JALEESA CAPRI - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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Represented by:

Central Artists New York Adult Theatrical (CA) (818) 557-8284 Theatrical (Film / TV)

Crystal Ship Artists (NY) (212) 653-0849 / (212) 810-7501 Theatrical (Film / TV)

Gill Talent Group (GA) (888) 925-4455

Gill Talent Group (IL) (312) 998-5240

Talent Express (NY) (718) 278-8888

IMDb: imdb.me/JaleesaCapri

IG: @JaleesaCapri

New York Local Hire

Valid US Passport

Television

Blue Bloods

Guest Star

CBS/ Robert Harmon, Dir.

Inside the Blackbox

Recurring

AppleTV/ J Kevin Swain, Dir.

When They See Us

Co-Star

NETFLIX/ Ava Duvernay, Dir.

Crashing

Co-Star

HBO/ Oren Brimer, Dir.

50 Central

Co-Star

BET/ Ian Gelfand, Dir./EP

Film (partial listing)

Eggshells

Lead

Tracey Moore, Dir.

Necessary Evil

Lead

Jamal Hodge, Dir.

C.R.E.A.M.

Supporting

Ryan Cole, Dir.

How to Cheat on Your Girlfriend

Supporting

Selton Shaw, Dir.

Theater (partial listing)

Raisin In the Sun

Beneatha Younger

Arden Theatre Company

Playing With Fire

Adele

Negro Ensemble Company &

August Strindberg Repetory

The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry

Sweet Tea

The Kennedy Center

Jitney

Rena

New Federal Theatre Workshop

Meeting Lillie

Lillie

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Zooman and the Sign

Rachel

Eniviromental Theatre Space

Hamlet

Queen Gertrude

Ira Aldridge Theatre

For Better or Worse

Ensemble

NYU's CAT Youth Theater

New Media

The Legacy Museum

Hologram (re-enactment)

Bryan Stevenson(EJI), Dir.

Commerical/Industrial

List Available Upon Request

Voice-Overs

List Available Upon Request

(Professional Home Studio Available)

Education

Howard University

BFA: Theater Arts - Acting

British American Drama Academy (BADA)

Oxford, England

Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS)

Theater Arts - Acting

Training (partial listing)

ACTING:

Al Freeman, Jr.

Roz Coleman

Marishka Phillips

Eric Ruffin

Morocco Omari

Kim Bey

Arien Moeyed

Greg T. Parente

Alice Spivak

New Federal Theater Training

ON-CAMERA TECHNIQUE:

NY Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Jay Goldenberg

IMPROV:

NYU CAT Youth Theatre

Tracey Moore

SHAKESPEARE:

British American Drama Academy

Timothy Stickney

VOICE & SPEECH:

Andrew Wade

John Tucker

Charles Vassallo

MOVEMENT:

Timmy Ray James

Aole Miller

COMMERCIALS:

Rawleigh Moreland

STAGE COMBAT:

David Debesse

VOICE-OVER:

Maureen Young

Jaleesa Capri is a Brooklyn-born actress and Howard University summa cum laude graduate (B.F.A., Theatre Arts–Acting), classically trained at the British American Drama Academy. Known for her grounded emotional truth and commanding yet deeply human presence, she is frequently cast as women of quiet force- detectives, mothers, and professionals navigating complex moral worlds.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 180 lbs

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