Victoria Galen on the small screen this week

It’s a good week for local actor Victoria Galen. While trolling Netflix this past weekend, she discovered that “The Great Divide,” a film she starred in three years ago, was released to Netflix. Here’s the IMDB description of the film: In this comedy, deep hidden secrets surface, conflicting views arise, passions boil over, tempers flare and a baby is born.

Also, on Saturday, March 12, Oxygen.com is expected to air an episode of “#killerpost” in which Galen had a guest-starring role. The show is based on real- life cases of people who were killed because of social media.

Galen’s episode is based on a case in Wales in which a man killed his partner because she spent too much time on Facebook. Galen spent four days in Knoxville shooting the episode last November for Jupiter Entertainment.

“I’m re a l ly exc i ted about this because it was a guest- starring role in the Southeast,” she said. “Those are harder to come by. Usually it’s a small scene with just an appearance or five lines.”

She then mentioned working with a great crew and cast. With the Oscars so close in the rear-view, I asked if any actor had ever worked with a bad cast and crew. She laughed and said, “Oh yeah, we just don’t talk about those.

“If I ever get that far [the Oscars], I’m not going to thank the people who helped me get there; I’m going to thank everyone who ever said I couldn’t do it.”

After seeing a relatively brief upturn in acting opportunities in the region in recent years, Galen said Barry Courter it has gotten tougher to find work.

“We’ve had this exodus of many actors from LA moving to Atlanta. The cost of living is better, and the traffic in Atlanta is not as bad as LA, believe it or not. There is so much work in Atlanta, but there are so many actors there now.”

She said also that technology has made self-taping auditions easier.

“I have a studio in my house for self-taping. I did a callback for Melissa McCarthy’s husband ( actor/filmmaker Ben Falcone) on Skype. When you don’t get to show up in person, it’s harder to be this three- dimensional person.”

The National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Tenn., announced its musical headliner for this year’s event, and it’s a good one. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will play the 20-year-old event on April 23. The festival continues April 24.

Few musicians have crossed as many genres as Skaggs, who has been honored by the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, International Bluegrass Music Association, Gospel Music Association and the American Music Awards.

Contact Barry Courter at bcourter@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6354.