| FILM |
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| THE
HIT w/ Blair Underwood |
Supporting |
Code Black
Entertainment |
| TBD/KIRST & THE MUSES w/ Robert
Peters (LA International Short Film Festival) |
Lead |
Carol Mayes,
dir. |
| FIRST TIMERS |
Supporting |
Shot in
the Dark Productions |
| TIKKUN Trailer |
Supporting |
Aloura Charles,
dir. |
| UNTIL TONIGHT |
Lead |
Ava DuVernay,
dir. |
| GRANOLA TO FREEDOM |
Lead |
Darius L. Dudley,
dir. |
| DOUBLE O ZERO (Independent Black Film Festival) |
Lead |
Abdul Stone
Jackson, dir. |
| MOTHER |
Lead |
Faresthta Ahmadi,
dir. |
| THE APOLOGY |
Lead |
S. Kaye Thompson,
dir. |
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| TELEVISION |
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| MOST POPULAR w/ Graham Norton (a
link to his hilarious BBC show) |
Guest Star |
Lifetime Television |
| DR. LISA BOESKY'S
TV/DVD SERIES ON PARENTING TROUBLED TEENS |
Guest Star |
JacQue Laswon,
casting dir. |
| MECHANI-CHICKS Pilot |
Guest Star |
Heather Robinson,
dir. |
| PITCHING ZERO Pilot |
Co Star |
Abdul Stone Jackson,
dir. |
| HACK |
Co Star |
CBS/Thomas Carter,
dir. |
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| COMMERCIALS (Dozens
of
national
spots) |
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| Conflict List Upon Request |
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VOICE
OVERS/
INDUSTRIALS/PSA |
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| United
Nations Global Warming PSA |
Supporting |
Hugo Stenson, dir. |
| Toyota Industrial |
Lead |
Kaleidoscope Prod. |
| VISA Industrial |
Lead |
Manuel
Reta, exec. prod. |
| Germantown Educational CD |
Lead |
Monarch Consulting Group |
| SMG Voice Over Industrial |
Lead |
SMG, Inc. |
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| THEATRE |
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| L.A. VIEWS (World
Premiere) |
Jocelyn (Lead) |
Company of Angels
- LA |
| 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS |
Blackout Voice/Child/Jury (Lead) |
Company of Angels
- LA |
| WALKIN'
THRU THE FIRE (World Premiere) |
Various (Alternate) |
Hayworth Theatre - LA |
| GALLERY (World Premiere) |
Alex (Lead) |
Celebration Thr - Hollywood |
| SECRETLY CONFUSED (World Premiere) |
Honey (Lead) |
Santa Monica Playhouse |
| RAISIN IN THE SUN (Philadelphia Black Theatre Festival) |
Ruth Younger (Lead) |
Adrienne Theatre |
| BEFORE IT HITS HOME |
Angel (Supporting) |
Triangle Theatre |
| ANTIGONE |
Ismene (Lead) |
University of the Arts |
| SHAME (World Premiere) |
Lead |
University of the Arts |
| THE GRAVEYARD (World Premiere) |
African Priest (Supporting) |
Community Ed. Center |
| LONG TIME SINCE YESTERDAY |
(Janeen) Lead |
Iron Gate Theatre |
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| PRINT ADS & CAMPAIGNS |
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| AMGEN |
Nordstrom |
Seattle Opera |
| JC Penney |
I. Magnin |
Milgard Windows |
| Canon Cameras |
ExxonMobil |
Boeing |
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| Refer to my Performances
page for more information about my upcoming and recent performances
and appearances. |
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| Screenplay writing samples available upon request here. |
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| TRAINING & EDUCATION |
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ACTING: Currently - Second
City Improv and Improv Workout at The
Actors' Network
Recently - The Robey
Theatre Company Advanced Scene Study, Ben Guillory; Intensive
Commercial Workshop, Megan Foley Casting; Aaron Speiser's
Advanced Scene Study, Aaron Speiser; Voice and Speech, Mike
Lemon Casting; Off the Page Master Class, Donald McKenna;
Commercial Acting, Mike Lemon Casting
· SCREENWRITING:
Advanced Writers' Workshop, Writing Workshop w/ Che'Rae
Adams
· PLAYWRIGHTING: Robey Playwrights
Lab w/ Phillip
Hayes Dean |
· ACADEMIC: Temple University: M.A., Anthropology
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· ACADEMIC: University of Washington:
B.A., Anthropology/Communications |
· ACADEMIC: Tisch School of the Arts
at NYU, Filmmaking Intensive Workshop |
| SPECIAL SKILLS |
- Archery
- Horseback
Riding
- Yoga
- Long
Distance Cycling
- Rollerblading
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Dance:
Salsa, Samba, African, Interpretive and Modern
- Teleprompter
Skills
-
Interviewing and Hosting
-
Field Reporting
- Anthropological
Research
- Teacher/Educator
- Ability to learn lines in foreign languages for performances
(Mandarin, Spanish, etc.)
- Photography
- Instruments:
Piano (since I was 4 years old), and Acoustic Guitar
- Running in high heals (3" +)
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| PUBLICATIONS/SCRIPTS
(select list) |
| Short
screenplay, King's Ring, Universal Pictures (distributor)
Various blog posts
on sgiwomenschronicles.wordpress.com
and smartchicks.wordpress.com
From
the Soil Up: Urban Beautification in a Greene Countrie Towne,
MA Thesis, Temple University
"Ritual, Performance, Media" (Book Review), Transforming
Anthropology: Journal of the Association of Black Anthropologists,
Volume 8, Numbers 1 & 2 |
Proud
member of the
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