Welcome
Kristen Elizabeth is the author of the memoir Shevolved—A True Hollywood Story of artistry, survival, and reinvention.
A Film Intimacy Professional, acting coach, and dance instructor based in the Pacific Northwest, Kristen has spent over three decades working in the entertainment industry as an Actor, Acting coach, and Intimacy Coordinator, Consultant, and Choreographer for film and television. Her students have gone on to book lead roles on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, major motion pictures, and Broadway.
Kristen’s work is grounded in a unique method of acting and movement developed through decades of professional practice and lived experience. By blending physicality with psychology, she helps performers create bold, truthful work while remaining both physically and emotionally safe—on set, on stage, and within themselves.
(The memoir is here... the textbook follows.)
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While completing her degree in Media and Film Studies in 2014, Kristen began teaching fans of the popular series Outlander how sex scenes are constructed for film and television. She was surprised to discover how many viewers believed the actors were engaging in real sex on screen. Determined to correct that misconception, she began offering free Q&A sessions for fans, breaking down the mechanics, choreography, and safeguards behind simulated intimacy.
This marked the true beginning of her work as a film intimacy professional.
In 2018, Kristen learned about the newly established role of the Intimacy Coordinator and immediately recognized that her background uniquely aligned with the position. After many years of eligibility, she joined SAG-AFTRA in 2019 and spoke before the national board about her lived experiences as an actor and the critical need for intimacy coordination in the industry. She began offering free workshops to filmmakers on the role and its benefits on set, while simultaneously teaching actors how to approach filmed intimacy with clarity and confidence. As word spread, aspiring intimacy coordinators began reaching out for training and mentorship. Over the next five years, Kristen mentored ICs who felt unprepared or underqualified after starting or completing costly, often inaccessible training programs.
In 2023, Kristen traveled to Los Angeles during the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike and served as a Strike Captain at Paramount Studios. After returning home, she continued supporting the strike as an online comms moderator for all LA Strike Captains. She participated in—and hosted—numerous Zoom meetings with members of the negotiating committee, where proposed contract language was discussed, including the requirement for intimacy coordinators on set. Kristen was present in the virtual room when the contract, including the IC requirement, was ratified. It was during these conversations that the urgent need for more affordable and accessible intimacy coordination training became undeniable.
Soon after, she founded FilmIntimacy.org—the first and only nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to film intimacy education.
MEDIA
Check out Kristen's latest podcast interview here
Kristen's Shevolved podcast is currently on hiatus while she completes her film intimacy textbook. When it returns, it will relaunch as an audio companion to the books, featuring direct readings from selected chapters. Episodes will function as an audiobook-style option for listeners who prefer to engage with the material through guided narration, reflection, and lived context—straight from the author.
