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Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Non-Union
Size: 16 Shoe: 9-10
Range: Contralto-2nd Soprano
FILM
Prelude 2 Da Grave Writer/Director/Editor Essex County College
1st Place Winner – Short Film Newark, NJ
THEATRE
Dreamgirls Lead, Effie Underground Gay Theatre, Springfield, MA
Cabaret Background Dancer-“Big Spender” Underground Gay Theatre, Springfield, MA
Chorus Line Background Dancer-“One” Underground Gay Theatre, Springfield, MA
Is It Still Called Shoppin’? Background Vocals/Dancer The American Renaissance Theater Co, NY, NY
Iwa Pele Lead, Distraught Woman New York African Chorus Ensemble, NY, NY
TELEVISION
Home Shopping Network Lavenir, Spokesperson/Interviewee Mount Vernon, NY
The New Yorker Interviewee/Performer New York, NY
Princeton Public Access Spoken Word/Vocalist New York, NY
RADIO
WTCC-FM On-Air Personality/Continuity Springfield, MA
WACM-AM On-Air Personality/Continuity Springfield, MA
WAIC-FM On-Air Personality/Continuity Springfield, MA
WSCB-FM On-Air Personality/Continuity Springfield, MA
XM-Satellite Radio Interviewee Sex Talk w/Damon Dash
Rockafella Records, NY, NY
SOUNDTRACK
Prelude 2 Da Grave Soundtrack – Film SutherStone Productions, Bx, NY
The Voice Soundtrack – Film HSuther Productions, Bx, NY
MUSIC
Def Jam Poets Showcase Spoken Word Simmons Gallery, NY, NY
Floxy Bee Album Release Background Vocals/Dancer Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, NJ
“Summertime” & “Come Sunday” Lead Background Vocals Don Groton Productions, Bklyn, NY
Erotic Recipes – Erotic Album Lead & Background Vocals SutherStone Productions, Bx, NY
“Angry Album” Lead & Background Vocals HSuther Productions, Bx, NY
Paul Robeson Tribute Host/Spoken Word Rutgers University, Newark, NY
Martin L. King Tribute Lead & Background Vocals Essex County College, Newark, NY
Kama Linden Showcase Spoken Word/Vocalist Spoken Word Cafe, Bklyn, NY
Billie Holiday Birthday Tribute Spoken Word/Vocalist 9th Avenue Bistro, NY, NY
Billie Holiday Father’s Day Tribute Spoken Word/Vocalist Riverbank State Park, NY, NY
Erotic Poets Cafe Host Sisters Uptown Bookstore, NY, NY
Erotic Poets Cafe Host/Feature Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NY, NY
Poetic Showcase Spoken Word Nubian Heritage, NY, NY
C-Note, NY, NY
Nells, NY, NY
Saje’, Bklyn, NY
“Creating a Character Workshop” Instructor: Lenard Petit of Michael Chekov Acting Studios
Vocal Coach Instructor: Professor Troy Randall, Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Drama Coach Instructor: Professor Robert Gerristead, Stella Adler Workshop, Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Music Theory Instructor: Professor Richard Alston, Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Interest: Music, dance, reading, cooking, spiritual advisement, published author in “FETISH” by K. Elliot, short story, “The Voice – www.k-elliot.com.
Costumes: Dominatrix, Female Pirate
Accents: English (British Cockney)
Languages Spoken: English, ASL
Skills: Typing: 80 wpm, Office Management, Film Editing: Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Premier, Music Arranger: SutherStone Productions, HSuther Productions, Final Cut Productions, Catering: Vegan Food, Certified Child Care Provider Assistant, Certified Infant & Child CPR & First Aid, Certified Interpreter – ASL, Major: Journalism, AS, Minor, Communications, AS (Pending 2010), Licensed, 2008 Esthetics and Nail Technician, Certified Makeup Artist.
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