DREAMS of an ACTRESS

Channette Carleo was born in London in 1982 and being a spoilt child (as she was the only child of her parents) she was encouraged into many hobbies such as rollerskating, horse riding, gymnastics and performing arts at a young age. She most enjoyed Performing arts and at the age of 7 years old trained at the Silvia Young Performing Arts Academy training in ballet and drama. Channette enjoyed dancing and acting however became very shy and as she got older down played her all round performing talents, to herself and her parents, only ever performing at home, in her room, in front of her mirror. Channette’s love for Performing & Talent grew behind closed doors only ever exhibited in the comfort of her friends at school or kids on the estate and due to this Channette was soon wellknown as the Class Clown. She left school with 9 GCSE’s including an A* in drama. Her love for the performing arts lead her to enrol in a 2 year Btec National Diploma Course in Performing Arts at the City & Islington College. Channette left college with the confidence and determination to succeed in Performing Arts and began contacting agents and going too auditions for everything from presenting to break dancing. Channette quickly found her feet in the dancing industry when she was spotted by Spice Girl Mel B (Scary Spice) whilst performing with dance group “Next Degree” at a Choice FM Radio Birthday Party. After that Channette went on to feature in Mel B's next video and perform alongside other artist such as Kylie, Blue, So-Solid, Kanye West and many more. Channette enjoyed dance but always aspired to become an Actress which would focus on herself as a person rather than just being a back up dancer as the satisfaction just wasn’t enough for her however her agents would only contact her for dancing or modelling jobs and after 5 years of being a professional dancer she felt out of touch with acting and once again down played her ability. In 2005 after the tragic loss of her close first cousin Channette hit her lowest point and one night had a revolution after a shock dream. Although she loved singing, dancing and presenting, she for once knew exactly what direction she HAD to focus on. Channette attended The Young Actors Theatre for one session and left the class knowing Acting was her destiny; “it just felt right and helped me to positively chanel my emotions to my loss”. Since then Channette has enrolled and currently receives training at the The Young Actors Theatre, Identity Drama School, Anna Schere (in exhile) and the Sharon Harris Agency. Channette aspires to be the best black british screen/film actress – So Watch This Space.