Gloria Stella is an award-winning film producer, director, author, and speaker. She is most widely known for producing the theatrical film "Tulsa" (2020) starring John Schneider, that also served as her directorial debut. Prior to "Tulsa", Gloria produced the feature film "Blackbear" (2019) starring Eric Roberts, and was part of the production teams for the feature film "Stand Your Ground" starring "Overcomer" Cameron Arnett (2014), and the first season of the nationally-broadcast TV talk show, "The Christian View."

Stella and her husband, Robert Stella, founded En'val Entertainment in 2013 and are currently in development for several projects including the motivation for her producing career, "Streiker" based on the first book of Robin Hardy's best-selling trilogy, "Streiker's Bride." In addition to producing and directing, Stella and her husband co-authored the book, "CounterCulture Marriage" and are pastors at Free Chapel Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stella began her entertainment career as an actress for 10 years before moving into production briefly as a first assistant director, then subsequently as a producer and now an occasional director. She earned a degree in TV & Cinema from Augusta State University before unexpectedly moving to Atlanta and continuing her hands-on education working on the sets of several Atlanta-based film and TV productions. Stella currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children.