Marlene Sharp is a creative and
business-savvy entertainment multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New
Orleans but is now a (San Fernando) Valley girl. Firmly ensconced in LA life,
Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions and emeritus Head of IP Strategy and Acquisitions
for Rainshine Entertainment. Noteworthy clients and collaborators include Agency for Cultural
Affairs, Government of Japan; WowMax Next; Dumpster
Dorks; Filmocracy; BoredPanda.com; WeFixYourScript.com; ToonBo; Society Theatricals; Euramco Pictures; WeirdAss
Comedy; and The Center for Learning Unlimited/Brainstorm Productions. Prior to Pink Poodle and Rainshine, Marlene served as
Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH and other Japanese
hit video game-based franchises. Formerly, as Producer, TV Series, at Sega of
America, Marlene worked on much more than Teen Choice Award-nominated Cartoon
Network series SONIC BOOM. For example, her extensive Hedgehog duties took her
to the heights of the nerd-iverse as an official San Diego Comic-Con 2017
panelist. She also contributed to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog feature film. As
a freelance journalist, Marlene concentrates on pop culture for noteworthy fan
destinations, such as Global Toy News, GameDeveloper.com,
DOGTV, ToonBarn.com, Geekified.net, Medium, and CultureSonar.com.
As a short film auteur, she has snagged recognition at La
Femme Film Fest, Austin Comedy Film Festival, KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, Canine
Film Festival, and San Luis Obispo Film Festival. Marlene is the proud winner
of the 2019 LA Shorts International Film Fest Script Competition (an Oscar- and
BAFTA-qualifying fest), at which her backdoor sitcom pilot received a staged
reading courtesy of The Groundlings. As a human being, basically, Marlene Sharp
loves all kinds of pups.
For proof, please see her website www.pinkpoodleproductions.com.