MARIE LOUISE GUINIER - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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FILM/TV - IMDb LINK: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3756087/?ref

PROJECT

ROLE

DIRECTOR

RED'S THE PERFECT COLOR******

Grandma

Alana Lastique

THE BEST MAN: The Final Chapters

Ivy - Caribbean

Malcolm D. Lee

CONFESSION

Mrs. Grayson (District Attorney)

Dayna Hanson

HBO's High Maintenance - 'Fingerbutt' S3

Mary

Katjia Blichfeild & Ben Sincla

STRIVE w/ Danny Glover

Ms. Alexander (Social Worker)

Rippberger/Prodigium Pictures

HBO's High Maintenance (S2)

Caribbean Nanny

Katjia Blichfeild & Ben Sincla

ABC's What Would You Do?

Muslim Mom

John Quinones

TENEBRAE

Shawni

Josh Depew

If The Trees Could Talk ***

MARTINA

Michael Weinstein

The Pudding Club-2 Kids w/a Camera

MIMI (psychic)

Demetrius Wren

MOM

SAFI

Vladimir de Fontenay

Busted On Brigham Lane

Ms. GREGG w/ Rob Morgan

Talibah Newman Productions

Our Father

NANA (lead)

Talibah Newman Productions

We Are New York - Hospital

Toni King (principal) West Indian

Luis Argueta / ESL Prod

THEATRE

TITLE

ROLE

DIRECTOR / Venue

CRESCENT CITY REBIRTH

Veronica Claiborne

Sabura Rashid / TNC (NYC)

MESSIAH

Belinda

Nia Witherspoon / LA MAMA

Much Ado About Nothing

'Leonata'

Laura Piccoli /The Rude Grooms

SCISSORING

Lorena Hickok

Estefania Fadul / INTAR

The Unexpected Guest

Mrs. Warwick

Susanna Frazier / TMP

On Stivers Row*****

Mrs. Pace

Timothy Johnson-Met. Playhouse

EVENSONG

Gladys****

David Mendizabal / APAC

Most Dangerous Man in America

Elllie

Woodie King/ Castillo Theatre

Self

Aunt Chloe

Alex Roe/MetropolitanPlayhouse

A Procession of Clouds **

M'E, Kate

Chain Theatre Festival

Pete The Girl

Vera (Lead)

Donya Washington / Living Arts

Patience of Nantucket

Patience Cooper (Lead)*

Boston Center for the Arts

Driving on the Left Side

Ceila Sampson (Jamaican)

The Barrow Group Theater

The Diva & the Rapper

Hyacinth Jacobs (Jamaican)

American Theater of Actors

Obatala, King of the White Cloth

Omi Ogbe

Riverside Church Theater;

House of Champions

Njina the Queen King

Old Woman Kilunda, Old Woman

IONE writer/dir ; BAM Harvey;

Lincoln Ctr Out of Doors;

Prince George Public Theater;

Olukose !

Mrs. Wiles

Symphony Space

The Cherry Orchard

Charlotta Ivanova

Dorothy Carter-TMP

The Guardsman

Ilona

Mabel Brin-Morningside Players

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Jamie

Jud Levin -Morningside Players

The Ship from Delos

Xantippe (wife of Socrates)

Jud Levin -Morningside Players

Staged Readings and Covid Zoom performances

DUSK

Deena

CB Murray~Spark Festival/TADA!

AFTERMATH

Mam Sue

Gayle Stahlhuth - East Lynne

Nia's Diary

Valerie

Julie Anne Lucas - NFT

Aunt Betsy's Thanksgiving

Aunt Betsy

Alex Roe - Met. Playhouse

HEARTS

Nell

Alex Roe - Met. Playhouse

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS Theatre/Film * * * *

AWARD

CATEGORY

PROJECT

Best Film******

Faculty Jury Award

RED'S the PERFECT COLOR

Audelco nominations*****

Best Revial, Director, Costumer

ON STRIVERS ROW

New York Innovative Theater (NYIT) Nomination****

Best Featured Actress- Gladys

EVENSONG

IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) Nomination*

Best Actress Drama/Comedy

Patience of Nantucket

Addison Award*

Best Actress - Drama

Patience of Nantucket

Chain Theatre Festival **

Audience Favorite

A Procession of Clouds

29 Festival Awards ***

Best acting, Best Directing, Best Short

If the Trees Could Talk

VOICE - OVERS

PROJECT

ROLE

DIRECTOR

Frederick Douglass Shape of the Times

Harriet Tubman

Octavia Hudson

Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray (research)

Elizabeth Ketley

Bill T. Jones

Mission Magazine (Various Episodes)

Narrator

GBGM Productions

DANCE

COMPANY

ROLE

DIRECTOR

Deaf Dance Jam Workshop

Dancer, Actress

AZIZA, Director

OYU ORO

Dancer

Danys "La Mora" Perez

Maimouna Keita African Dance Col

Dancer, Singer, Actress

Marie Basse Wiles, Director

Ladji Camara African Dancers & Drummers

Dancer, Singer

Papa Ladji Camara, Director

Djimbe West African Dancers & Drummers

Dancer, Singer

Leon Mobley, Director

Artistes des Echanges Africaine

Dancer, Instructor, Choreographer

cofounder-Nitanju Bolade Casel

SPECIAL SKILLS

LANGUAGES :

Fluent French, spoken Wolof

DANCE

West African, Contemporary (Ron Brown)

Afro Cuban, Haitian, Congolese

Accents: authentic Carribean

British, Southern & Southern African

Athletics

Senior Olympian medalist & Artistic Swim

Tai Chi Sword, Gyro, Horseback

FEATURED BACKGROUND

PROJECT

ROLE

DIRECTOR

Spiderman 2 : green screen re-action shot

NY pedestrian

Sam Raimi

30 ROCK : "Brooklyn Without Limits"

Foreign Press

Michael Engler / NBC

TRAINING

Wellesley College

BA

New Federal Theater

Scene Study/Monologues

RonaldK.Brown/Evidence

Annual Workshop Series

REVIEWS/LINKS -

New York Times

cringe-worthily offers to sell herself

Boston Globe

played brilliantly

The Metro

captures the emotional journey-subtly

Times Ledger

Gives a vivid performance

Theater Pizzazz

portrayal of the pragmatic and bemused..

Lorena is priceless

TheEasy.com

Some of the most tender scenes are....

between Young and Belinda

Edge Media Network

Guinier can do wonders w/ a

disapproving look as Mrs Pace

BoastNYC

comic relief...then reveals a fierce..

dignity & warm vulnerability

LatinTRENDS

showed great depth making Gladys

funny but maddening

Started with ballet and then on to Pan African dance including performing. With acting, started as a teen ~ became serious much later. With a forté for the craft; reviews include NewYorkTimes 'cringe-worthily offers to sell herself' 'a regal family matriarch with a wonderfully commanding presence" Morningside Gardens News, "comic relief w/a fierce dignity & warm vulnerability"(BoastNYC). Other reviews include: ; Boston Globe 'played brilliantly'; Edge Media Network 'can do wonders with a disapproving look

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 139 lbs

Afro Cuban dance, Contemporary/Modern, Synchronized swimming, West African Dance, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Canoeing, Cricket, Cycling, Cycling - Mountain Biking, Equestrian - English, Equestrian - General, Equestrian - Western, Fishing, Frisbee, Handball, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Jump Rope - Double Dutch, Martial Arts - Tai Chi, Ping Pong, Roller Skating, Running - General, Sculling, Soccer, Squash, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - freestyle, Swimming - Synchronized, Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dancer, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Tenor, Voiceover, African Accent, American - Boston Accent, American - New York Accent, British - BBC English Accent, French Accent, Jamaican Accent, South African Accent, West Indian Accent, Fluent English as a second language, Fluent French