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TELEVISION
The Good Wife Guest Star CBS dir. Kevin Hooks
Law & Order: SVU Guest Star NBC dir. Jennifer Getzinger
Person of Interest Guest Star CBS dir. Richard J. Lewis
Rescue Me Co-Star F/X dir. Jace Alexander

FILM
Dead Women Walking Supporting Black Pills / Tribeca + Venice dir. Hagar Ben-Asher
The Fly Room Supporting Independent Feature dir. Alexis Gambis
Bright Supporting Netflix dir. David Ayer
Overnight Supporting Short / LA Shorts + Sidewalk dir. Thomas Mendolia
When Trees Fall Supporting USC Grad Short dir. Thomas Mendolia
The Woman Supporting USC Grad Short dir. Thomas Mendolia

THEATRE
New York
Five Very Pretty Girls Robin New York Theatre Workshop dir. Michael Greif
The Gin Baby Amelia IRT / Kid Brooklyn dir. Daniel Talbott
Happy Birthday June The Actors Company Theatre dir. Scott Alan Evans
Regional
Barefoot in the Park Corie Bratter Dorset Theater Festival dir. Jenn Thompson
Homestead Crossing Claudia Berkshire Theatre Group dir. Kyle Fabel
co-production Merrimack Rep./Portland Stage
Laughing Stock Mary Pierre Pioneer Theatre Company (UT) dir. Charles Morey
Gruesome Playground Injuries Kayleen Boise Contemporary Theatre (ID) dir. Maureen Towey
Crimes of the Heart Babe Botrell PlayMakers Repertory (NC) dir. John Feltch
The Little Prince Little Prince PlayMakers Repertory (NC) dir. Tom Quaintance
Romeo & Juliet Ensemble PlayMakers Repertory (NC) dir. Davis McCallum
Cats Cassandra The Hangar Theatre (NY) dir. Wendy Dann
Singin’ in the Rain Kathy Seldom Central Piedmont Theatre (NC)
La Cage aux Folles Anne Dindon North Carolina Theatre (NC)
Readings/Workshops
They Promised Her the Moon Jerrie Cobb The Old Globe dir. Giovanna Sardelli
Alabama Story Lily TACT dir. Karen Azenberg
A Loss of Roses Lila Green Keen Company dir. Jonathan Silverstein
Welcome to Jesus Dixie Danver Page 73 (by Janine Nabers) dir. Oliver Butler
East Colfax Ally Rising Phoenix Rep. dir. Pirronne Yousefzadeh
One Slight Hitch Delia Coleman PATP (by Lewis Black) dir. Joe Grifasi
NYU Graduate Acting
Henry Box Brown Mycie Theed* World premiere by Tony Kushner dir. Mark Wing-Davey
Acquainted with the Night Maggie World premiere by Keith Reddin dir. Rachel Chavkin
Angels in America: Perestroika Harper Pitt *also production choreographer dir. Janet Zarish

COMMERCIAL & VOICEOVER

Poise Lead & V.O. National dir. Scott Vincent
Citibank Lead National dir. Chris Smith
Gardasil Lead & V.O. National dir. Derek Cianfrance
Swamp Murders Promo V.O. Investigation Discovery

TRAINING
New York University Graduate Acting Program MFA in Acting
Steppenwolf West Scene Study with Shannon Cochran
The Guthrie Theatre (MN) Guthrie Experience
East Carolina University BFA in Theatre/Music Theatre

SPECIALS SKILLS
Dance: Ballet/Tap/Jazz/Modern/Ballroom. Dialects. Combat. Sewing & Knitting. Comfortable handling fire arms.