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HAIR COLOR: Brown
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Mezzo Soprano
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): Non-Union
BIOGRAPHY:
Bess Blackburn is a performer and writer based out of NYC and LA. Selected theatrical credits include: Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (ACT San Francisco), Queen Elizabeth in Richard III (Columbia University’s KCST), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (RADA), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical (Berkeley Playhouse), and King Wenceslas in Ubu Roi (Tulane University). Selected film credits include: OUTSIDER (Best Actress Nom. at The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2023), Aria (Denver Film Festival 2022, Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2023), Kindred Spirits (Best Writing at UCLA Short Film Festival 2024)
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Instagram: @bess.blackburn
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
B.A. Theatre, Barnard College of Columbia University
Training: Laban Movement Analysis (Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies), Suzuki Method of Acting (Tulane University), Alexander Technique (The Barrow Group), Fitzmaurice Voicework® (Tulane University), Shakespeare in Performance (RADA Shakespeare Summer School), Vocal Jazz (California Jazz Conservatory)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Singing (Jazz, Musical Theatre, Pop), Mandarin (Low intermediate), Italian (Low intermediate), Accents (U.S. West Coast, Southern, R.P. English), Tap Dancing (Beginning), Piano (Beginning), Ballet (Beginning), Horseback Riding (Beginning), Figure Skating (Beginning), Stage Combat (Hand, Sword), Valid U.S. Passport & Driver's License