Lauren Karaman

Education

About me

Senior year at conservatory, one of my acting professors handed me a South Beach Diet Book instead of a script. Cute. I never read it. I became one of the first curvy models to ever work on Project Runway, instead! Check out my acting chops/modeling portfolio/interviews & more at www.laurenkaraman.com.
Acting experience:
TV:
PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 17 Series Regular Runway Model Bravo
PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 16 Runway Model Lifetime

COMMERCIALS:
PANDORA JEWELRY Principal National
*shot from home during quarantine!
LEVI’S Principal National
KOHL’S (VALENTINE’S DAY) Principal National
KOHL’S (SUPER BOWL) Principal National
KOHL’S (FALL SPECIAL) Principal National
TARGET Principal Internet
STAINMASTER Principal Internet
ANNIE’S MACARONI & CHEESE Principal Internet

FILM/WEB:

RELEASE Lead Global Digital Releasing
LIZ IS FINE Supporting On the Go Productions
RANTING AND RAVEN Supporting Daly & Chapman Prod.
KILLIAN AND THE COMEBACK KIDS Fest Babe Karmic Release Ltd.

READING/WORKSHOPS/RESIDENCIES:

HOLDING THE MAN Mary Gert & Others Tom Kirdahy Prod. - Dir. Srda Vasiljevic
THE LAST MATCH Lauren Lincoln Center - Dir. Gaye Taylor Upchurch
MEET FAT BARBIE Barbie Amoralists Theatre Co. - Dir. Kel Haney
BILLY AND THE GOLDEN PENCIL Brodie Town Stages - Dir. Kristin McCarthy Parker
WENDY AND THE NECKBEARDS Wendy ART - Dir. Kristin McCarthy Parker
DAWN Sherrie Emerging Artist’s - Dir. Samip Raval

THEATRE:

THEATRE FOR ONE Gradiva Madison Square Park - Dir. Srda Vasiljevic
WHEN I STARTED DATING MEN Simone Dixon Place - Dir. Srda Vasiljevic
HEAVENLY BODIES Venus Players Theatre - Dir. Rachel Casparian
THE TEMPEST Miranda Rhino Leap Prod. - Dir. Patrick Osteen
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Lyubov Ranevskaya UNCSA - Dir. Tanya Belov
SHE LOVES ME Ilona Ritter UNCSA - Dir. Gaye Taylor Upchurch
Additional skills:
Sketch Comedy (THE PIT-NYC), Modeling (Print, Runway), Stage Combat, IPA, Horseback Riding (Western), Licensed Driver, Juggling, Dance (10 years - Tap, Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet), Vocals (Mezzo Soprano, Belt - Range: C3-A5)
Additional information:
Lauren Karaman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, BFA in Acting. She is a small town North Carolina native, now New York local. She is an Actress, Model, and the Founder/Creative Director of The 36-24-36 Project, a body positive photo series and storytelling platform which exhibited with international arts organizations in Manhattan and Washington, DC. Lauren was one of the first curvy models to ever work on Project Runway!

License & Passport

Skills

Accents/Dialects	Australian, Eastern European, English - Cockney, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, Irish, Italian (Standard International), Latin American, Midwest American, New York, Northeast American, Russian, Scottish, Southern American, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Standard American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta)
Dance Styles	Ballet, Ballroom, Contemporary, Country Dancing, Folk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock n Roll, Salsa, Swing Dance, Tango, Tap
Musical Style	Cabaret
Vocal Types	Alto, Belt/Traditional, Mezzo Soprano
Additional Skills	Acrobatics, Dance, Horseback Riding, Juggling, Modeling, Singing
Athletics	Aerobics, Archery, Baseball, Bowling, Equestrian (English), Equestrian (General), Equestrian (Western), Fishing, Ice Skating, Jet Skiing, Jump Rope, Ping Pong, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Snorkeling, Softball, Stage Combat, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga
Organisations / Memberships	AEA (US)