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Physical Characteristics:
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Dress Size: 10
Pant Size: 10
Bust/Chest: 38"
Cup Size: B
Waist: 32"
Hips: 39"
Body Type(s): Athletic
Portrayable Age: 35 years - 45 years
Portrayable Ethnicities: African American, Arabian, Dominican, Jamaican, Latino/Hispanic, Native American Indian, South American, South East Indian
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Experience:
Other
| SummerStage: Erasing Boundaries | Featured Performer Aug 15,16 ,2014 Marus Garvey PK | Harlem Caravan George Faison |
| FED-EX CONFERENCE FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE | Fed-Ex Woman Sketch Comedy & Singing | w/ Gotham City Improv at Las Vegas Hilton |
| Almost Summer Celebration Nat Museum Amer Indian/Jewish Museum | Solo Performance Native Amer Hoop Dance and Songs | Wagner Park nr Battery Park, NY |
| Arts Education | Actor, Dancer, Singer,Instructor | Phyllis Rose Dance Co, LEAP, Thr in Motion, Nat Actor's Thr |
| 4 Major Commercials | (Conflicts on Request) | |
| Coach: Chinese Sword, Tai Chi, Chines Kungfu | Master Lu Dian Wah, Master Edward Aguire | |
| HEYNA SECOND SONS | Lead Female Singer, Native American Hoop Dancer | Louis Mofsie, dir. Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Lifetime Member |
| FUNK GURU BAND | Lead Vocals | Webster Hall, The Lion's Den, Le Bar Bat, SHot Music Video |
Stage
| BORN IN THE R.S.A. | Thenjiwe Bona & Sindiswa Bona | Beckett Thr. Theatre Row & TADA Thr. |
| MONK 'n' BUD by Laurence Holder | Nellie Monk | Gilded Balloon, Scotland, Cairo Opera House, Egypt, Thr for the New City, NY Nat Blk Thr Fest, NC |
| FENCES by August Wilson | Rose Lee | Donald W King, dir.Providence Black Rep, RI |
| THE ROOTS OF RAP: POETRY by Marie McKinney | Performer, Writer, Music/ Dance Consultant (Long Run) | Jonathan Fluck, dir.IRT Repertory Co. |
| BLACK CLASSICS vs SHAKESPEAR: ROUND 1 | director,instructor | The Negro Ensemble Company, NY |
| THROUGH HER EYES | Her | Women iof Color Festival, Riverside Church, NYC |
| A WHISTLE IN MISSISSPPI by Daniel Carlton | Manie Louis Till | dir. MIichael Green, Shades of Jade, NY |
| RISING by Carol Nur Wistrand | director | The Negro Ensemble Co./ Midtown Theater Festival |
| IT'S MOIDER BY Crystal Fields | 10 diferent roles-street theater | NYC Parks tour Theater for the New City, NYC |
| TEA, TAXES AND SHAKESPEARE and JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHIN' | Griot, Multiple Roles and Dresser | The Negro Ensemble Company, NYC |
| CORNBURY: THE QUEENS GOVERNOR | Slave Queen | Paul Knox, dir. The Phoenix Ensemble, NY |
| CABARET by Christopher Isherwood | Miss America | N.C. Theatre Co., N.C. |
| THE CHILDREN"S LEGACY | Griot (Lead with 30 child actors) | SI TV, Lamb's Theatre, NY |
| TONY RANDALL'S NATIONAL ACTOR'S THEATRE | Repertory Artist, Program Development-Classics | Broadway Theatre Workshops, NY |
Film
| Bridge of Spies | Subway Passenger (featured) | Steven Spielberg, Dir |
| Arthur! A Celebration of Life | Reporter #4 | Joe James, Dir. |
| STANGERS WITH CANDY | Science Teacher | Paul Dinello, Dir. |
| FOR LOVE OF THE GAME | Player's Wife | Sam Raini. dir. |
| JUNGLE FEVER | Stand-in Tyra Ferrell | Spike Lee, dir |
| GATHERING (Industrial) | Robin (neurosis patient) | Robert Wise, dir. Rye Psychiatric Hospital |
| JUICE | EMU | Ernest Dickerson, dir |
| BLUE STEEL | Officier King | Catherine Bigelow, dir |
Television
| ONE LIFE TO LIVE | Carmen | ABC TV, NY |
| MAD TV PILOT-AWOL | Writer/Actor | Sketch Comedy Pilot |
| AMERICA's MOST WANTED | Guest Star | Fox TV, NY |
| BOARDWALK EMPIRE | Featured Distillary Worker | Martin Scorsese |
| EXPRESS YOURSELF MUSIC VIDEO | Featured Older Siter | Salt 'n' Peppa, NY |
| HE WALKS AT NIGHT | Guest Star | Prime Time Network, NY |
Credits
| marieponce.com | https://marieponce.com | |
| mariemckinney.com | https://www.mariemckinney.com | |
Actor Bio
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Marie McKinney-Ponce is an award winning actor of stage, film and television, published writer, university professor, singer, dancer, costume designer, administrator, arts instructor and program developer, who has lived in 8 countries and 7 states. She has co-produced structured improvisation for Restoration and Healing Inc in Monrovia, Liberia 2010-12. She is founder of www.necartz.com and The NEC Monthly Meets, providing artists and arts organizations with free resources to do their art. She is current director and instructor at The Negro Ensemble Company's Actor's Training Program and co-founder of NEC's Arts-in-Education program, and professor at NYU/Stella Adler Studio of Acting and started at NEC as Wardrobe Supervisor. She developed arts education programs for: Tony Randall's National Actor's Theatre, Learning Through Expanded Arts Program, Phyllis Rose Dance Company, Theatre in Motion and Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre. Marie is writer and traditional arts and accent coach of her play The Roots of Rap, and lifetime member and Hoop Dancer for The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. Her Performing Artist Roles Include, TV: Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire, One Life to Live, Law and Order and NY Undercover, writer/actor AWOL pilot for Mad TV. Film: Matthew Broderick's Stranger's with Candy, For Love of the Game , Rye Psychiatric Hospital's The Gathering, 'Fed Ex Woman' for Fed Ex Southern Hemisphere(Chicago City Limits), Salt 'n' Pepa's "Express Yourself" Video, Sesame Street, Blue Steel, White Girl, several Spike Lee Joints. Theatre: Nellie in Laurence Holder's Monk 'n' Bud(winner Edinburgh, Scotland Pick of the Fringe, Audelco Award), Rose Lee in August Wilson's Fences at Providence Black Rep, Tea, Taxes and Shakespeare and Lou Meyer's Just A Little Bit of Somethin' at NEC(with O.L. Duke), Her in Through Her Eyes "Africa" in Cornbury: The Queen's Governor, "Griot" in Lola Louis's The Children's Legacy Singer: Adiva, Marvettes, Funk Guru, Thunderbird American Indian Dancerswww.mariemckinney.com. necartz@gmail.coms Actors Boardwalk Empire, One Life to Live, Law and Order and NY Undercover, writer/actor AWOL pilot for Mad TV. Film: Matthew Brodericks Stranger |
Skills and Training:
Special Skills
African Dancer, Bartender, Carpenter, Choreographer, Ethnic Dancer, Improv, Jazz Dancer, Latin Dancer, Martial Arts Specialist, Masseuse/Masseur, Modern Dancer, Native American Dancer, Physical Fitness Expert, Roller Blader, Salsa Dancer, Swimmer, Sword Fighter, Tango Dancer, Yoga
Other Skills
Shakespearean Acting abd Dramaturgy, American Indian Hoop Dancer The Tbunderbirds
Professional Training/Education
Chinese Sword, Yang Tai Chi, Chinese Kung Fu Instructor
Classical Singing Technique
BA Theatre Dramaturgy,English, Psychology, Pre-Med
National Shakespeare Co Conservatory
Classical Singing Technique
BA Theatre Dramaturgy,English, Psychology, Pre-Med
National Shakespeare Co Conservatory