Marianne Bartley

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About me

I pride myself in being a consummate professional and giving every ounce of energy and passion I have to a challenge.
First and foremost, I am an actress. I have spent my life trying to learn the nuances of personality types and relationship complexities and
I am also a motivational life skills facilitator and professional face and body artist (www.giggleandgrin.com) , and my past experience includes hosting my own public television programs, performing as a Disney character, mentoring students and business professionals in public presentation, acting for the University of California medical professional testing program, and conducting interactive motivational workshops. I have appeared in several independent films, music videos and PSAs, community theater and as a USO choreographer, dancer and performer. If I had to give up all my pursuits, acting is the one passion I could simply not give up. Nothing compares to the exhilaration of breathing life into a character and bringing a role to life.
Acting experience:
Character performer and cast member for Disneyworld.
Actress in Shaylie Norton's "All Roads Lead to Here"
Actress in Bloodland Films, "Evil Eye"
Actress in Jon Russell Cring's, "Has Been"
Actress in
Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMf5h_u8Hc (Hereafter by Dead Man Watching)
Comcast television commercials in Sacramento, CA
UCDMC acting in physician training program
Independent films in Reno, Los Angeles, Sacramento
Hosted two television series on public access channel
PSA in Reno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reVBg5Da1NQ
Commercials for gaming industry and others in Reno, NV
Modeled in San Francisco for Valentine Modeling
Dancer, choreographer, and entertainer at SF USO and military bases and facilities
Additional skills:
My additional skills include:
Producing, directing, and hosting public access television interview-based programs.
Theater performance.
Artist in face and body painting
Stained glass
Art using a variety of mediums including pen, pencil, watercolor and more.
Dance and have taught both adults and adolescents.
Public speaking and have coached high school students who are preparing for competition, business professionals who need to up their skills in presentation, and college students needing confidence in the classroom.
Drama and theater arts including teaching adolescents in acting techniques.
Life skills coaching and workshop presentations for college and corporate events.
Handling a broad range of animal species and birds.
Teaching marketing through both classroom teaching and as paid instructor in televised series of classes for artists.
Entertaining children in live character performance at large events.

Having served in law enforcement settings and in administrative support positions, I have a broad range of supervisory, clerical, and design related skills.
Industry awards:
California Committee for the Handicapped award for Public Service Announcement promoting hiring of disabled. Cal State Fullerton received the PSA.
Additional information:
I have attended the following colleges and universities:
University of California, Davis
University of Nevada, Reno
Sierra College
Lake Tahoe College
Napa Valley College
My coursework, focus and areas of interest included Theater and Writing, Communications, Art, and Psychology.

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, Spanish
Accents/Dialects	Midwest American, Minnesota, Southern American, Standard American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland)
Dance Styles	Ballroom, Contemporary, Country Dancing, Folk, Hip Hop, Rock n Roll, Street Dance, Swing Dance
Singing Styles	Rapper/MC
Additional Skills	Children's Entertainer, Clown Training, Face Painting, Horseback Riding
Athletics	Equestrian (General), Equestrian (Western), Fishing, Frisbee, Ice Skating, Ping Pong, Racquetball, Roller Skating, Shooting, Snorkeling, Swimming, Tennis, Yoga