Tonya Hurley is a critically-acclaimed writer/director whose credits span film, television, live performance and interactive media. Her career is marked by a unique ability to blend her commercial and underground sensibilities into accessible, but edgy projects.
Hurley began her career after earning a degree in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh, where she was an active member of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers - shooting several experimental films on Super 8. She then moved to NYC and became a publicist for such artists as John Lydon, Paul Westerberg, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Erasure, Prince, Morrissey, George Michael, John Cale and Bush.
Tonya's most recent creation is ghostgirl, a character which she began developing via her Webby Award-nominated website ghostgirl.com and her AOL RED exclusive site ghostgirlonred.com. Hurley has recently completed the first ghostgirl novel, which will be published by Little,