CHERIDAH BEST - SAG-AFTRA

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Represented by:

Ambassador Talent Agents (IL) (312) 641-3491 Commercial, SAG-AFTRA, Voice-Overs

Ambassador Talent Agents (CA) (312) 641-3491 SAG-AFTRA, Theatrical

TELEVISION

Chicago Fire

Recurring (4 Seasons)

NBC - Dir. Joe Chappelle

Chicago PD

Recurring ( 2 Seasons)

NBC - Dir. Joe Chappelle

Find Our Missing

Lead

Tower Productions Inc

City of Angels

Guest Star

CBS - Dir. Paris Barclay

The Practice

Co Star

ABC - Kelley Productions

Shape Up Chicago (pilot)

Fitness Co Host

PMP Productions

FILM

Next Friday

Day Player

Dir. Steve Carr

Hoodlum

Day Player

Dir. Bill Duke

My Best Friend's Wedding

Day Player

Dir. P.J. Hogan

The Theory of Everything

Supporting

Dir. Dave De Vos

VOICEOVER/COMMERCIAL

McDonalds (National}

Character ( College Student)

Dalton Agency

Waste Managent

Announcer

Cohen Communications

BEAT FM 102.5

Announcer

BEAT FM

V103 Dateline

Announcer

V103

E-Style Catalogue

Announcer

Spiegel

Breast Feeding

Character (Young Mom)

Ogilvy

MMM Commentaries

Announcer

MMM Commentaries

THEATRE

Doubt

Mrs. Muller*

The Ojai Art Center Theatre

Women of Brewster Place (Premier)

Ensemble*

Celebration Theatre

Randy Newman's Faust

Ensemble

Goodman Theatre

Rent

Joanne Jefferson

Simi Valley Performing Arts

Garden Of Joy (premier)

Dorothy Bale (Lead)

Wharton Center Theatre

Ain't Misbehavin'

Charlaine Woodard

Madison Repertory Theatre

Our Country's Good

Duckling Smith

New American Theatre

Arsenic And Old Lace

Elaine Harper

New American Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

Crystal

New American Theatre

The World Goes Around

Woman #1

Conejo Players Theatre

You Can't Take it With You

Rheba

Conejo Players Theatre

I Love You're Perfect....

Woman #2

Elite Theatre

A... My Name is Alice

Ensemble

Roxy Theatre

*Ovation Award - Best Ensemble

*Outstanding Featured Performance

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Northeastern Illinois University

BA Speech and Communications

Focus Public Speaking

Musical Theatre & Dance

graduated magna cum laude

Voice and Sight Reading

New American Theatre

Theatrical and Comedy

Dir. J.R. Sullivan

Private Vocal Coach

Musical Theatre and Jazz

Chris Glick

Active Actors Inc LA

On-Camera Scene Study

TVI Studios LA

Cold Reading

Intensive Workshop

Sitcom Technique

Greg Orson

Private Coach

Mid-Western & Southern accents

Gillian Lane-Plescia

Modonna Grimes Dance Studio

Hip Hop

Various Instructors

Joseph Holmes Dance Studio

Jazz and Modern

Joseph Holmes and Randy Duncan

Alvin Ailey

Jazz and Modern

Alvin Ailey

LINKS

www.cheridahbest.com

www.acx.com

SKILLS

Studio Recording Artist

Young Child Voices

Screams

Pop and Jazz Vocalist

Facial Expressions

Cry on Cue

Podcast writer and producer

British West Indian. Voiceover Artist (Accents: Urban, Southern, Irish, Jamaican). Solo vocalist on newly released video game,"Stardander” and “On Peril of Parrots”, Disney Toyplay series-FireBuds (voice of Jayden). LA Weekly Theatre Award 2011; 4-Star Theatre Award 2009. As a vocalist, I’ve had the honour of sharing the stage with icons, Liberace, Dionne Warwick, Randy Newman and Walter Whitman (Founder of Walt Whitman’s Soul Children of Chicago). LAS VEGAS BASED ACTOR. LOCAL HIRE IN LOS ANGELES & CHICAGO

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 140 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Auburn

Hair Length: Long

 

Audiobook Narrator, Podcast Host, Frisbee, Jump Rope, Kick Boxing, Ping Pong, Racquetball, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dance Salsa, Dance Tango, Dancer, Ear Prompter, Host, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Percussion, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, Wind Instrument, British - BBC English Accent, French Accent, Jamaican Accent, West Indian Accent