LAURA PALKA
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible
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SlateShot
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"Masterminds" role - Feature Film (Comedy) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Role of News Anchor and Reporter covering a real life crime caper.
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"Powers" (SonyPlaystation TV) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Role of Talk Show Host Interviewing "Wolfe" (Eddie Izzard) (1:15) clip
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The Daily Two (Hosting) - WSOC-TV Charlotte (Performance Video) Quicktime
Host of daily informational segment. This one features Morris Jenkins HVAC and the importance of CO testing.
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Charlotte International Auto Show Intvu. (Performance Video) Quicktime
Live shot from the Auto Show - show preview.
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Bank of America - Associate Training Video (Host) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Industrial video for Bank of America worldwide.
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Industrial - Corporate Film (Host) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Cabot Wrenn Care Furniture - Intl. furniture markets (:90)
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Résumé Print Résumé
TV SERIES | ||
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The Staircase |
Court TV Reporter- Ep.104 |
HBO Max - Antonio Campos |
The Outsider |
Newscaster - Ep. 102 |
HBO - Jason Bateman |
Rectify |
Newscaster - Ep. 408 |
Sundance TV - Ray McKinnon |
Good Behavior |
Reporter - Ep. 103 |
TNT - Mark Piznarski |
The Haves and the Have Nots |
Desk Reporter - Ep. 406 |
OWN - Tyler Perry |
Powers |
Talk Show Host - Ep.105 |
SonyTV/PlayStation/Bill Eagles |
The Red Road |
News Anchor - Ep.206 |
Sundance TV - Randall Einhorn |
Homeland |
DC Reporter - Ep.110 |
Showtime - Guy Ferland |
FILM | ||
The Family Plan |
News Anchor |
Apple TV - Simon Cellan Jones |
The Beanie Bubble |
Sportscaster |
Apple TV - K.Gore/D.Kulash |
Masterminds |
News Reporter |
Relativity Media/Jared Hess |
Samaritan |
News Anchor (uncredited) |
Amazon Prime/Julius Avery |
BiFacial |
News Anchor (VO) |
Antonio Riggins Presents |
One Church |
Judy (Receptionist) |
JC Productions/Bill Rahn |
A Box for Rob |
Newscaster |
UptonePictures/Renzo Vazquez |
Pendulum Swings |
Newscaster |
Tri-Rahn Prod./Bill Rahn |
Destiny Road |
Newscaster (VoiceOver) |
UptonePictures/Rob Treveiler |
The Shunning |
Photo Double for Sherry Stringfield |
Hallmark /Michael Landon Jr. |
The Trial |
(Uncredited) |
20th Century Fox/ Gary Wheeler |
TELEVISION NEWS | ||
WSOC-TV (ABC) |
News Anchor/Reporter |
Charlotte, NC |
KVIA-TV (ABC) |
News Anchor/Reporter |
El Paso, TX |
WTVG-TV (NBC) |
News Anchor/Reporter/Producer |
Toledo, OH |
WDIV-TV (NBC) |
News Writer/Production Asst. |
Detroit, MI |
HOSTING/LIVE EVENT COVERAGE | ||
Sheer Science - Plexaderm, PowerSwabs, Culler Beauty |
National Live TV spokesperson |
All US TV markets |
The Daily Two |
Live Show Host |
WSOC-TV Charlotte |
Discovery Place - Body Worlds |
Segment Host |
WSOC-TV Charlotte |
Charlotte International Auto Show |
Live Show Host |
WSOC-TV Charlotte |
My School Rocks |
Live Show Host |
WTVI-TV Charlotte |
MDA Show of Strength |
Live Telethon Host |
WAXN-TV Charlotte |
INDUSTRIAL FILMS/CORPORATE VIDEOS | ||
Leukemia Lymphoma Society |
Narrator |
CCL Media/Dilsey Davis |
Discover |
Host |
NIIT Inc./Kent Parham |
UNC Kenan Flagler School of Business |
Sarah - Businesswoman |
Innovation Lab/Rose Brown |
FDA |
Doctor |
RTI Intl./Durham NC |
Hoover Vacuum |
Mom |
TII Floor Care |
Stout Financial |
Anchor |
Joyride Prod./Aaron Putnam |
Bank of America |
Host |
LEC Media/ Frank Schwartz |
Press Ganey |
Host |
Wheelhouse Media/John Allred |
Charter Security |
Lead - Employee |
Unboxed Productions/Richmond |
Biogen Pharmaceuticals |
Team Leader |
Performance Impact/Matt Warren |
Wells Fargo |
Host |
Wells Fargo/Bev Peninger |
Sun Trust Bank |
Lead - Branch Manager |
Performance Impact/Matt Warren |
Belk Department Stores |
Host |
Mainstreet TeleProduction |
Cabot Wrenn Furniture |
Host |
Zocolo Prod./Leszek Burzynski |
Polypore International |
Host |
Mainstreet TeleProductions |
TV COMMERCIALS | ||
Hoover Vacuum |
Mom |
TII Floor Care |
Lexington Medical Center |
Wife |
LexMed/David Anderson |
Off Broadway Shoes |
Actor |
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AVON |
Actor |
Madheart LA/Jan Gleie |
Harris Teeter Grocery |
Actor |
Oasis Films/Jeff Smith |
Radio VOICE OVERS/MOVIE TRAILERS/NARRATION | ||
Bojangles |
Radio Spot "mom" |
Groundcrew Studios |
Wells Fargo Credit Services |
English Narrator |
Wells Fargo Video Services |
Masterminds (Movie Trailer) |
News Anchor |
Relativity Media |
Billy Graham Christmas - TV Special |
Narrator |
BGEA Productions, Charlotte |
Fintastic Aquariums |
Radio spot |
Phase Two Productions |
McBane Brown Heating/Cooling |
Radio spot |
Phase Two Productions |
The Fifth Sun |
CD Play (Spoken Word Grammy Submission) |
Actors Scene Unseen, Charlotte |
EDUCATION & TRAINING | ||
B.A. Journalism |
Wayne State University |
Detroit, MI |
Film Actors Studio Charlotte |
Lon Bumgarner/Marilyn Carter |
Charlotte, NC |
Acting Out Studios |
Elizabeth Byland, MFA |
Charlotte, NC |
VoiceOver - Master Class |
Groundcrew Studios |
Charlotte, NC |
Audition Intensive |
Erica Arvold, CSA |
Charlotte, NC |
Self Tape Intensive |
Jen Ingulli, CSA |
Charlotte, NC |
On Camera Scene Study |
JTA Inc. (Martin Thompson, SAG-AFTRA) |
Charlotte, NC |
THEATER | ||
Short Playfest 2018 |
Charlotte Arts League |
Donna Scott Productions |
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS | ||
2003 MidSouth Regional Emmy |
Honorable Mention |
Live Breaking News |
TX & NM Associated Press |
Reporting/Anchoring Awards |
(full list available) |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'6" |
Weight: 135 lbs |
Eyes: Brown |
Hair Color: Blonde |
Hair Length: Shoulder Length |
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Live Shots/Adlib, Public Speaking, Teleprompter, Figure Skating, Golf, Ice Skating, Swimming - ability - general, Weight Lifting, Ear Prompter, Licensed Driver, Teleprompter, Voiceover, French Accent
I began my professional acting career in 2009 following a 20-year career as a TV News Anchor & Reporter. Please view my updated reels posted here on the Actor's Access site.