Eugenie has had a dynamic career as an on-camera coach, and an actress for screen, television and commercials. Her early career as a photography and runway model spanned a decade of work in America and in Europe, where she was embraced by famed fashion illustrator Eduard Erlikh as his inspirational muse. For 15 years, she has taught her on-camera program at Beverly Hills Studios in Los Angeles, California, and Patel Conservatory in Tampa, Florida where she originated the On-Camera Acting Program. She is also busy as a private acting coach teaching her "Spoken True" Program, a holistic approach to acting and speaking in a truthful and believable manner. As one to constantly seek ways to help her students she has begun studies to become certified as a Master teacher of the Meisner Technique. She is proud that her students have gone on to principal roles in film, television and commercials.
Eugenie is a native of New Orleans. After graduating from the University of Alabama, she was spotted by a modeling scout on the streets of her hometown, starting her career in the entertainment industry. Within a short time she was modeling on runways from New York to Paris. In Los Angeles, she landed her first role, that of "Luna" in Jackie Collins' NBC miniseries Lady Boss, for which she received rave reviews as a "Ninja Twiggy."
Her past work includes a two and a half month stint in Ireland filming the sci-fi thriller Space Truckers with Dennis Hopper for HBO. Her television credits include The Brooke Ellison Story, directed by Christopher Reeve; Elvis, the CBS miniseries; transvestite "Lucille" on Arli$$, with Robert Wuhl; Dominatrix "Ursula" on Something Wilder with Gene Wilder and Alice Cooper, and a legendary appearance on Saturday Night Live with Madonna and Mike Myers. Other TV credits include Frasier, Wings, and Temporarily Yours. She has appeared in a number of films including Fight Club, Saints and Sinners, I'll Do Anything and has had leading roles in the independent features, Vampire Conspiracy and Donald and Dot Clock, Found Dead in Their Home.
Projects slated for 2008 include the Indy film, Patsy, and the Sharon Stone/Jimmy Fallon flick, The Year of Getting to Know Us. Along with her acting and coaching, she currently sings and performs in St. Petersburg, Florida as part of the American Songbook Series.
Eugenie's philanthropic endeavors have included The Tampa Theatre, the Wellness Community, and the Junior League of Los Angeles, and she is a motivational speaker for at-risk programs, prisons and career centers. She frequently returns to her hometown of New Orleans for work and play, boiling crawfish and entertaining visitors in the 90-year-old Bondurant family home. After Hurricane Katrina, Eugenie waded deep into the flood-driven restoration of a New Orleans property she owned, amid continued crawfish boils for homeless "couch surfers." As both a hurricane and cancer survivor, Eugenie's favorite word is "empowerment."
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