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- Anjli Mohindra was born in Edgware, London to parents Sandy and Bob Mohindra. She attended West Bridgford School in Nottingham and aged twelve was accepted into the Carlton Junior Television Workshops. She began as a child actor appearing in a number of seasons on the Doctor Who franchise, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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Miranda grew up in Burnham Thorpe on the North Norfolk coast and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Her father, Nick, is a jazz pianist and her mother, Caroline, read the news for Anglia television. In 2011, she played the title role in 'Anne Boleyn' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to great critical acclaim.- Actress
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Florence Pugh is an English actress. She is known for Midsommar (2019), Little Women (2019), her MCU debut Black Widow (2021), and Fighting with My Family (2019).
Pugh made her film debut in The Falling (2014). She also appears in Lady Macbeth (2016), Outlaw King (2018), Malevolent (2018), and the AMC Mini-Series The Little Drummer Girl (2018).
In 2018, she was nominated for a BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. In 2020, she was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Amy March in Little Women.- Actress
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Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn and started her acting career young; she began appearing in commercials at the age of 3.
She continued to act and dance through her school years, making regular television appearances from the age of 10. She landed a recurring role in the kids' TV show The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992) and starred in Harriet the Spy (1996), but it was her role as Buffy's sister Dawn from the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) that really brought her to worldwide attention, and all before she was 18 years old.
More high profile TV and movie work followed.- Hannah Ware was born on 8 December 1982 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), Oldboy (2013) and Cop Out (2010). She was previously married to Jesse Jenkins.
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Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. Diaz is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's Army Wives, Teresa on Showtime's Ray Donovan, and Dariela Marzan on the CBS series Zoo.
Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985. She is of Colombian and Mexican ancestry, and has one brother named Michael. Diaz is a graduate of Bishop Alemany High School.
Diaz played the role of Celia Ortega on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns from February 9, 2005 until August 10, 2005, when her character left town for Montega to be with her relatives. She has made other television appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. Diaz has also starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in the television films Ben 10: Alien Swarm and The Jensen Project.
In 2011 Diaz was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz on Army Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013. She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries.
In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on the CBS drama Zoo for its second season.- Actress
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Melissa grew up in Calgary, Alberta. Fresh from her turn in Broadway's Les Miserables, and Jesus Christ Superstar, Melissa has had a flourishing theatre career in both Canada, and abroad, leading her to now star in Syfy's new series Dark Matter. Career highlights include Les Miserables (Mirvish Productions), Dirty Dancing (Mirvish Productions), and the Stratford Festival of Canada. Melissa is also the youngest, and first female winner of Canadian Idol, resulting in a platinum selling single, a certified gold album, and a juno nomination for Best New Artist. Melissa was also the recipient for of the Dora Mavor Moore award for "best performance from a female in a leading role (musical)" for her performance as Eponine in Les Miserables.- Actress
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Connie Britton began playing country music fading sensation Rayna Jaymes in Nashville (2012) after having wrapped production for the five season long Friday Night Lights (2006) alongside Kyle Chandler. She previously appeared in Universal's Friday Night Lights (2004) -the movie- directed by Peter Berg and also starring Billy Bob Thornton; and Edward Burns' independent feature Looking for Kitty (2004).
Britton was born Constance Elaine Womack in Boston, Massachusetts, to Linda Jane (Cochran) and Edgar Allen Womack, Jr., a physicist and energy company executive. She is of Irish, German, and English descent.
Britton received accolades for her starring roles in Edward Burns' acclaimed independent films The Brothers McMullen (1995) and No Looking Back (1998). In the former, she captivated moviegoers with her portrayal of "Molly", the luminous wife of a cheating husband. This popular low-budget film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. After nearly canceling her audition with director Edward Burns, this last meeting of the day turned into the role that would launch her career. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Britton moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, at the age of seven with her family, including her fraternal twin sister. She went on to attend Dartmouth College, where she majored in Asian studies and spent a term in Beijing, China. Upon graduation, she moved to New York, where she spent two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse studying with Sanford Meisner, and an additional two years performing in regional theater and off-Broadway productions. She moved to Los Angeles after the success of The Brothers McMullen (1995).
She starred in ABC's Lost at Home (2003) opposite Mitch Rouse and Gregory Hines. Her other television credits include The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) opposite Brian Dennehy, a recurring role in the highly-acclaimed drama The West Wing (1999) and a starring role in the award-winning comedy Spin City (1996) opposite Michael J. Fox. Additionally, Britton starred in the recent feature films The Next Big Thing (2001) and One Eyed King (2001).
In her free time, Britton, who resides in both New York and Los Angeles, enjoys hiking, yoga, and doing volunteer work.- Actress
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This summer Kelli Berglund will star in the highly-anticipated, STARZ drama "Heels," alongside Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig and Alison Luff. Written by Michael Waldron and directed by Peter Segal, "Heels" is set in a close-knit Georgia community and follows a family-owned wrestling promotion, as two brothers and rivals war over their late father's legacy. Berglund shines as Crystal, a 20-year-old wrestler's valet who yearns to transform out of her traditional day job and compete as a wrestler. "Heels" is slated to premiere August 15, 2021.
"Heels" marks Berglund's return to STARZ, following a lead role in the network's sexy and vibrant Steven Soderbergh-helmed series "Now Apocalypse." The series made its premiere as a Sundance selection in 2019 and Berglund was immediately deemed a breakout as Carly Carlson, being called "a feisty pleasure" (The Hollywood Reporter), "a sharp-tongued highlight of the series" (Collider), with "great comic timing" (AV Club), and the "perfect level of don't-give-a-f*ck" (Rolling Stone). Additional recent credits for Berglund include appearing as young Gwen Verdon in the Emmy-winning limited biopic series "Fosse/Verdon" for FX, the Apple original film "Cherry," opposite Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo, and recurring on TNT's longstanding, hit drama series "Animal Kingdom." In 2020 she appeared opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix's mystery/comedy "Hubie Halloween."
Berglund began her career in entertainment with a starring role as Bree Davenport from 2012-16 on Disney XD's hit series "Lab Rats" and "Lab Rats: Elite Force." While on "Lab Rats," Berglund also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "How to Build a Better Boy," opposite China Anne McLain and Noah Centineo, which became a smash hit for the channel. In theatre, Berglund brought her dancing, singing, and acting skills to the stage, starring as Belle in Pasadena Playhouse's featured winter production "Beauty and the Beast: A Christmas Rose" (2017). Produced by Lythgoe Family Panto, the play offered an updated version of the classic tale, featuring family-friendly magic with a comedic twist, dancing, contemporary music, and more.
A California native, Berglund has worked closely over the years with the Audrey Hepburn CARES Center, in association with the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, which provides services for suspected victims of child abuse and their families, as well as People Concern, an organization aiming to end homelessness across LA county. She is also an accomplished dancer and has been honored with a number of awards for her talents in lyrical, contemporary, ballet, pointe, hip-hop, tap, and jazz.
Berglund currently resides in the Los Angeles area.- Producer
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Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a painter. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Emily was raised in Encinitas, California, near San Diego. She traveled a lot, and also spent some of her childhood in Ireland and Mallorca. She started modeling at fourteen-years-old and was signed by "Ford Models". She continued to attend school but, after one year at UCLA, majoring in Fine Art, she decided to concentrate on becoming a model. After shootings with Tony Duran, she became recognized as a fashion model. Later, she was on the cover of "GQ Turkey" and appeared in Robin Thicke's music video, "Blurred Lines". As an actress, she played "Tasha" on the "Nickelodeon" series, iCarly (2007), and the mistress of Ben Affleck's character in the thriller Gone Girl (2014). She also appeared in the film version of Entourage (2015), and co-starred with Zac Efron in the musical drama We Are Your Friends (2015).- Actress
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Nancy Cejari is known for Ravenna Lives (2022), Scriptless Short Films (2016) and Scriptless MD (2015).- Actress
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Hailing from Bulgaria, where Evgeniya Radilova is one of the most well known faces on screen and the stage has come to the United States to share her talents with us. She is the descendant of four generations of artists. This led her down the path of becoming an actress herself. Shortly after graduating from the National School for Music where she learned piano, she was the youngest actress to play on professional stage. Only 18 years old she was cast in one of the biggest TV show productions called "Masters of the TV", where she co-hosted for three years every night on Bulgarian National TV.
She moved to the United States to explore and continue her career as an actress among the best in the business. Here she graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts with Charles Jehlinger Award for Best Actress, and was invited back to be a part of the 2009-10 AADA Company. With her first show after the academy she booked a leading role in an Off- Broadway production of Blood Wedding, which gave her her Equity Card. She garnered rave reviews from the New York press, as well as from the audiences. Since then she has appeared Off Broadway, become a SAG and AFTRA member, and a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. The incredibly talented and marvelous Ellen Burstyn accepted her into the studio as one of the only 3 people who got accepted that year. Evgeniya played opposite Ellen Burstyn as her daughter in a production of the Cherry Orchard at The Studio. The production was directed by John Gould Rubin.
Also, she appeared on TV shows like "Limitless," "Law and Order SVU", "Elementary", "Spartacus", "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll", and completed several short and feature films. She worked on a film called "Price for Freedom" with Sally Kirkland (Academy Award nominee), Paul Sorvino, Ken Davitian, who played her dad. The film was also profiled on the "Larry King Show". Evgeniya is also featured in the independent film "Dreams Of The Last Butterflies", which has now screened at 50 Film Festivals in 13 countries, on 5 continents! The film also has 7 awards. She was nominated for a Best Actress Award at the "Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival" for her performance in the film "Let Them Have Their Way!"
Recently, Evgeniya co-founded "I DareProductions", where she has been producing, writing and directing for the past two years! Her first music video, "True Paradise" won three festivals: "Winter Film Awards", "LA Cinema Festival of Hollywood" and "Miami Film Festival". A film she directed called "My Relationship With The Moon" won the "Special Recognition Award" at the "Cayanne Film Festival". She also became a proud lifetime member of the Playwrights Directors Unit at The Actors Studio.
She wrote, produced and directed two short films: "Patrik" and "El Cavil". She directed and produced a new music video called "Nothing Changed for Me". And she also is co-producing and co-directing a film called "Then and Now", for which her actor gained 40 pounds for the role.
She was invited for a second year to teach and direct Film and Theatre workshops with the students of Chongqing and Kunming in China. She created two films with them: "Fortune Sticks "& "Marga". She also directed a production of W. Shakespeare's "Midnight Summer's Dream", last summer in Chongqing, China. She gave a very successful talk for film industry and film professors in China, Kuming! And she will be invited back to teach more.
Evgeniya has a great passion for fire dancing and has opened her own entertainment company, Evgeniya Entertainment, which includes performers from Circus Du Soleil to NYC's top performers, underground and street performers. She has performed in the most high-end cabarets stages in NYC as well as festivals and directed shows all over the county.- Actress
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Allene Quincy was born on 27 April 1981 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), NCIS (2003) and Limitless (2015). She was previously married to Jonathan Appel.- Actress
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A Connecticut native, Michelle Liu Coughlin was born in Plainfield to Mei (waitress/high stakes blackjack dealer) and Arthur Coughlin (homebuilder/contractor). She is the youngest of two children. Acting and music were her passions from a very young age, and at the Norwich Free Academy, she took part in a variety of performance opportunities.
Having played basketball, soccer, and softball as a child, Michelle grew up to be an avid sports fan. After playing basketball for 10 years, she dreamed of playing point guard for the UConn Huskies but instead decided to pursue a career in the arts. Prior to moving to New York, she received her degree in acting, music, and dance at Shenandoah Conservatory.
With a passion for skin care and a former position at The Estee Lauder Companies, Michelle loves to talk about the products she loves. Wearing sunscreen every day is something she strongly advocates.
As well as collaborating on projects with her artist collective, Michelle enjoys dancing, spending time with her family and friends, and traveling with her husband.- Actress
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Raquel Almazan was born in Madrid, Spain and is also of Costa Rican descent, raised in the U.S. Both of her parents were farmers and big dreamers, inspiring her eclectic career as (actor, writer, director, activist) and educator for social change. Awarded the Latinidad Award from the Kennedy Center, she is shaking up Latinx representation for a new generation with her performances and original content. She is currently developing the comedy pilot CHUTUP! based on her life and work in NYC.
Some noted roles include: Alicia Alicia Watkins on Limitless opposite Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Maricela on Law & Order: SVU, as Rosa Heredia opposite James Spader on The Black List, Rita Campos on White Collar, a Cuban exile opposite Cristina Ricci in PAN AM. Additional roles on Blue Bloods and The Michael J. Fox Show.
Her first love was theatre, noted roles include: La Negra at Lincoln Center workshop, performance at BRIC Arts and the title role in La Paloma Prisoner upcoming at New York Theatre Workshop, Lady MacBeth in MacBeth, and Mrs. Papov in Chekov's The Bear. At El Museo del Barrio, she played the lead in Escaping Juarez, Deviant Borders as the male Chamuco, (New World Theatre Mass.) Reading of leading role with Labyrinth Theatre in The Mother f**ker with the Hat directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Collaborating with Bill T. Jones on Marc Bamuthi Joseph's libretto workshop for MOVE; playing the role of Glenda in development with Opera Philadelphia.
She has performed in over 100 venues, including The Kennedy Center, The Actors Studio, City Center, La Mama, Repertorio Espanol, INTAR, Pregones, Dixon Place and in independent films that screened at Cannes, HBO NYLIFF, Canada International, Honolulu, Mexico, and Philadelphia International Festivals. Film: Her feature film directorial debut with the mockumentary White Alligator- (International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, International Bled Film Festival Slovenia *Winner Best Actress) Writer's Lab with National Association of Latin Independent Producers for her feature screenplay Death of the Doll, the short screened at Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza in L.A. and Naked Angels Theatre Reading Series.
Raquel is also a seasoned writer, holds an M.F.A. in Playwriting from Columbia University. Recipient of the Kate Neal Kinley Playwriting Fellowship. She holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from University of Florida/New World School of the Arts Conservatory. Her original work has participated in New York City- including Off-Broadway, throughout the United States and internationally in Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Colombia, Guatemala and Sweden. She has several plays completed, in the largest play cycle attempted in the US, The Latin is America Play Cycle, a play written in dedication for each Latin American country.- Michelle Veintimilla (born November 7, 1992) is an American film, television, and theater actress, best known for playing Janie in the film Not Cool. She played the role of villain Firefly in the second and fourth seasons of the Fox television series Gotham. She is portraying Carmen Guerra on FOX's The Gifted and is a regular on the Netflix crime drama Seven Seconds.
Veintimilla was studying as a senior at Carnegie Mellon University when she got the job offer to perform in the musical The Visit in 2014. She is playing the DC Comics' super-villain Bridgit Pike/Firefly in the series Gotham. She would appear in two episodes of season two. After being replaced by Camila Perez for the third season, she returned to the role with the fourth season episode "Mandatory Brunch Meeting".
Veintimilla appeared on Broadway in the musical version of The Visit, playing the younger version of Chita Rivera's character. - Actress
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Simone Bailly is an actress best known for her television roles on Stargate SG-1 (1997), Battlestar Galactica (2004), The L Word (2004), Smallville (2001), a series regular role on Da Vinci's City Hall (2005), and the iconic EA video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005), which sold over 16 million copies worldwide. Simone has an upcoming appearance in the HBO TV series Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics), and was most recently seen in the TV movie, Must Love Christmas (CBS/Paramount+) directed by Martin Wood, and guest starring roles on Blood & Treasure (2019) on CBS/Amazon Prime, NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), and Limitless (2015) on CBS. Simone has appeared in numerous feature films such as Life Partners (2014), Good Luck Chuck (2007), and I Spy (2002). Ms. Bailly has worked in all genres from science fiction, to action, to comedy.
Simone has been immersed in theatre, dance, athletics, singing and modeling from a young age. Graduating with honors from the elite B.F.A. acting program at the University of British Columbia, she performed & toured with a Shakespeare company, and sang in a hip hop/funk/jazz band. Transitioning from theatre to film and TV work, Simone has worked extensively in Canada & the U.S. In her spare time she enjoys yoga, dancing, longboard skateboarding, snowboarding, and playing pool. Simone is a certified yoga instructor, and PADI open water scuba diver. Simone loves traveling, music, gardening and painting. She has her own YouTube channel, and is the Host and Producer of The Simone Bailly Show on YouTube. Simone is a dual citizen of the U.S. & Canada and splits her time between Vancouver, Canada, & sunny California.- Actress
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Christina Vidal was born on 18 November 1981 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for See No Evil (2006), The Guilty (2021) and Life with Mikey (1993). She has been married to Marcus Mitchell since 25 September 2016. They have two children.- Actress
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Dominique Swain was raised in Malibu, California, USA. The second of three daughters of mother Cindy and father David an electrical engineer, her sisters makeup artist Alexis and actress Chelse. She debuted her film career in the controversial remake of Vladimir Nabokov's novel and Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita by director Adrian Lyne. It was a powerful first performance by the young actress, Lyne had seen her performance on a videotape audition she put together with a friend while she was between agents, selecting her from a pool of more than 2500 actresses vying for the role. Lyne was charmed by her and her reading directly from the novel as opposed to the script. . Despite a phenomenal performance opposite Jeremy Irons as Humbert and Melanie Griffith as Lolita's mother, the film faced a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter as networks pulled away from backing wide theatrical release. After some delays, it was eventually premiered to US audiences on the Showtime network followed by a limited theatrical release.
Since then she has gone on to act and star in close to 100 other films, including Face/Off, Girl and Alpha Dog. Recently she has joined Cameo where her fans can directly reach out to her for personal videos or direct message chats.- Actress
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Linn Natassia Malthe is a Norwegian model and actress.
Natassia is the middle of two sisters with an older brother she recently discovered she had. She was born in Oslo, Norway, and is of half Norwegian/Chinese descent. Her mother is from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She is usually credited by her birth name but is sometimes credited Natassia Linn Malthe.
In Scotland, and Norway, Malthe went to dance schools at the Goh Ballet Academy, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and The Norwegian Opera House, The Oslo National academy of the Arts where she studied dance, art history, and anatomy. Later she moved to London, England to study musical theater. From there she went to Los Angeles and landed her first part on television. She is getting a bachelor's degree in Film and TV School and is planning on studying at AFI after her bachelor's degree which will be completed in 2024.
In 2005, Natassia Malthe, with Jennifer Garner was nominated at MTV Movie Awards for MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss. She has been the main character in multiple video game movies such as DOA and Bloodrayne and she has also played a Marvel Comic book character Typhoid Mary in Elektra with Jennifer Garner and Will Yun Lee.
In 2009, Malthe starred as an elf bounty-hunter and sorceress-in-training in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Knights of Bloodsteel. Starred opposite Jason Statham and Ryan Philippe in the movie "Chaos". At the start of her career she also did fashion modeling to help finance her move from Norway to Hollywood to pursue an acting career and is among the Girls of Maxim and Toro Women.
She was also the face of LG electronics and starred in a 100 million dollar budget campaign called "Scarlet" with Emmy award winning director David Nutter as the director best known for Band of Brothers and Games of Thrones.- Actress
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Maxim is a multi-award nominated actress who has most recently starred in the English version of the mold-breaking police drama 19-2, leading to a Canadian Screen Award nomination for her role. She has garnered four Lead Actress Gemini nominations for the hugely popular series O'. In addition to shooting the third season of 19-2 in 2015, she became Jocelyn Fray on the highly anticipated ABC Family series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments novels.
Maxim has over 100 film and television credits to her name; Regenesis, Heartland, and Defying Gravity, just to name a few. In 2009, Maxim was nominated for a Jutra (Quebec Oscars) for best supporting actress in the indie-film, Adam's Wall. The Montreal beauty has also been named one of "Canada's 25 Most Beautiful Stars" by Star! Magazine and "The Sexiest and Most Beautiful Popular Actress" by ICI Montreal. Aside from her passion for acting, Maxim is an activist who actively devotes herself to several organizations such as Greenpeace and is the spokesperson for ANEB (a non-profit organization to help those affected by eating disorders) and Ecosphere (an environmental event with more than 190 exhibitors and 40 conferences).- Michelle can currently be seen on the hit Crave TV series LETTERKENNEY. For the past 3 seasons, MICHELLE starred in the sole female lead role of 'Katy.' The show, created by Jared Keeso and Jacob Tierney, just wrapped their 4th season and has gone onto win the Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series, Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series and Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series as well as the WGC Screenwriting award for Best TV Comedy.
MICHELLE recently wrapped the Netflix feature EL CAMINO CHRISTMAS written and produced by Ted Melfi and directed by David Talbert. She will star as "Kate",a single mother who has been taken hostage by 'Eric' (Luke Grimes) on Christmas Eve in a liquor store with several other locals. The film also stars Tim Allen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Jessica Alba and Kimberly Quinn. The film is set to premiere this December.
On the film side, MICHELLE can be seen in the independent feature BUCKOUT ROAD opposite Danny Glover and Evan Ross. She will also be seen in the lead role of 'Violet' the independent feature GOLIATH. MICHELLE also starred in the thriller ANTISOCIAL franchise for director Cody Callahan as well as the independent feature THE DROWNSMAN.
MICHELLE will also be seen in the upcoming mini-series BAD BLOOD which is based on the Montreal's mob boss Vito Rizzuto. She stars alongside Anthony LaPaglia and Kim Coates. Other television credits include the SyFy pilot THE MACHINE as well as the SyFy mini-series ASENSION, FOUR IN THE MORNING for the CBC, and the FX series THE STRAIN.
MICHELLE was born and raised in Vancouver and currently resides in Toronto. - Award winning and multi-award nominated actress Angela Asher began her career in the entertainment industry working internationally as a model before leaping into acting, performing both on the small and big screens.
She first gained recognition for her performance in Ken Finkleman's Married Life, which received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Ensemble In A Comedy.
Angela's turn in George F Walker's This Is Wonderland earned her a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actress- Guest Star In A Drama. Her role would later develop and she returned to the show the following season.
She garnered several Gemini Award nominations for her work on the popular television series 18 To Life, including Best Lead Actress In A Comedy and two concurrent nods for Best Ensemble In A Comedy.
In 2011 Crave Magazine named her one of the " Top Ten Canadian Actresses To Watch ".
Angela also received Canadian Comedy Award nominations for Best Actress In A Film for Touch Of Grey, Best Lead Actress in A Series and Best Ensemble In A Series for 18 To Life and in 2013 the cast of Bill&Sons Towing took home the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Ensemble In A Series.
Angela can be seen starring in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed drama series Hard Rock Medical and in the hit comedy series Workin' Moms. - Actress
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Dee Dee Sorvino is an Emmy award winning television/radio personality who has appeared on numerous national and international radio and television programs. Including Comedy Central, Fox News channel, Fox Business Channel, RT, Al Jazeera ,WOR radio, BBC, CBS morning show,The Talk, The Patriot channel, AM The Answer. Dee Dee won an Emmy as host of international talk show- Fresh Outlook on EBRU TV Dee Dee was awarded Best Talk Show Host in Indianapolis by NUVOnewsweekly for her work on the news magazine, Six-Thirty PM.
Dee Dee was featured in the award winning documentary 'Electoral Dysfunction' starring Mo Rocca and and received positive reviews from the LA Times, Variety, and Hollywood Reporter. The producers chose a Republican and a Democrat from each political convention to follow. They said, "Dee Dee is was the most interesting person at the Republican Convention by far." The producers cast her right away.
Dee Dee's acting credits include roles as: Queen of Iran 'Price for Freedom', Dr. Cassandra Grant 'My Jurassic Place', Diana 'Bad Blood', Anna in 'Acts of Desperation', & Celia in 'Bad Impulse'. Also featured roles in 'Welcome to Acapulco' & 'Sicilian Vampire'.
Dee Dee has done stand up comedy , most recently at the well known supper club 'Vitellos'. Dee Dee has given 100s of speeches for various groups and events and also been host for various events, always keeping it fun and entertaining.
Dee Dee is the author of the best selling book 'Pinot, Pasta & Parties' with her husband Paul Sorvino. They have been featured on numerous media outlets like CBS 'The Talk' & Forbes . They have also done many book events throughout the country . Two more books are in development.
Dee Dee is married to acting legend Paul Sorvino most famous for his role as mob boss Paul Cicero in 'Goodfellas'.- Actress
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Anna Hopkins was born in Montréal, Quebec to artists Tom Hopkins and Rita Markovits. She is of Jewish Romanian and Hungarian descent from her mother's side, and Scottish, Welsh descent on her father's side. Fluent in French and English, she works in film and television in both languages. Anna's feature film debut was in Barney's Version opposite Paul Giamatti, which launched her into an extensive in television career portraying fan favorite regular roles in shows like The Expanse, Arrow, The Flash and Shadowhunters. The latter earning her a Teen Choice Award nomination for choice TV Villain. In addition to performing, Anna is a screenwriter and director, and her work has been recognized and awarded by public funding bodies such as the Canada Council for the Arts and Bell Media's Bravofact!, and film festivals such as Austin Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Cinequest, and St.John's International Women's Film Festival to name a few.- Sharon Taylor was born and raised in Vancouver. She graduated from Simon Fraser University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre. Sharon began her acting career working extensively in theatre for several years before crossing over to film and television.
Sharon's acting credits include roles across a variety of genres, and she has been working on film and television projects in both Canada and the US. She can be seen as a series lead in the mafia series Bad Blood (2017), alongside actor Kim Coates. Sharon also plays a regular character on the comedy series Jann (2019), with Jann Arden, and she is seen heavily recurring in season two of the Netflix sci-fi series, Altered Carbon (2018).
Previous to that, she co-starred with Vincent D'Onofrio in the drama series Ghost Wars (2017) as Sophia Moon, and also starred opposite actress Anna Paquin portraying Detective Virginia Panamick in the mystery series Bellevue (2017).
Sharon has trained in martial arts for over 20 years and has her 2nd degree black belt in karate kickboxing. - Actress
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Melanie Neige Scrofano is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Mrs. McMurray on the Crave comedy series Letterkenny, Rebecca on the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica, October on the Showcase mockumentary series Pure Pwnage, and Tia on the CTV fantasy-drama series The Listener. From 2016 to 2021, Scrofano starred as the title character on the Syfy modern Western drama Wynonna Earp. In 2019, she played Emilie in the comedy horror film Ready or Not.- As of March 20, 2024, Claudia Ferri "Raquel", a Cuban expat member of the Palm Beach elite in the trend setting "Palm Royale", created by Abe Sylvia, now streaming on Apple TV, with Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett, Laura Dern and Ricky Martin.
Ms. Ferri's lineage and background are multi-ethnic. She grew up hearing Italian, French, Arabic, and English spoken among parents, cousins, aunts and uncles thanks to relatives from the four corners of the globe. She works on screen in English, Italian, French, Spanish and in numerous foreign accents. Some of Claudia's TV credits include, La Capitana from Peru in "Queen of the South", Québec's Judge France Charbonneau in "Bad Blood" and in AMC's "The Killing" as Indigenous band chief Nicole Jackson.
In 2009 she voiced characters in the mega-popular video game Assassin's Creed II; Lineage and became Ezio Auditore's Italian mother in the live-action short movies of the same video game. She landed her first job as an actress in the role of Maura Ramirez, Lt. Ramirez's wife (Aidan Quinn), in "The assignment", sharing the screen with Donald Sutherland, and Ben Kingsley.
Claudia has garnered several nominations and awards for her work in various languages in film and television. - Actress
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Amber Goldfarb is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated actor known for her work on both French and English television shows such as Cavendish (CBC), The Bold Type (Freeform, Amazon Prime), 19-2 (Bravo), Ransom (CBS & Global), Lost Girl (SyFy & Showcase), King (Showcase), Being Human (SyFy & Space), Trauma (Radio-Canada), Musée Eden (Radio-Canada), St-Nickel (Unis TV) and 2 seasons of Ronald D. Moore's sci-fi series, Helix (SyFy & Showcase).
Her recent television credits include an 8 episode arc as Briana Holt in the CBC and WGN series Bellevue opposite Anna Paquin and Allen Leech, Nicole in the Hallmark film Love Locks where she shares the screen with Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn, and Season 1 of the highly acclaimed mini series Bad Blood starring Kim Coates and Anthony LaPaglia (FX, Netflix).
In the digital sphere, she has appeared on the Emmy award winning series Guidestones and as the newest leading ensemble character in season 2 of Geek & Sundry's hit web series LARPs (Executive produced by Felicia Day) for which she received a Canadian Screen Nomination for Best Actress in a Series Produced for Digital Media.
A graduate of the prestigious Canadian Film Centre, Amber's film work includes a supporting roles in the comedy feature Appiness from director Eli Batalion (Yidlife Crisis) for which she won Best Actress at the Canada China International Film Festival and the dramedy Venus from award winning filmmaker Eisha Marjara.
For the past several years Amber has also lent her voice and body (via motion capture) to over 20 video games, such as Batman: Arkham Knight, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Far Cry: Primal, Watchdogs I & II, For Honour, Vampyr, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and 9 of the Assassin's Creed games. While having portrayed several characters within the Assassin's Creed universe, she is best known as Aveline de Grandpré, the first female protagonist in the series (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation) for which she received an ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Video Game.
Upcoming appearances for Amber include a leading role in the Turner (WarnerMedia) horror comedy Vicious Fun, a guest starring role in season two of Blood & Treasure and a recurring role in the new Netflix series Sex/Life.- Andrea Senior is known for Bad Blood (2017), Lead with Your Heart (2015) and Valentine Ever After (2016).
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Tammy-Lynn Wilcox is a Sudbury, Ontario, based actress who grew up modeling and theater acting. Her modeling accomplishments awarded her as a Venus model search top 20 finalist and a Budweiser girl. Having given up performing to raise her family, in 2002 she returned to college and earned her Registered Practical Nursing diploma. In 2012 she was reintroduced to acting. After several BG roles, she fell in love with acting on-camera and began auditioning. Since then she has been cast in a variety of principal and lead roles, and several commercials including the nationwide Canadian Tire 'We All Play for Canada' Celebrate Commercial, with her children. Her passion for television and film runs deep, as she also has earned crew credits in the wardrobe, set, and construction departments. She enjoys every aspect of the industry and can not wait to walk the red carpet.- Actress
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- Born and raised in Sweden, Marie, while working as a Ski Guide, met a Canadian ski bum at a Swiss ski resort. They moved together to Northern Ontario, where she felt right at home, because the landscape looked like her home country. Marie enjoys the outdoor lifestyle which Sudbury offers, like cross country skiing, canoeing, etc. In addition to her freelance work with charities and Sudbury Living Magazine, Northern Ontario's booming film industry has allowed her to continue her love for acting and performing. She has worked on a number of TV and film productions, including the critically acclaimed Hard Rock Medical (TVO) and Hallmark's popular "Christmas at Cartwright's." Marie also played the role of a mobster's wife opposite Canadian TV star Enrico Colantoni in the series "Bad Blood," filmed in Montreal.
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- Iman Karram is an Arab American actress, writer and producer who from an early age, identified as an academic, athlete, but most importantly, an artist. Karram grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia. Her Palestinian father grew up in a refugee camp in Syria and he was able to relocate to the US to pursue his education. So from an early age, Karram held deeply the value of education and the privilege of pursuing one's dreams. Before graduating from high school, Iman worked on Capitol Hill as a congressional intern, won several awards and titles as a competitive dancer as well as devoted time to community service for organizations such as Special Olympics and was dedicated to the theater. Iman then attended and graduated from UCLA's College of Letters, Arts and Sciences with a degree in cultural anthropology and from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television with a degree in film. Additionally, as soon as she moved to LA, Iman further immersed herself in her theatrical training. While initially training in various techniques, Iman quickly found that she connected with the Adler technique. Iman completed her entire bachelor's degree exclusively from UCLA in just two years, in order to devote her time to her passion for acting. Now, Iman has made strides in her acting career working on films and TV shows on Disney Channel, CW, multiple Netflix originals, and FX. Most recently, Iman starred opposite Zoe Saldana in From Scratch on Netflix, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and in the film Sacremento starring opposite Michael Cera. In addition to Iman's theatrical credits, Iman has also gained praise for her athletic background and talents from superstars like Lebron James as well as the LA Rams.
- Bayley Corman was born in Boise, Idaho on December 28th, 1995. Bayley first became fascinated with the entertainment industry through watching her mother, Jennifer Runyon, in films and television shows at a young age and quickly knew she wanted to pursue the same dream. Growing up Bayley participated in local and school theater performances as well as a few local commercials in Boise. In 2004 her family moved to southern Orange County, California where she gradually made her way into film and television. Her on screen debut was in 2009 on the Disney Channel show Zeke and Luther. From there, Bayley went on to book her first national commercial for AT&T UVERSE.
After a few years of auditioning on top of going to school in Orange County, Bayley ultimately decided she would take a break from acting to finish high school and eventually go to college. As soon as she graduated, Bayley moved to Los Angeles in 2014 to attend Loyola Marymount University for Theater Arts. The move thrusted Bayley back into the film and television world and immediately inspired her to revisit her dream of becoming an actress. Since then Bayley has worked on shows such as 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family, Jane the Virgin and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Her resume also includes credits on films such as The Hatred, Matchmaker's Playbook, and most recently the feature film Never See Her Again.
Bayley's other interests include traveling, photography, painting, and horse back riding, with champion and reserve champion titles in both English and Western competitions in the Region IV Arabian Horse Show Association. She is also passionate about fashion and makeup and hopes to eventually be able to branch out into these fields in addition to her acting career. - Actress
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Briana Lane is known for her various appearances in television shows and films but most notably, for her role on ABC's 'General Hospital', for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2021. She grew up in Los Angeles, California and performs and writes in two local indie bands. Two of her songs were featured in the film 'Luce' starring Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts and Netflix's coming of age show 'Never Have I Ever.'- Michelle Hayden is known for All American (2018), Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018) and WTF, Baron Davis (2019).
- Chelsea Tavares is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as 'Patience' on CW's All American. Other recent credits include 'Nora' in the long-anticipated video game The Last of Us Part II and a six episode recurring arc on USA's Queen of the South as 'Birdie.' Tavares starred in the indie feature Solace which premiered at the LA Film Festival 2018 and won the Muse Award for 'Best Ensemble Cast.' Directed by Tchaiko Omawale, the film was also a recipient of the Tribeca All-Access Grant toward financing. Tavares was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California and is of Cape Verdean descent. Other previous credits include SMILF, Lethal Weapon, Make It or Break It, Ringer, Bones, The Middle, and the Dreamworks' feature film Fright Night. She first broke out on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous as 'Cranberry St. Claire' and also played 'Autumn' in Just Jordan.
- Emily Levine was born on 20 November 1999 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for All American (2018), Succession (2018) and Interstate 15 (2020).
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Actress Malili Dib began her stellar career at the tender age of 19, building her experience across various industry disciplines, including producing, directing, and production design.
She worked alongside numerous industry luminaries, including actors Mark Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom, and Laura Linney, as well as renowned producers Michael Levitt, Pedro Torres, and Luis de Llano.
It wasn't long before she was noticed for her outstanding acting talent by producer Pedro Torres, who gave her a debut role in the popular Mexican TV show "Mujeres Asesinas." She soon went on to land a major recurring role in the Mexican version of "Gossip Girl."
After wrapping "Gossip Girl," Malili decided to plunge herself full-time into acting, winning a place at the renowned Stella Adler Studio of acting in New York, where she earned a degree with honors in theater and performance arts.
Malili graduated in 2015 and relocated to Los Angeles, where she has won major roles in a whole succession of high-profile projects, including the upcoming feature films "Melancolía," co-starring Alessandra Rosaldo and Plutarco Haza, and "Your Iron Lady," co-starring Victoria del Rosal and Yul Bürkle.
She has also starred in a string of notable theater productions, including "Reservoir Bitchez," the acclaimed all-female reversion of Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs," and Timothy Allen Smith's directorial debut musical "Strength of this Nation."
Malili's other film credits include the movies "Your Iron Lady," which was shortlisted for the 2022 Golden Globes, and "The Restoration" by award-winning Peruvian director Alonso Llosa.
From 2021 to 2023, Malili focused on her hosting career, working as the face of Univision's online show "Todo que Ver," where she wrote, produced, and hosted social media content that garnered more than 140 million combined views.
More recently, one of her latest films, "Altered Perceptions," where she co-stars alongside Eric Roberts, is on the shortlist of Oscar contenders for the 2024 awards show.- Actress
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monét Mazur began her acting career in theatre in her early teens, after which she traveled to Europe as a model in her early 20s. Her career rapidly segued into multiple international commercial campaigns which led to feature films. Her first casting coup that landed her the role in Johnny Depp's "Blow" fast tracked her into in a number of widely released films such as "Monster in Law" with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, "40 Days and 40 Nights" with Josh Hartnett, "Just Married" with Ashton Kutcher, and "The House Bunny" with Anna Farris, and then to follow the lead in the action film "Torque" with Ice Cube and Martin Henderson. In addition to her film career, Monét has appeared in several television series such as Castle, Rizolli and Isles, among many others. In the CW's series "All American," Monét Mazur portrays the role of Laura Baker, a successful attorney who has worked hard to get where she is. Fierce, strong and resilient, she will do anything for her family, which is how she justifies her career but also why she would risk it all to protect them. This her first foray into television as one of the leads in an assemble cast as series regular.
Monét was also a producer of the series "Snatch" for Sony and has had a career as a singer.
She resides in Los Angeles with her two children.- Actress
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Born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Dallas, TX, Danielle received her BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University before taking the leap and heading west to Los Angeles. Her beauty is owed to her diverse lineage, which includes her mother of Spanish, African-American, and American Indian (Cherokee) descent, and father of British and Irish.
Off-camera, Danielle is a talented singer and dancer. She studied under the direction of Debbie Allen in various forms of dance, and also had the privilege of starring in Allen's musical stage production of "Pepito's Story."
Danielle was exposed to the world of television and film at the age of 9 when she was cast as a series regular on the children's television show, "Barney And Friends." Her other television credits include the Hulu Original Series "East Los High," directed by Carlos Portugal in which she plays young mother Ceci Camayo. Danielle also starred in the independent feature "So This Is Christmas," alongside Vivica A Fox and Eric Roberts.
She was nominated as Best Lead Actress in the Red Dirt International Film Festival 2014 for her work in the short film "Hana", as well as a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series in 2015 for her work as Ceci Camayo in Hulu's East Los High.
Danielle can be seen in the five standing seasons of East Los High on Hulu.- Actress
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Vannessa Vasquez was born on 21 December 1983 in Galveston, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for East Los High (2013), The Fix (2019) and Walker (2021).- Actress
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Ever since she was a child growing up in South Jersey, Katrina Law had more energy than she knew what to do with. Her mother (being the brilliant mother that she is) recognized this at an early age and enrolled Katrina in a variety of activities ranging from dance and gym classes to karate lessons, soccer practice, and voice coaching. You name the activity and Katrina's mother probably had her try it at least once. When she graduated high school her yearbook was filled with photos of her on the Varsity Track team, Varsity Soccer Team, Varsity Cheerleading Squad, and even the Varsity Weightlifting Team. She was also a member of the National Honor Society and won the title of Miss New Jersey Teen USA, where she went on to represent the state at finals on national television.
This eccentric collection of interests and activities, combined with her exotic physical appearance usually means that the first question people ask her is, "What are you?"
What she is, to answer their question, is a typical small-town American Girl. Her parents met during the Vietnam War; her father being a Catholic of German and Italian decent serving in the U.S. armed forces and her mother a Buddhist living in Taiwan, working as a bartender. This combination of cultures learning to live in harmony under one roof taught Katrina tolerance, patience, understanding, and humor as a child and still guides her to this day.
After graduating with a theater degree from the Richard Stockton College of NJ, Katrina's acting education continued on in the big cities of Philadelphia and New York. There she not only deepened her understanding of acting as an art form, but she also sharpened her teeth on the business of acting. In New York City she earned her SAG eligibility on the set of Lucky Numbers (2000) with Nora Ephron and John Travolta, and finally joined SAG when she booked a guest star role on NY's Third Watch (1999). Since then, she has gone on to act in many exciting projects, including a three-episode arc as the Mord'Sith Garen in Legend of the Seeker (2008) and as the series regular Mira in the hit show Spartacus (2010).- Born and raised in South Florida, Alex started singing at the age of 2 and modeling at the age of 4. At 16, Alex was signed by LA Reid to Island Def Jam. She appeared on Season 3 of The X Factor USA, making it into the top 10 in the groups category with her group, Girls United. She was also a finalist on Oxygen's The Glee Project, and has guest starred on shows such as HBO's The Newsroom and Nickelodeon's Hollywood Heights, as well as appearing in national commercials for Macy's, Target, Sears, and Paragard. Alex is currently a series lead on Hulu's East Los High.
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Tracy Perez was born in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for East Los High (2013), An Ornament of Faith (2020) and Animal Kingdom (2016).- Actress
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Ashley Campuzano was born on March 10, 1992 and was raised in the quiet, Southern Californian community of Downey. Being of Mexican descent and a fluent Spanish speaker, Ashley discovered her passion in the performing arts at a young age. At the age of 8, Ashley began dancing and cheerleading for local teams throughout her community. At the age of 12, Ashley was discovered by a scout at a mall, and soon began her career in the entertainment industry.
During high school, Ashley was heavily involved in extracurricular activities including ASB and Downey High School's nationally renowned cheer team. Ashley also participated in several pageants, and went on to be honored as Miss Teen Downey in 2007, Miss Teen California Latina in 2008, and also competed in the national competition for Miss Teen US Latina, which was held in El Paso, Texas. In 2010, Ashley competed in the Miss Teen California USA pageant and placed on the Top 15. She went on to do her last pageant in 2010, where she was crowned Miss Downey, and also appeared on Downey's float in the annual Rose Parade held in Pasadena, CA. From 2010 to 2012, Ashley was an official Chivas girl for the professional MLS team Chivas USA. In 2014, Ashley graduated from California State University of Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree in Communications.
Ashley has studied acting with some of Hollywood's best acting coaches including Aaron Speiser, Margie Haber, Deborah Barylski, and others. Ashley's most recent project includes being apart of the recently Emmy nominated series "East Los High"; an exclusive HULU original series with a full Latino cast, that embraces the every day struggles of teenagers in East Los Angeles where she has continued to play the role of "Tiffany Ramos" for the second and third season.- Actress
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Vivian Lamolli is a Latin American actress, singer and producer born and raised in Miami, Florida. After graduating from the University of Florida, Vivian toured the entire west coast of the United States performing in over a dozen musicals; now pursuing film and television in Los Angeles, CA. She is the second daughter of Michael and Jacqueline Lamolli.- Noemi Gonzalez is a California native who began singing and acting when she was nominated for school musicals in elementary school. Her love for the arts led her to train at the prestigious drama school at UC Santa Barbara where she received her BFA in Acting. Almost immediately after graduating, she was hand-selected to be a ABC Disney Talent Showcase Participant.
At the time of writing, Noemi is currently filming the role of 'Suzette Quintanilla' in the upcoming highly anticipated Netflix series, Selena The Series (2020). She will be playing drummer and sister to the Mexican-American star Selena portrayed by Christian Serratos. As a Mexican American artist, this role is a point of pride and very near and dear to Noemi's heart. She can most recently be seen in a phenomenal role on Amazon Studios hit series, Dark/Web (2019). Prior to that she had a starring role on the iconic daytime drama series, Young and the Restless (2018-2019), where she won rave reviews for her performance. Previous credits include roles in Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), The Vatican Tapes (2015), Amazon Studios, The Kicks (2015-2016), Rosewood (2016) and many more.
Noemi is probably best known for her standout role as 'Soli Gomez' in the hit Hulu Original series East Los High (2013-2017). She has also been featured in many theatre productions, including her personal favorite playing 'Rosali' in the 20th Year Anniversary of Real Women Have Curves in the debut performance of Josefina Lopez's Casa 0101 Theater (2011).
Noemi will next be seen as "Delia" in David Ayer's much anticipated American crime thriller: The Tax Collector (2020). Starring Shia LeBeouf, Lana Parilla, and George Lopez.
Noemi focuses her work towards the goodness in humanity, empowerment, and connection. Demonstrating how we can come together through dynamic characters and unforgettable stories.
She currently lives in Los Angeles. - Actress
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Ciena Rae is known for The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010) and Lapis (2017).- Actress
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A rising Latina from Miami who has made a career in modeling, TV commercials and as an actress - Catalina Rodriguez was born in Medellin, Colombia, her family is that of Spaniard and German descent. At three years old her family relocated to Miami, Florida in search of the American Dream where she was raised along with her older sister, Liliana. As the daughter of Guillermo, a freelance camera man and Maria, a sales rep, Catalina began her life in show business at the young age of five as a cast member in the HIT-TV children's comedy show "Caramelo y Galletita." At 8 years of age she participated in her first pageant and by the time she was 18 years old she had won three major titles, reached the semi-finals in Miss World Colombia and was the runner-up in Teen Magazine's Model Search. These achievements, however, were only a stepping stone into her modeling career, where she modeled for several brands, including BodyGlove and Urban clothing companies, before even attending college.
Determined to go beyond modeling and into her true passion of acting Catalina attended a prestigious magnet program at the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Center (P.A.V.A.C.) where she dedicated all four years of high school to cultivating and honing her skills in the visual and performing arts. There, she performed in various productions, including Miss Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls", Maria in "West Side Story" and "Much A Do About Nothing" in Disney's Pleasure Island, among many others.
She then attended the University of Miami where she double majored in Film & Television as well as Theater. Expanding her knowledge beyond acting, she also discovered a talent behind the scenes as a television and video editor; a skill that would help her pay for college by landing part time jobs as a news editor with the local affiliate of NBC- WTVJ channel 6 - as well as other freelance projects. Throughout
After graduating college, Catalina knew that it was time to take her acting career to the next level and made one of the hardest decisions she has ever had to make. Leaving behind her strong family support system and several television and commercial opportunities in Miami, she moved across the country to the west coast on her own.
Today, after four years of living in Los Angeles, Catalina still has no regrets and realizes that no matter how difficult, she has made the best decision in order to further her career. Throughout her journey, her family has remained close and supportive, reminding her everyday that sometimes in order to achieve big dreams and rewards you need to take big risks and make difficult sacrifices - like leaving everything you have ever known behind...including the ones you love.
Throughout her years in Los Angeles Catalina has been represented in the Theatrical division by Steven Neibert at Imperium 7 Talent Agency. Imperium 7 also represents her in the Voice Over division. Commercially she is represented by MKS and Associates. She is also represented by management company McGowan Management. She is part of both unions the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television Radio Artists (AFTRA).
In 2006, Catalina made her film debut in the independent film, "SPIN," where she plays one of the lead roles, Dolores Rosas. "starring Shalim Ortiz (son of Charitin) as well as Fernando Carillo. A story of Latinos striving to attain the American Dream within the sexy Latin Music world of Miami. Infused with sex, passion and betrayal. The film targets a crossover English speaking audience with its fast paced, music and dance driven bitter-sweet drama set in the world of the beautiful, the wealthy and the self made Miami Latino music crowd. This English-language film will attract a Spanish and English speaking audience, both in the U.S and Internationally." The movie premiered in 2007 in selected movie theaters in major cities across the US and can be purchased or viewed at any Blockbuster nationwide.
Catalina continues to study and broaden her skills, methods, techniques and has attended several acting schools in the city such as; Margie Habor, Lesly Kahn, The Beverly Hills Playhouse and Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre.
In July of 2007 Catalina was chosen to be part of Disney /ABC's Television 20th Actors Showcase supporting and creating opportunities for diverse talent, featuring promising upcoming actors. Twelve actors were selected from among more than 600 candidates who submitted their resumes and were auditioned (Catalina being one of them). A three month theatrical preparation is designed for these actors. Casting directors, talent agents and other industry professionals viewed a series of one-act vignettes performed by the actors. The showcase took place at the El Portal Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, on November 14th..
Another great moment for Catalina was when she appeared in a recurring role of 32 episodes on My Network TV series drama, "Watch Over Me," where she played the cunning and wicked temptress, Sasha Hansu.
Most recently we saw her starring in the 3rd season of the episodic thriller, "Dexter" "The Lion Sleeps tonight".
She also shot the feature film "April Fools" and played the role of Salina; the caregiver of an autistic boy.
Her most recent project was the film "Pimp Bullies", directed by Alfonso Rodriguez and shot in the Island of Dominican Republic. Here Catalina portrays the character of Isabel Rodriguez, the lead. A woman but a mother first who sacrifices her life for her son and family and becomes a victim of abuse, drugs and prostitution. Starring Ving Rhames, Adrian Belanni, Hemky Madera, Lizbeth Santos.
Her latest project was a film written and directed by Asher Levin. "Cougar's Inc.", a comedy drama, think 16 Candles meets The Graduate. With an amazing cast; Sarah Hyland, Jim Belushi, Denise Richards, Kathryn Morris, Kyle Gallner, Eddie Murphy's son Chris Murphy and more. Here Catalina plays one of the cougars a supporting leads as an exotic comedic Spanish friend who falls for the young high school boy and the younger lifestyle.
Today she is more focused than ever before, and continues her passionate lifelong journey as an actress, living life in the moment and following her favorite long time motto "everything happens for a reason... a good reason...- Additional Crew
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Michelle is a proud Chicana born and raised in Hollywood, California. While no one in her family was "in the business", it certainly helped that she grew up next door to an original munchkin from The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was here where she learned about the magic of filmmaking, television, and ultimately, her love for acting. An early education of Doris Day and Busby Berkeley films helped fuel her love for the arts. She went on to major in Theatre at California State University-Northridge, and quickly started auditioning professionally in her late teens. She booked her first audition.
With more than 170 credits to her name, she is an avid supporter of LGBTQ rights and advocacy. She has used her skills as a writer and producer to create projects such as her short film Slip Away (2011) about substance abuse and its effect on a lesbian Latina relationship. Slip Away (2011) went on to screen at numerous film festivals around the world, including Outfest-The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film festival, and won The Q Award at the Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival and The Bronze Award at the Mexico International Film Festival for best short film. She co-created, produced and wrote the comedy web series Failing Upwards (2012).
Bonilla made her big screen debut in Above Suspicion (1995), starring Christopher Reeve and Kim Cattrall. Her most recent credits include Clemency (Grand Jury Prize Winner, Sundance Film Festival 2019 US Dramatic Competition), Pin Up, Criminal Minds, Jane The Virgin, 24: Live Another Day - Solitary, The Bold and The Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives. She has had recurring voice roles as "Mrs. Flores" in The Casagrandes (2019), the new spin-off of the Emmy Award-winning The Loud House (2014).
Her theatre credits include the critically acclaimed Dark Rapture by Eric Overmyer at the prestigious Kalita Humphreys Theatre in Dallas, Texas. In Los Angeles, her theatre credits include As You Like It...Fresh, Wilding, The Circle, The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts; the West Coast Premiere of Eddie Sanchez's Award Winning, Clean, and Borderlands (Co-written by Dana Stevens) at Second Stage. She worked with the world renowned, Los Angeles Philharmonic, in The Impressionists at The Disney Concert Hall
Bonilla is a recipient of the Inaugural Gift of Life Entertainment Media Award from the National Kidney Foundation presented to the cast of ER. She is also the winner of The ALMA (American Latino Media Arts Award) Award for her portrayal in PBS's Award Winning Foto-Novelas Series, Seeing Through Walls, and is honored to have received the prestigious recognition of being awarded the Resolution from The City of Los Angeles, Special Honoree - Latinas In Pride, for her work in the Arts and for promoting and advancing LGBTQ Rights.- Anisha Gibbs is known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and Kate (2021).
- Shannon Dang was born on 28 May 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Kung Fu (2021), Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison (2018) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018).
- Helene Britany is known for Hairspray Live! (2016).
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Yeniffer Behrens was born in Caracas, Venezuela but her grandfather's position as a diplomat led to the family's move to Washington, D.C. when she was just 3 years old. Even as a small child, Yeniffer's dazzling smile and effervescent personality were easily apparent and she was inspired to become a performer by the age of six. At age nine, the family would move to Miami and naturally, the energetic Yeniffer grew to be a sparkling cheerleader and win the Miss Teen Miami Pageant. She also proved that she had brains and determination, as well as beauty, when she earned her Associate of Arts degree in theatre from Miami-Dade Community College. She continued her theatre training at the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts.
Yeniffer made her film debut in the Sylvester Stallone blockbuster The Specialist. She then landed numerous television roles in both Anglo and Hispanic markets, including Morelia and Te Amare en Silencio, the first novela filmed in Los Angeles. Yeniffer's star continued to rise when she landed a recurring role in La Familia Fernandez, produced by Univision's Sabado Gigante. In 1997, Yeniffer starred as the title character in the Independent film Angel Blue, opposite Sam Bottoms and Karen Black. Angel Blue was later released by Lifetime network under the title My Neighbor's Daughter and Yeniffer was singled out for excellent reviews including: "Pic definitely benefits from Behrens' poise and energy" - Variety 4/98.
She also had supporting roles in Exit, and Seven Sundays, directed by Cousin Cuisine director Jean-Charles Tachella. Yeniffer then co-starred in My Fathers' Love and Gabriela. Director Vincent Miller wrote, "Yeniffer Behrens projects the charisma and unique beauty only found in stars. She's seductive and vulnerable yet always real in her performance. Her talent and quality will take her far." Yeniffer also landed a role in the short film, Lili, from 20th Century Fox's Search Lab and recurring roles in Trials of Life and the PBS mini-series A Question of Citizenship.
Yeniffer took on a lighter acting load for a little while as she set out to "travel and see the world". Her journey took her around the globe to some exotic locales such as India, The Caribbean, Spain, Peru, England, Nepal, Italy, Venezuela, Paris, and more. While she would occasionally take on an acting role or two during this period, Yeniffer used this opportunity to enjoy the world as her classroom and she credits the trek for helping her to grow as a person and as an actor.
When Yeniffer returned, she hit the ground running by garnering a role in the controversial film, A Day Without A Mexican. While she landed an impressive line up of commercial spots, Yeniffer turned in strong performances in her guest starring roles in network shows Boston Legal, JAG, The Agency, the critically acclaimed Nip/Tuck and a steamy performance on ABC's legendary General Hospital.
Yeniffer works hard to polish her craft as an actor at several highly respected institutions such as Peter Murietta's improv group, Unitard, The Acting Class, with Silvana Gillardo, Margie Haber Studios, the Jeremiah Comey Studios and Sheila Kelley's The S Factor. She is also proud to have been part of several exclusive showcases such as the ABC Showcase, Urban Graffiti and Billy Bob Thornton's Not Just Another Showcase.
In 2005, Yeniffer helmed a fund-raiser event for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to raise awareness for breast cancer and made numerous red-carpet appearances including her role as presenter to Wilmer Valderrama at the 34th Annual Golden Eagle Awards. She can often be seen and heard in a strong slate of television and radio campaigns and she starred in the film shorts, 3some, and Late Bloomer.
Yeniffer finished up 2005 in strong fashion with a guest-starring role on television's #1 show, C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation. She also delivered fiercely dramatic roles in the films Virginia and Trapped In Perfection, both slated to open in 2006.- Actress
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Fulvia Santoni is known for Interstellar Civil War: Shadows of the Empire (2017), East Los High (2013) and Aguijon (2017).- Actress
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Margarita Reyes combines her talents as an actress, producer, and storyteller to craft compelling narratives in film and television. Beginning her Hollywood journey in 1997, Margarita has appeared in notable shows like 'The Practice', 'Grey's Anatomy', and 'Criminal Minds'. Beyond acting, she's a dynamic producer with projects like 'Gunner' and 'Nowhere Men' under her belt. Her work extends to mentoring aspiring filmmakers, reflecting her commitment to educating and inspiring the next generation. Margarita's personal story, marked by triumphs and tribulations, deeply influences her artistic and advocacy endeavors. A UCLA alumna, she infuses her Chicana/o Studies background into her work, fostering narratives that resonate with honesty and empathy.- Annette Luna is a west coast native. She received her B.A. in Psychology from UCLA in 3 short years. It was in one of her final quarters at UCLA, that she took a beginning acting class to fill a general education credit and discovered a love for acting. Acting satisfies her curious nature and thirst for knowledge on human behavior. She notes her education as the greatest gift her parents ever gave her.
Understanding the importance of a good education, she sought out the best acting coach to teach her the craft. She studies under Aaron Speiser in Los Angeles, CA and attributes her respect for acting to him.
Most recently, she booked a recurring role playing a nurse on the infamous soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. She has also appeared in numerous television shows playing roles ranging from a vengeful ex-girlfriend, to hot tempered police woman, to various, sweet customer service employees. - Actress
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Shandel Love was born in San Diego, CA. Shandel is an actress of Native American, Portuguese and Spanish descent. Her mother and father were both actors before joining active duty in the U.S Navy. Shandel began absorbing the performance craft at age nine, performing locally at talent shows. By age thirteen, she received her first award in New York City, NY performing vocally at Carnegie Hall among peers and audience. She attended high school only three years, where she took interest in theater and choir. Receiving an academic scholarship to UNLV, Shandel graduated High School at the age of 17. Upon graduation with a Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts, Shandel moved to Los Angeles where she began to avidly pursue a career in acting. Shandel Love has modeled, appeared in various magazines and music videos. Her first appearance was in the HULU original series, Quickdraw (2013-) a Nancy Hower and John Lehr production. Shandel has trained at the Stella Adler Academy, Groundlings, the late Carolyne Barry Creative, along with numerous award-winning acting and vocal coaches.
In 2017, Shandel Love began writing for television. She assisted in the development of two different television series. One titled, "Roberto" directed by Iver William Jallah, who also created the feature thriller film, "Grand Isle" starring Nicholas Cage and Kelsey Grammar. In this television series, Shandel Love plays the lead role of the detective, Julie Lestner, tracking down the top kingpin drug lord to bring peace and justice back to her city. This series is set to be released by Amazon in 2019.- Actress
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Marabina Jaimes is a powerful presence in all areas of entertainment. Best known as "Mara", the Emmy Award Winning Host of "Storytime!" on PBS, with guests such as Ellen Degeneres, Glynn Turman, Angela Basset, Edward James Olmos, and Ruben Blades to name a few.
She has participated in dozens of Emmy, Oscar, and Imagen Award Nominated/Winning projects. Marabina (pronounced Mara-Vina) has built a career as a stand out performer on Stage, Television, and Film. She is also a consummate Bilingual Voice Over Artist, specializing in Animation, Narration, Vocal Performance Replacement, and Singing.
Marabina Jaimes' voice was recognized in Spanish every week as Mary Alice Young on ABC's "Desperate Housewives", which lead to her being on camera as the main subject of "Now En Espanol", a groundbreaking documentary by Andrea Meller on the trials and tribulations of Latina Actresses in Hollywood. (PBS / Voces)
She has performed at The Mark Taper, South Coast Rep, The Kennedy Center, and The Montalban Theater.
She starred as Carmen De La Antchez (with Tony Plana, Candi Milo, and Cheech Marin) in Klasky-Csupo's "Santo Bugito" on CBS.
Marabina Jaimes is an Hispanic Heritage Award Recipient and has been featured in Emmy Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Despierta America.
She co-hosted and co-produced, along with Bel Hernandez, Dyana Ortelli, and Kikey Castillo, the Imagen Award Nominated "Let's Talk": the first, the original, all Latina Talk Show, produced by Latin Heat.
Some of her many credits include: SMILF, Coco, East Los High- Jennica Chavez is known for Modos: The Prophecy Armageddon (2011), The Hunted (2015) and The Meet (2013).
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Megan Serena Trainer is known for The Kissing Booth (2018), The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018).- Actress
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Melissa Santos was born in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Coco (2017), Lucha Underground (2014) and City with Two Faces II. She has been married to Brian Cage since 11 July 2019. They have one child.- Actress
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Jacqueline Pinol was born in Queens, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Bosch (2014), Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) and Spider-Man (2018). She is married to Jonny Blu. They have one child.- Actress
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Sabrina Culver is not just an actress, but also a producer with a strong focus on sustainability in the film industry. With over 100 film, television, and commercial roles under her belt, Sabrina has made a significant impact in the entertainment world.
One of Sabrina's notable achievements is her involvement in the first sustainable film project in Morocco called "Last Chance." This groundbreaking project brings together a stellar cast and crew and is spearheaded by the sustainable film fund. The dedication to sustainability is evident in every aspect of the film, from production practices to the script itself.
In "Last Chance," the script introduces sustainability through one of the main characters, showcasing the importance of environmental consciousness in storytelling. The commitment to incorporating sustainable practices in her work sets a positive example for the industry and highlights the potential for creating impactful films while minimizing environmental impact.
Through her multifaceted career as an actress and producer, Sabrina Culver continues to push boundaries and advocate for sustainability in film. Her passion for both the art of storytelling and the preservation of our planet makes her a true trailblazer in the industry. Award-winning actress Sabrina Culver holds both United States and Netherlands passports and was born in Cleveland , Ohio to a Scottish mother and Dutch American father .She moved with her family at a young age to Westfield , New Jersey where she became active in local theatre and landed her first modeling and TV commercial spots while still in middle school . She graduated from St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Ct where she studied classical piano and majored in Musical Theatre at Emerson College in Boston, MA . Culver also studied at the famed HB Studios in NYC and alongside Fred Kareman .Work as a model during college led to becoming one of five finalists in a Wella Balsam nationwide "We're Looking for Faces " contest. Dozens of TV Commercials including a Maryland Lottery spot with a young Josh Charles , music videos and day player roles on soaps such as All My Children and Guiding Light were followed by a coveted role as the young Marilyn Monroe in the film "Broken Dreams" She also has been able to combine her passion for travel with her acting working on projects throughout the USA, Europe and China.
Culver has been nominated for and has received several awards from film festivals around the globe for writing, producing and acting in independent films including the viral hit Removed by Nathanael Matanick and its sequel Remember My story . Her role as the birth mother has landed her two awards for best supporting actress as well as a nomination in the same category at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles . She owns and runs her own small production company Twin Flames Productions and has produced her own award-winning short films.
She divides her time between Los Angeles and The Netherlands and holds both American and Dutch Nationalities. Recent credits include Erik Peter Carlson's two feature films The Toy Soldiers and Wolf Mother with Tom Sizemore , Najarra Townsend and Traci Lords as well as The Feature films Ted Bundy Had a Son and Hello Au Revoir , the role of Helen in multi -award winning Italian director John Reals' new TV series Feel The Dead also starring Estella Warren, William Mcnamara and Gianni Capaldi shot in Sicily . She can also be seen as the female lead in Guido De Craene (Calpin in the film Kursk ) film Don't Get Mad also starring John Vlanders .- Actress
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Peruvian German hybrid Actress Sandra Luesse got her start when she landed the lead in the Latin rock sensation MANA, Manda una Señal music video which shot to #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. In 2011, Sandra won best female breakthrough action star for her role as Gina Cassidy in Cartel War. Afterwards, she landed a role acting opposite of Jon Voight in the supernatural thriller Beyond. Sandra has made appearances on shows such as Monk, Jimmy Kimmel, Friends with Benefits, Young and the Restless, East Los High, Bette en New York and more to come! She has successfully booked many commercials and print campaigns! She loves what she does and is excited for what is next.- Actress
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Pia Mia began her career in musical theatre at the age of eight and was classically trained in vocals by the university musical director who saw a rare gift in her. The multi-talented Pacific Islander was born and raised on the tropical island of Guam in the West Pacific (she is of mixed ethnicity) where she fostered this early love of music and theatre, posting musical covers to YouTube, and almost instantaneously became a viral sensation. She is a successful multi- platinum recording artist, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, social influencer and fashionista.
Taking a chance, as a young teen, Pia Mia came to Los Angeles and signed a year long production agreement with the Grammy Award-winning producer, Babyface. In 2013, she met producer Nic Nac and debuted her first independent single, "Red Love," which garnered over 12 million YouTube views and 4 million Soundcloud streams.
She went on to collab regularly with producer, Nic Nac and released her first EP, The Gift, in December 2013, which included a stunning cover of the Drake song, "Hold On, We're Going Home." An impromptu video of Pia Mia singing her version a capella to Drake and Kanye at a dinner party went viral. In meeting with the majors labels, Pia Mia made it clear that she was not seeking an artist deal, but a partnership with her own label, Wolfpack Entertainment, which she launched when she was sixteen years old.
Also in December 2013, Pia Mia inked a deal with Interscope Records and dropped a series of singles that raised her profile exponentially. "Fight For You" with Chance the Rapper, was included on the soundtrack, Divergent. "F**k With U" featuring G-Eazy was a trending online smash with over 24 million streams. Nic Nac produced multi-platinum banger "Do It Again," with Chris Brown and Tyga, exploded internationally, selling over 4 million copies worldwide and garnering over 350+ million YouTube streams. She followed with the track "Touch" for the international market. Her most recent single, "I'm A Fan" features a guest turn from Chicago-based R&B sensation, Jeremih. Produced by Remo the Hit Maker.
Pia Mia gained praise for her fashion sense, being named best dressed on several high-profile lists, including Vogue. She nabbed modeling jobs for independent clothing brands like Nasty Gal, Pink Dolphin and Missguided. She was selected as the first ever fashion director for Madonna's Material Girl clothing line.
In 2017, Pia Mia began collaborating and consulting as a creative designer with UK fashion magnate In The Style, the partnership includes an exclusive collection from Pia Mia. Pia Mia then gave fans a preview of what to expect with the release of "Off My Feet." Most recently, Pia Mia released her new EP, The Gift 2. The Gift 2 is produced by Nic Nac (Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled and others). Pia Mia has racked up over 400 million music streams worldwide and was most recently featured on Jaden Smith's critically-acclaimed album SYRE.
Pia Mia appears in the After series starring Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Her upcoming performance is psychological thriller Issac starring R.J. Mitte and Dove Cameron.- Actress
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Shakira Barrera is an actress, dancer and producer from Englewood, New Jersey. She is best known for her role as "Yolanda" aka "Yo-Yo" on Netflix's Emmy-nominated "Glow" (2018), for which she and the rest of the cast received a Screen Actors Guild nomination. Shakira graduated from Rutgers University with a B.F.A in Dance from the Mason Gross School of Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey.- Actress
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Naina Michaud was born in Ontario, Canada and grew up in Philadelphia, PA. She is biracial: half East Indian and half French. She's fluent in French, plays the piano, and trained as a stunt driver. Naina graduated from Penn State University with a business degree and worked as an IT consultant (Accenture) for several years before exiting the consulting business. She currently resides in Los Angeles and has dual citizenship in the US and Canada.- Coco Natsuko Higashikwa is known for East Los High (2013), Asgery: My Baby Keeps on Dancing (2019) and Chelsea J: Everybody (2018).
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Kimberly Daugherty was born on 5 February 1989 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019), The Duel (2016) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). She has been married to Brant Daugherty since 15 June 2019. They have two children.- Actress
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Jacqueline Grace Lopez is known for El Camino (2015), True Lies (2023) and The Girl Without Cats (2017).- Actress
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Vianessa Castaños is known for The Asunta Case (2024), Land of Women (2024) and American Crime Story (2016).- Actress
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Kristelle Monterrosa is born to a french mother and Salvadorian American-born father. Her trilingual household, ethnically diverse cultural background and love for communicating led Kristelle to pursue a non-traditional performing arts education in over 8 different countries. Since her first steps, her fathers Navy career destined the family to multiple foreign locations including Spain, France, Germany, Chile. She began dancing Flamenco in Spain at age 6, by age 12 she was performing internationally with world renown musicians. Her passion for understanding and transmitting human behavior truthfully pushed her to continue her performing arts schooling. She chose the cultural capital of South America, Buenos Aires to pursue her theatrical education at the conservatory level, she auditioned and was accepted in the Theater Program of the prestigious National Arts Institute of Buenos Aires, Argentina - where she studied for 4 years. In her 4th year, she created the dance company "Compania Mar de Lagrimas" with her colleague Sabrina Silva. Their opera prima Medea Tango which she produced and co-directed is now touring South America and has received the Mecenazgo award as National Patrimony of Argentina. She lives in Los Angeles, California.- Ana Dela Cruz is known for The Fault in Our Stars (2014), Money for Nothing (1993) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).
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Catalina Sandino Moreno made her screen debut as the title character in the critically-acclaimed film "Maria Full of Grace" from Fine Line Features/HBO. For her performance, Sandino was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. The film debuted in the U.S. at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, and opened in limited release in July 2004. The film won the Grand Special Prize at the 2004 Deauville Film Festival. Sandino has earned other awards and nominations for her performance, including the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress at the 2004 Seattle International Film Festival and the award for Breakthrough Actor at the 2004 Gotham Awards. She was named ShoWest's International Star of the Year for 2005. She currently lives in Los Angeles.- Tiny Pretty Things (2020), Netflix's original YA drama series stars Casimere, as Bette, a ruthlessly perfect, supremely confident, ambitious "music box ballerina." Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Casimere started dancing at the age of three and modeling with Ford Models at the age of seven. Casimere was discovered in her early teens when acting coach, Lisa Morgan, rented space at her mom's dance studio.
She was a competitive dancer and national championship winner throughout her childhood studying every style of dance. At the age of 12, Casimere realized her true passion was ballet and began intense training under the guidance of Ballet Mistress, Sherry Moray, also spending summers with Chicago's Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in New York City. Her extensive ballet and acting training (in addition to traveling back and forth from Chicago to Los Angeles) led her to online schooling throughout her high school years. During her last year of competing in dance, she won first place overall in the contemporary division at the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix in Chicago.
Her first guest appearance (2014) was on the hit TV show, "Chicago P.D.". In (2015), her acting career began to blossom after she landed the lead role as Linz, a social outcast, in "Guidance" on Hulu along side Michele Trachtenberg.
At nineteen, Casimere moved permanently to Los Angeles for her craft. Her first commercial (2017), the "T-Mobile" bad babysitter showed her true dry sense of humor and quick wit. Since then Casimere has appeared in numerous dance commercials including "SK-II" cosmetics, working with Sia's renown dance choreographer, Ryan Heffington, as well as international commercials for "Jockey" underwear, dance campaigns for "Opening Ceremony" and "Webtoons" for google/apple.
In (2017) she starred as the unattainable, Natalie, in the family feature film, "F.R.E.D.I." on Netflix. Casimere also guest starred (2018) in "Code Black" opposite Marcia Gay Harden and Rob Lowe and (2019) Bravo's "Dirty John" with Eric Bana and Julia Garner. (2019) She appeared as a ballet dancer on NBC drama "This Is Us."
Casimere is of French, Lithuanian and Italian descent. Her father is an engineer and business entrepreneur from Worcester, Massachusetts; her mother is an interior designer, author, and former Chicago Bears Cheerleader; and her brother, Ralphie, a trained classical pianist, works at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. - Actress
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Christina Milian was born Christine Flores on September 26, 1981 in Jersey City, New Jersey & raised in Waldorf, Maryland. At the age of 19, Milian signed a contract with Def Jam. In 2001, Milian released her self-titled debut album, which featured the singles "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me"; "AM to PM" charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and both peaked in the top three on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, Milian released her second studio album It's About Time, which provided her first major U.S. hit, "Dip It Low", which reached number five on the U.S. Billboard chart. "Whatever U Want" was released as the album's second single. Both singles charted within the Top 10 of the UK chart.- Gabrielle Walsh was born on 10 May 1989 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014).
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Jossara Jinaro, described in the Latin media as the "strong, smart, and sexy ultimate woman," was the love child of two Maoists in South America. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and when her Mother married a Colombian diplomat she moved to Colombia. As a little girl she loved to watch movies. Her favorite was "Gilda" because she loved Rita Hayworth as the night club dancing dame. Jossara always dreamed of being just like her. Samba and salsa rhythms pulled Jossara onto the stage. She began dancing at the age of 5 and by the time she was 8 she did her first play. Her Step-Father was held hostage by the guerrilla and soon after he was released her family sought safety in the United States.
She fully learned English at the age of 15 and soon found herself caught between a traditional Latin Family and her new American identity. She decided to leave home at the age of 16 and pursue her artistic dreams. Her first professional gig was singing and dancing at the theme park Old Indiana Fun Park where everybody recognized her as the girl playing Janet Jackson. This love for singing and dancing got her in a BFA musical theatre program that fall. She graduated top of her class and was recognized as the best actress and most likely to succeed. She got her first agent in Chicago and started working professionally right away. Chicago reviewers referred to her as "dynamic and versatile, the ultimate chameleon," "a classic beauty who fills the stage with heat, passion, and intensity."
Jossara left Chicago to play Rene, the seductress in "Dark Rapture," at the American Conservatory Theatre. An agent approached her after her opening night and asked her to come to Los Angeles. Once she arrived in LA she was soon snatched up by Columbia Tri-Star to play the beautiful and funny Virginia Bustos in the Alma nominated sitcom "Viva Vegas." Since then, Jossara has fought for and been very fortunate to play strong, positive and non-traditional roles for Latinas.
After making her network debut recurring on Judging Amy as Cheech Marin's smart and driven activist daughter, she got the attention of Emmy-Award winning director/producer Christopher Chulack, who cast her on ER and later opposite Simon Baker on Smith. The storyline of her role on "Passions," as Rae, the strong and sexy club owner, was nominated for the 2006 GLAAD award. She went back to Colombia in 2009 to work on the Novela La Bella Ceci y El Imprudente and returned to Hollywood to work on the new series East Los High.
Her biggest love is the film world. So much so that she began to produce her own projects. A budding filmmaker with critically-acclaimed shorts and a feature that was accepted into Panavision's new filmmaker's program. She's made the film festival rounds with award-winning films like Desert Road Kill which garnered her a best supporting Actress award. You may have also seen her in "Devil's Rejects," a Rob Zombie Film, "Havoc," with Anne Hathaway, "TenTricks," with Leah Thompson, "Fly Boys," with Stephen Baldwin, Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, and recently in Lion Gate's urban hip-hop movie "Go For It!" as Loli, the queen bee of the dance floor.
Jossara still loves to do live theatre. Most recently she was the female lead in "Firehouse" from consulting producer Academy Award winner Robert Moresco and in "The Birthday Present" directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Sanger.- Actress
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Cinthya Carmona is known for The Tax Collector (2020), Pretty Smart (2021) and Greenhouse Academy (2017).- Catherine Lazo is known for East Los High (2013), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) and Dear Diary I Died (2016).
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Is an American actress of Mexican decent born in Hahn, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany due to her father being in the Air Force. Also known and credited as Jes Meza, she is originally from Tucson, Arizona but moved around her entire childhood. Known for the Emmy nominated HULU series "East Los High" playing Lorena Barrios. Jessica has also toured with Will & Company throughout the U.S. in a 2-man play about the history of Latino's, taking on 9 different characters for "Latino's Shaping a Nation".- Actress
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Valarie Pettiford's career glitters like the lights on Broadway. An award-winning triple-threat, Valarie has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, but has never let her brushes with fame go to her head. Although some would argue that she is a celebrity in her own right, Valarie is still a humble girl from Queens.
On screen, at age 14, Pettiford starred in the chorus of the film The Wiz (1978). She has appeared in such films as The Cotton Club (1984), Glitter (2001), Stomp the Yard (2007), Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), the short film musical Not Your Time (2010), the award-winning short film Response (2009) and Jumping the Broom (2011) from Sony Pictures. Her role in the acclaimed independent film Why Am I Doing This? (2009) earned her a glowing mention in the L.A. Times. Her role as Big Dee Dee Thorne on the hit sitcom Half & Half (2002) earned her three NAACP Image Award nominations. Valarie plays the recurring role of Sandra Lucas on Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006). Other notable television appearances include guest-starring roles on Criminal Minds (2005), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), CSI: Miami (2002), The District (2000), The West Wing (1999), Frasier (1993), One Life to Live (1968), Bones (2005), The Cape (1996) and The Finder (2012). She had a recurring guest star on the hit HBO series Treme (2010).
Valarie's theatre credits read like a prestigious shopping list, with numerous accolades for the execution of her craft. Valarie won NAACP Theatre and Garland Awards for Best Actress in "The Wild Party." She was honored with NAACP, Robby and Reader's Choice Awardsfor for her role in "Show Boat." Both performances were nominated for Ovation Awards. Valarie was a member of the original casts of "Sophisticated Ladies", understudying Judith Jamison, and "Fosse", for which she was recognized by the Drama League and nominated for Outer Critics Circle, Dora Mavor Moore and Tony Awards.
Valarie performed alongside Chita Rivera in the West End debut of "Chicago", and subsequently performed "All That Jazz" as a tribute to Rivera at the Kennedy Center Honors. However, her self-proclaimed career highlight was the fulfillment of a life-long dream; she recorded her first album, "Hear My Soul". An accomplished stage performer, Valarie has performed her successful one-woman shows to sold-out audiences coast to coast. She has performed with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in New York and Miami in the musical tribute to their father, called "Babalu". Valarie enjoyed stellar reviews in both cities. Proving that her voice ad presence are both Broadway bold, she is a regular guest soloist with the Pasadena Symphony for their annual Pops program.
In the traditional sense of the word, Valarie Pettiford is a diva, a master of her craft who has the ability to command attention. Whether she would agree, or try to harness that power, is anyone's guess.- Actress
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Award-winning actress, director, producer, Katheryn Winnick, is best known for starring and directing the critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning television series "Vikings." Winnick made her directorial debut in sixth and final season which earned her "Best Director" at the 2020 WIN Awards. She produced and starred in Sean Penn's "Flag Day" that premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and recently starred in David E. Kelley's critically acclaimed series "Big Sky" that was ABC's most watched and highest-rated debut since 2017. She started her production company, Kat Scratch Inc., to champion strong female-lead stories.