Marlene Sharp

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.

Noteworthy clients and collaborators include The Center for Learning Unlimited and its companion animation studio employing adults on the autism spectrum Brainstorm Productions; Neko Productions; Panda Mony Toy Company; Action Amanda Frohlich; Rainshine Entertainment; and the Agency for Cultural Affairs for the Japanese government.

Prior to Pink Poodle, 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 nerd-dom as an official San Diego Comic-Con panelist.

She also contributed to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog feature film.

As a freelance journalist, Marlene concentrates on pop culture for noteworthy fan sites and industry periodicals, such as Global Toy News, Game Developer, Broadway World, and DOGTV.

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 look at her LinkTree