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Ebony March (born November 2, 1976) is an American-born writer, film director and comedienne.

Her directorial debut, Berrywood, costarred Dawson's Creek and Life Interrupted actor Kerr Smith. She later directed projects starring Dallas ingenue Charlene Tilton and also scream-queen Kat Lester, known as the "Lady in Lavender" in Phantasm. 

March's debut book, 1933, was released in April 2010. She began writing the collection of poetry at the age of nineteen and completed it just months after her 33rd birthday. The book was released in tandem with Before, When We Were Libertines which is a collection of provocative, adult-themed short stories.

In recent years, March made the shift into journalism. She has held freelance producer assignments at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times, was a freelance photo editor at Getty Images and was a blogger for the Westside Eclectic in Santa Monica (a comedy theater similar to the Upright Citizens Brigade) from 2007-2009. She also attended classes and performed at the theater.

During the late 1990s, March attended Film / Video Arts where she received instruction from then-unknown filmmaker Dylan Kidd who later directed Roger Dodger as well as cinematographer Joaquin Baca-Asay. She also holds a certification in Financial Management from Cornell University.

While living in New York, March had a brief stint as a makeup artist. She worked for fashion photographers Lara Rossignol and Shoji Van Kuzumi. In 1998, Rossignol shot March for sportswear giant Reebok's Foot Locker promotional catalog.

To date, March has appeared on numerous television programs including MTV's 12 Angry Viewers and Subterranean, Comedy Central's Beat the Geeks and CBS's venerable news magazine, 60 Minutes. She was part of a panel interviewed by the late Ed Bradley regarding sex education in U.S. schools.

March has been romantically linked to former Jonathan Fire*Eater front man Stewart Lupton, Shortbus actor-performance artist Ray Rivas as well as actor Charles Newmark.