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MICHELLE A. BANKS
 

 

11969 Ventura Blvd., 3rd Floor
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 769-9111
     
  SAG AEA
TELEVISION & FILM    
STRONG MEDICINE Guest Star Lifetime
GIRLFRIENDS (recurring role) Co-Star UPN
SOUL FOOD SERIES Co-Star Showtime
10-8 Co-Star ABC
COMPENSATION Lead Wimmin With A Mission
MALCOM X Supporting 40 Acres & A Mule
CUTTING EDGE OF A FREE BIRD Lead DeafVision Filmworks
THE END Lead UCLA Student Film
     
THEATRE    
STORY THEATRE Ensemble Open Circle Theatre
FOR THE LOVE OF DUCK Ensemble Deaf West Theatre
BIG RIVER Alice's Daughter Ford’s Theatre
Mark Taper Forum
Deaf West Theatre
FOR COLORED GIRLS Lady in Red
Lady in Brown
The Globe Playhouse
Henry St.Settlement Playhouse
REFLECTIONS OF A BLACK DEAF WOMAN Azealea/Miz 4305 Village Theatre/
National Tour
NEGRITUDE Ruby 4305 Village Theatre
A NOT SO QUIET NOCTURNE Charlyn Vineyard Theatre
NOISES OFF! Flavia Samuel Beckett Theatre
PROFILE OF A DEAF PEDDLER Yvonne New York Deaf Theatre
GODSPELL (touring) Peggy DC/England/Ireland
MOTHERLINE Michelle Passage Theatre Company
ABSOULTE DREAM Nora Kennedy Center
MAAFA Sophia St. Paul Comm. Baptist Church
PROJECT LIBERTY (touring) Kuliza DC/MD/VA
DAFFODILS Aretha Two Diamonds and a Blur
     
     
COMMERICALS & INDUSTRIALS

Commericals conflicts, industrials, and music videos upon request
 
 
TRAINING

State University of New York at Purchase - BA degree in Drama Studies
Acting: Larry Koppleman, Gene Lasko, Mike Malone, Carol Fox Prescott
Scene Study: Phyllis Frelich
Improv: Gary Austin
Dance/Movement: Cisco Drayton, LaVrene Reed, & Dierdre Lavarkas
Commedia Del Arte: John Achorn
On Camera: Dennis Erdman, Liz & Paul Raci
Playwriting: Stephen Sachs
 
 
SPECIAL SKILLS

American Sign Language (ASL), Writing, Storytelling, Lip-Synching, Choreography,Cooking, Directing, Roller Skating, Mime, Dancing (African, Modern,
Jazz), Driver's License.
 
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