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The Narrator and Ensemble in It's Christmas, Carol!

In one season at OSF: Estelle, Chorus and Ensemble in Hairspray; Natalie and Ensemble in How to Catch Creation

New York: Bertha Lewis In the Footprint (The Civilians: ArtsEmerson, Boston). Other theatres: Diane in Aubergine  Beverly in Fairview (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Father Comes Home from the Wars (Yale Repertory Theatre); Julia Chamberlin in The Hard Problem, Joan/understudy in Small Mouth Sounds (American Conservatory Theatre); Hero in Much Ado about Nothing, Benevolence in Black Odyssey (California Shakespeare Theater); Miss Julie in Grandeur (Magic Theatre); Asaka in Once on This Island (TheatreWorks); the Witch in Into the Woods (San Francisco Playhouse);  Sydney in It’s a Bird..It’s a Plane..It’s a Superman (42nd Street Moon); Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor (African-American Shakespeare Company).

Awards: Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award, Best Featured Actress (Black Odyssey).

Film: Black Gold: America is Still the Place, Bitter Melon, Sorry to Bother You.

Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; UC Irvine.

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