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AUSTIN HIGHSMITH GARCES is an artist, actress, published author/illustrator, and produced screenwriter. She is best known for the role of “Phoebe,” in the Warner Brothers/Alcon Entertainment films, Dolphin Tale 1 & 2 and as “Ms. Lang” in season 2 of MTV’s Scream: The TV Series. Apart from her on-screen work, Highsmith Garces was a stand-up comic for many years having performed at such venues as the Comedy Store, Acme Comedy Theatre, and the Tampa Improv. Austin is a founding member of The Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica. Highsmith Garces wrote and sold her first TV feature film, A Country Romance, and starred in it as well, which initially aired on UPtv and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. She also co-wrote and starred in a comedy feature, The Plus One, starring Ashanti and Cedric the Entertainer, which was released in select theaters Sept 2023 and is now streaming on Starz. Her feature, Inheritance which she produced, wrote the story for, and starred in is streaming on Amazon and Tubi now. Her children’s book, The Miracle Tree, about her experience as a young girl was published in April of 2019 through Doce Blant Publishing has been adapted into a screenplay with Emmy winning writer Noam Dromi. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Highsmith Garces graduated from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill with a dual degree in Fine Arts and Political Science. For more information visit www.austinhighsmithofficial.com