ChicagoAngel

I was born and reared right here in Chicago. Let mi familia tell it, I've been acting every since I breathed life however you might remember me best from my work as a series regular, for 10 years (whew, was it really that long) as Marquita Perry on the Emmy award winning gospel television show The Awakening. Since then I've worked on several independent films AGet2Gether (wrote & co-directed by the very talented & very funny Mr. B. Cole), Love Relations, and The Evil One. Additional film credits include Barbershop (I & II) and the Roll Bounce. Although being in front of the camera comes naturally for me I'm most at home on the stage. I'm not a stranger to performing for live audiences whether participating in The Second City’s 1st urban sketch comedy ensemble Forgotten City or portraying a scorned woman in the play The Other Woman each genre was an opportunity to display the emotions of a drama, the timing of a comedy, or combining both emotion and comedic timing in a drama-dy. The off-Broadway play Choices allowed me the chance to tour from St. Louis to Florida to New York. I've been blessed with the natural talent of a performer; this has opened many doors for me. Including the opportunity to host my very own gospel radio show Lively Stones! Formal training includes theater at Columbia College, scene study in Los Angeles, and voice control at Act One Studios. I've had instruction in dance at Columbia College and Lou Conte Dance Studio (of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago). I'm currently working with Naima Dawson's All Hype Poetry Improv!