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Amy violette

Amy Violette, M.Div., B.A. is a entrepreneur, fashion designer, writer, preacher, actor, and four time winner of Belmont University’s Top 100 Alumni Entrepreneurship Award. She is Founder/CEO of the AMY VIOLETTE CORPORATION and Owner/Executive Producer of 3 HORSE PRODUCTIONS. Violette is a graduate of Baylor University (M.Div. - Ministry Leadership) and Belmont University (B.A. - Religious Studies). She was ordained to the Gospel Ministry by First Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia.

Amy is a former NCAA Division 1 track-and-field athlete, Tennessee native, and music industry veteran. She began writing songs professionally for ASCAP when she was 21 years old. She often describes sermon writing as one very long song. Her sermon style follows the Inductive Method like her mentor Dr. Fred Craddock. She was named Professor of Choice by the students at Belmont University. She has been featured in SANTA FE MAGAZINE, COWGIRL MAGAZINE, NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE, THE SANTA FE REPORTER, SANTA FEAN MAGAZINE, and the BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL.

In 2016, she began a second career working in television and film and has worked on over 35 productions. Her most recent being: Apple TV’s THE LOST BUS with Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera. A few of her favorite projects include: NETFLIX's GODLESS with Michelle Dockery; ABC/CMT's NASHVILLE with Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere; AMC’s DARK WINDS with Jessica Matten and Zahn McClarnon; NIGHT OF THE COOTERS by George R.R. Martin; CW’S VAMPIRE DIARIES, AND NEWS OF THE WORLD with Tom Hanks. In 2022, she made her theatrical stage debut playing Manuelita in Georges Bizet's CARMEN at the Santa Fe Opera. Her nine stage performances were seen by over 20,000 people. In 2024, she audition for the Dean of The Juilliard School in New York City.

Her philanthropic interests include The Española Humane, The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, The Horse Shelter, The Santa Fe Opera, Human Rights Campaign, Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center, Santa Fe International Film Festival, and Monastery of Christ in the Desert. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her horses and dogs.