularly attends adoption events for various rescue organizations. Elaine has produced fundraisers for IDA and “Pets 90210,” and participated on every phase of the triumphant Prop 2 Campaign helping Farm Animals in California, among numerous other protests, demonstrations and campaigns on behalf of animals.

When you buy DVDs and T-shirts from Elaine's Movies TRU LOVED at BROWN BAG PRODUCTIONS and GOOD INTENTIONS, 10% of your purchase price will go to IDA!

TRU LOVED:

Starring : Elaine Hendrix, Jasmine Guy, Jane Lynch, Alec Mapa and Nichelle Nichols

Sixteen-year-old Tru is uprooted by her lesbian moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban community in Southern California. Tru's only friend is a closeted football player, and even that friendship is jeopardized when she starts the school's first Gay-Straight Alliance.

GOOD INTENTIONS:  

Starring: Luke Perry, Elaine Hendrix, Jon Gries, Jimmi Simpson & LeAnn Rimes

An off-beat comedy of blackmail, robbery... and family values! Meet Etta Milford.  Loving Wife. Doting Mother. Armed Robber.  When Etta's husband blows their nest-egg on ill-conceived inventions, she secretly decides to take their children’s “investment" matters into her own hands and things quickly go awry. Their savings gone, her husband suspicious, and their children out of control, Etta concocts a scheme of unexpected proportion to get back their money and save her family. There are just a few things she has to do first, including blackmailing the sheriff, and holding up the grocery store before little league practice.

MINE:

The award-winning documentary MINE tells the poignant and powerful story of animals left behind during Katrina -- from the heroic efforts of rescue organizations, to the struggles of hurricane victims to reunite with their beloved pets. A meditation on the essential bond between humans and animals – MINE is an equally compelling story about human nature and the power of compassion.

"Animals have been regarded as property for way too long. It's high time we took on a more loving and responsible relationship with our kindred beings in the web of life on this beautiful planet. I always think and act as a guardian towards my kindred beings, never as their owner."