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Available to work in the following additional locations: Illinois, New York
Agency Contact Type Location

Physical Characteristics:

Gender: Female
Height: 5' 0"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Hair: Salt and Pepper
Eyes: Hazel
Dress Size: 6
Pant Size: 6
Bust/Chest: 34"
Cup Size: B
Waist: 27"
Hips: 38"
Body Type(s): Slim
Portrayable Age: 75 years - 80 years
Portrayable Ethnicities: British,  Caucasian/White,  European
Disability Information: Cane

Experience:

Film
Sorry, Baby Prof. Wilkinson
Good Burger 2 Ruth
Greatest Beer Run Ever Grandmother
Mothership Mrs. Powell Matt Charman; Netflix; in production
Free Guy Phyllis Shawn Levy, Disney
Island Zero Ruth Josh Gerritsen, Donkey Universe Films
The Last Poker Game Woman; Old Woman Long Road Productions
The Hunting Game The Woman; Lead Max Gillivray
Ida's 85th Birthday Party Ida Julia Iglesias
American Templars Adelaide Yarborough; Supporting American Templars, LLC
I Fell Silent Collette; Grandmother Omnes Productions
Spirit of Salem Bessie Monroe Van Ness Creative
Television
New Amsterdam Keaisha
Daredevil Season 3 Old Woman Lukas Ettlin
Difficult People Clinic Doctor Jeffrey Walker
Olive Kitteridge Mrs. Merriman Lisa Cholodenko
Exorcism Grandmother Engel Entertainment
The Folklorist Elsie Wright New TV
Salem: Unmasking the Devil Rebecca Nurse National Geographic Channel
Stage
The Old Howard Troupe Madame Anabel The Old Howard Troupe
King Matiusz I Minister of Finance; King Drushan (Principal roles) Leo Loginov-Katz
Festival of Light & Song Principal Singer Festival of Light & Song, Inc.
Vasilisa, the Beautiful Nana New England Russian Theatre Festival
The Entertainer Maxine Playwrights' Platform, Boston
Sailors' Lives and Sailors' Wives Mary Carpenter, Mary Kearney, Lucy German USS Constitution Museum
Heroic & Outrageous Women Solo Program Anabel Graetz
The Drunkard Little Julia 13th Street Theatre, NYC
Commercial
Cambridge Honda Edna Sound & Vision Media
Actor Bio
Anabel Graetz has appeared in film, TV and on stage in the Boston area and around the country. In July she wrapped 3 weeks work on the Netflix film, Free Guy, directed by Matt Charman. Other on screen credits include Phyliss in the Disney film, Free Guy; the Psychologist in Difficult People; Mrs. Merriman in the award-winning HBO mini series Olive Kitteridge; a featured role in the industrial At Our Age with Tom Bosley; Ruth in Island Zero, script by Tess Gerritsen and a small role in The Last Poker Game with Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino. She has appeared in TV ads for Cambridge Honda (it ran for 10 years!); and in medical training videos.
She keeps her acting chops current by playing patients in training scenarios with Medical students and Fellows at the BU School of Medicine.
Anabel teaches voice in the Boston area. She is half of The Proper Ladies, a duo performing Victorian Parlor songs, and she performs Old British Music Hall songs with the Old Howard Troupe.
Her one woman shows, all emphasizing 19th Century America, include Heroic & Outrageous Women; Women, Boston & the Songs that Were so Dear and Auntie Belle, a program for children especially suited to holiday times (Thanksgiving, Winter, July 4 and Valentine's Day).
She created, performed in and directed The Festival of Light & Song (1981-1994); and founded and directed the all-woman ensemble Laduvane in the 70's. She was awarded a Fulbright to study vocal techniques in Bulgaria in 1987.
She loves to cook, take pictures and travel. Driving is her favorite sport!

Skills and Training:

Special Skills
Actor, Improv, Musical Instrument or Musician, Musical Theater, Singing
Languages
French - Conversational , US South, New England, US MidWest, Cockney, Slavic
Other Skills
Singer - legit, belt, ethnic, Historic re enactor: Victorian period, Director, Voice teacher; performance coach, Work with the singing-impaired; many have become performers, Song Leader., Kazoo player; member of the only officially recognized Kazoo Orchestra in America
Professional Training/Education
Acting Coach: Peter Kelley
Commercials with Tom Kemp, Angela Peri.
On Camera wth Angela Peri; Lau Lapides, lau lapides studio.
Voice Over with Brian McKeever
Language of the Face with John Sudol.
Alexander Technique with David Behrstock.
Fulbright Scholar: Studies in Bulgaria in Ethnic Vocal Styles;
BFA Boston University School of Fine Arts: Acting.
Performance techniques with Eloise Ristad and Chloe Owen.
Voice Studies with Mdme Emilia Ippolito; Olga Averino; Antonia LaVanne;
Vocal Coaching with Paul Meyer, Jean Russak, William Merrill.
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