About Me
About Me
I am so lucky to have a life in the arts! After a career singing jingles, background vocals for recording artists, and performing in clubs, I found my passion as a writer. With roots in TV comedy, I moved to stage and screenwriting. I hear dialogue as music - each character has a melody. They speak and I take dictation. In these pages, I share highlights of my multi-faceted career. These projects touched me - as I hope they will you. Whether writing, performing or directing, I continue exploring the power of art - and how it teaches us more about ourselves. Watch for my new book Finding Your Creative Voice - A Guide to Authenticity and The Art of Self Expression.
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Starring - ED ASNER (Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant, Elf & Up)
& JEAN SMART (Designing Women, 24 & Fargo)
Written and directed by Deborah Pearl
Ed Randall, an 85 year old college professor hires a hooker for a last hurrah and funny happens!
BEST COMEDY SHORT FESTIVAL WINNER!
My Short Film starring Wendie Malick
The first short film I wrote "Waiting For Yvette" stars Wendie Malick, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Kerr and Phillip Anthony-Rodriguez . Directed by Justin Ross. It aired on Logo Network and won an audience award at the Palm Springs Short Film Fest. Now streaming ONLINE.
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The second short I wrote, "In Confidence" directed by Mitch Levine, stars Beege Barkette, and was at the
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Short Film Corner!
Other projects
MUSIC
I've had a long career as a singer, starting with singing telegrams for $5 a song to singing for the likes of Barbara Streisand and Steven Speilberg. From session work to my own cds, I love performing. Like all art, it's a timeless, universal communication - a magical way to lift spirits and change the energy in a room.
TELEVISION
DESIGNING WOMEN defined the beginning of my TV career. Linda Bloodworth- Thomason's brilliant show taught me the power of women in comedy to laugh at human weakness while standing for social justice.
THEATER
I did it backwards. I was working in television and stayed late at the studio to write plays. While TV comedy writing is a team effort, playwriting is a deeply personal one. It allowed me to understand the dysfunction of my childhood through a series of plays that explore the human underbelly of everything from family to sex.
Writing
I love writing for different media. Plays, screenplays, musicals, TV sit coms, each has its own unique form and challenges. The story is always the thing. The puzzle to solve - how to best tell it? Check out TELEVISION and THEATER pages.
Directing
My first time directing film is "Getting Ed Laid." Having directed my own plays, this was the first time I did this even more collaborative creative effort. I call film making the marriage of challenge and compromise. I loved it. Check out - GETTING ED LAID PAGE
Performing
I started out as an actress and soon became a singer, leading to the Pearl Album on London Records with my sister, Leslie. I went on to do musicals. In At the Bistro Garden I wrote the book and also performed in. I wrote and performed my critically acclaimed one woman show -"Chick Singers." Check out THEATER page.