- Carolyn was born in Long Beach, California and spent her teenage years singing and acting at Palm Springs High. She moved to Los Angeles to attend college, graduating from the UCLA Theatre Arts Department in 1972, with an acting specialization. After several years working as an actress, she discovered her true love... screenwriting. Pairing up with her husband Christopher Ames, they worked as a professional screenwriting team for nearly thirty years. During that time, they wrote for both TV and feature, had grand adventures and a few stray seconds they would rather forget. Unfortunately, ageism started to become an issue for them as they ventured into their late 40's. Reality programming gave ageism a major assist in leading Carolyn and Chris to move into secondary careers.
Carolyn went into financial services, intrigued by the prospect of finding a way to adapt traditional financial planning to the unique needs of those in feast and famine lifestyles (i.e., Show Biz). Having worked for several of the major financial entities in the business, she eventually wearied of being captive to only their product line.
In 2005, Carolyn become an independent broker and, since then, has been helping her clients in and out of Show Biz to protect and grow their assets.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Carolyn J. Shelby
- Carolyn and her husband/writing partner Christopher Ames currently live in Canyon Country, California. She now runs her own independent insurance brokerage... Life Happens Insurance Solutions. As such, she advises her clients on life, health, disability and annuities. In addition, she is in the final stages of training for the Certified Financial Planning designation. While she's not working as a broker, she sits on the New Members Committee at the WGA. As such, she offers beginning writers her personal and professional expertise on the Guild's benefits, along with basic information regarding how she was able to survive for three decades in Show Biz before having to venture back to the real world. She also attends the local Unitarian Universalist Church and is on the Board of Parkinson's Resource Organization. Carolyn and Chris' daughter, Samantha Shelby Ames, is currently attending George Washington Law School.
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