Lani Stait is an actress and singer based in Los Angeles. Incredibly organized and driven, she is ready to make her mark.
As a filmmaker, Lani wrote and co-created a 6-episode web series called “Lana and Emmy”. It’s a fun slice-of-life comedy about two unlikely roommates. She continued the story by crowdfunding a budget of 6k and shooting a short film in Las Vegas with the same name. “Lana and Emmy” was screened at Chicago International Indie Film Festival (2023), Nevada Women’s Film Festival (2024), Rock The Shorts (2024) (honorable mention), and Culver City Film Festival (2024).
Lani has performed leading roles in numerous indie films. Some recent highlights include a lead role in the fun and campy feature film “Mummy vs. Bigfoot” directed by Tom Newth distributed by Wild Eye Releasing. A lead role in the dramatic short film “Unfit” directed by Nick Nestor and Jonathan Aboaf which was screened at Nova Fest 2025 where Lani was nominated for “best actress in a short film” and “best acting ensemble” and the film won “best romance”. It was also screened at Mountain Shadow Film Festival (2024), Marina Del Ray Film Festival (2025), and Festival Angaelica (2025). Lead role in the sci fi comedy short film “A.R.T.” directed by Esmarelda Villalobos which was screened at Culver City Film Festival (2023), Inland Empire Film Festival (2024) and Marina Del Ray Film Festival (2024). Supporting role in “Visiting Friends” directed by Glenn Garrabrant which screened at Chicago International Indie Film Festival (2022), London Rocks (2022), Fisheye Film Festival (2023), South Texas International Indie Film Festival (2023), Culver City Film Festival (2023), and available to watch on Tubi.