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TELEVISION, FILM, AND RADIO

Yale Medical: Sexual Harassment Training

Principal

WILL Interactive

FBI Training: Active Shooter

Supporting

WILL Interactive

The Scarlet Letter

Pearl

WAMU 88.5 (D.C. NPR Affiliate)

FBI: Criminal Pursuit

Principal

Investigation Discovery

Southern Fried Homicide

Supporting

Investigation Discovery

Evil Twins

Featured

Investigation Discovery

The Fool

Lead

VCUArts Cinema

Into the Abyss

Lead

Independent Short

The Infection

Principal

Independent Short

Meanwhile, on Zebulon

Principal

Independent Short

House of Cards

Featured Background

Netflix / David Fincher

Game Change

Background

HBO Films /Jay Roach

How Do You Know

Background

Columbia Pictures / J. Brooks

THEATRE

Night Must Fall

Olivia Grayne

Swift Creek Mill / John Moon

Cry It Out

Adrienne

Yes, And! Theatre / L. Marie

Into the Woods

Rapunzel

Richmond Shakes / J. Sullivan

The School for Lies

Arsinoe

Richmond Shakes / J. Ricks

The City of Conversation

Anna Fitzgerald

Coachella Rep / Joanne Gordon

Small Mouth Sounds

Alicia

Thalia's Umbrella / D. Wilson

Bad Jews

Melody

Studio Theatre / Serge Seiden

Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love

Ashley Olsen

Studio Theatre / Holly Twyford

Sense and Sensibility

Fanny / Lucy (Cover)

The Folger Theatre / E. Tucker

When the Rain Stops Falling

Gabrielle York

1st Stage / Michael Dove

The Trojan Women

Helen / Athena

Taffety Punk Theatre / K. Mesa

Julius Caesar

Cassius

ACA / Cameron Knight

Pericles

Leonine / Aescanes

ACA / Alec Wild Jef Awada

Yentl

Hadass

Theater J / Shirley Serotsky

The T Party

Sara

Forum Theatre / Natsu Onoda

The Real Thing

Charlotte (U/S)

The Studio Theatre / D. Muse

Dirt

Elle (U/S)

The Studio Theatre / D. Muse

The Minotaur

Ariadne

Rorschach Theatre / R. Baker

The Other Kind of Haunting

Helen Lee

Rorschach Theatre / K. Mesa

A Little Trick

Nadya

Quotidian Theatre / S. Mumford

National Smoke Signal Day

Ellie

Source Festival / Jenn Harris

Northern Indiana Wildlife Preserve

Sandy

Source Festival / Jenn Harris

Sportaculture IV: I Go!

Amy

Active Culture / J. Mendenhall

Astro Boy and the God of Comics

Ensemble

The Studio Theatre 2ndStage

Pop!

Ensemble

The Studio Theatre 2ndStage

The Inferior Sex

Madeleine

Kennedy Center Workshop

The House on the Hill

Ensemble

Kennedy Center Workshop

Orlando Monologue

Woman

Round House Theatre Reading

A Face in the Crowd

Betty Lou

Signature Theatre Reading

Henry VI; Richard III

Smith / Stanley

Taffety Punk Bootleg Shakes

Hamlet

Ophelia

U.Va.: Shakespeare on the Lawn

Cyrano de Bergerac

Duenna / Sister Clare

U.Va: Shakespeare on the Lawn

Lysistrata

Lampito

U.Va: Helms Theatre / Amy Po

SubUrbia

Sooze

LiveArts C-Ville / C. Princi

Pippin

Player

Edinburgh Fringe / Mac Damron

Victoria and Henry; Dust

Various

Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage

TRAINING

The Shakespeare Theatre's Academy for Classical Acting

MFA

Alec Wild, Ed Gero, Floyd King

The Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory

Graduate, Two-Year Course

Joy Zinoman, Serge Seiden

On-Camera Training

Co-Star, Guest Star, Recurring

Erica Jensen, Erica Arvold

On-Camera Training

Sitcom, Drama, Series

James Calleri

On-Camera Training

Commercial, Industrial, Presenter

Brenna McDonough

The University of Virginia

Drama Minor (with Honors)

Gweneth West et al.

SKILLS

Dance

Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Fosse, Period

Dialects

Southern, New York, British, Australian

Accents

French, Russian, Polish

Stage Combat

Unarmed, Rapier, Broadsword

Voice

Alto belt / Mezzo Range

DMV-based actor with extensive experience in Shakespeare, contemporary legit work, and new play development. Comedic and dramatic roles in productions, workshops, and readings with numerous regional theaters. Screen credits in training and independent films. MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre's Academy. Stage combat training in unarmed, rapier, sword. Mezzo range with belt. Excellent mover with dance background. Exceptional dialects and accents. Gifted in comedy and period styles. Strong emotional connection.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 140 lbs

Clown, Improvisation, Mask, Period Dance, Stage Combat: Rapier, Stage Combat: Sword, Stage Combat: Unarmed, Dance Ballet, Dance Modern, Dancer, Improvisation, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, American - Boston Accent, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Philadelphia Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Australian Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Geordie Accent, British - Scouse/Liverpool Accent, British - Yorkshire Accent, Eastern European Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Irish Accent, Russian Accent, Slavic - South Eastern Bloc Accent, South African Accent