MAYA VINICE PRENTISS
- SAG-AFTRA
Résumé Print Résumé
Film / TV | ||
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The Chi |
Ms. Greene (recurring) |
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Donut Boyz (pilot) |
Erica Shneeyumpf |
Jenean Coleman |
Jade |
Ms. Sampson |
Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke |
Street Wise |
Sadé (lead) |
Dir. Derome Scott-Smith |
Commercial | ||
Montgomery Place |
Young Mother |
Michael Collier |
Illinois Lottery |
Winning Woman |
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Ore-Ida Just Crack an Egg |
Melty Heroine |
Dir. Tim Abshire |
Cooler Screens (Industrial) |
Background |
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Theatre | ||
A Q Brother’s Christmas Carol |
POS |
Q Brothers |
Comedy of Errors |
Priscilla/ First Merchant |
Barbara Gaines |
Clyde’s |
Letitia |
Kate Whoriskey |
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play |
Ama |
vickie washington/TheatreSquar |
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play |
Nana |
Lili-Anne Brown/ Goodman Theat |
How to Catch Creation |
Riley |
Niegel Smith/ Goodman Theatre |
Romeo and Juliet |
Friar Laurence/ Lady Mont. u/s |
Barbara Gaines/ Chicago Shakes |
As You Like It |
Celia |
Robert Quinlan/ISF |
Pride and Prejudice |
Miss Bingley |
Deanna Jent/ ISF |
Caesar |
Marulla/ Decia u/s |
Quetta Carpenter/ ISF |
Eclipsed |
Helena |
Ilesa Duncan/ Pegasus Theatre |
Twelfth Night |
Feste |
Matter Arbour/ IL Theatre |
How to Catch Creation (reading) |
Riley |
Jess McLeod/ Goodman Thea |
An Octoroon |
Dido |
Chuck Smith/ Definition Thea. |
In the Next Room/ The Vibrator Play |
Elizabeth |
Lisa Dixon/ IL Theatre |
Romeo and Juliet |
Mercutio |
Robert Anderson/ IL Theatre |
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea |
Shea Jones |
Tyrone Phillips/ IL Theatre |
In the Blood |
Hester, La Negrita |
Lisa Dixon/ IL Theatre |
King Kenry V |
Montjoy/ King Henry |
Robert Anderson/ IL Theatre |
An Ode to Vagina Monologues |
Various |
Maya Prentiss & Bria H. |
Real Women Have Curves |
Ana |
LyaNisha Gonzalez/SC Theatre |
Poetry | ||
Showtime at the Apollo |
Harlem, NY |
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Joseph E. Lowery's 93rd Birthday Celebration |
Atlanta, GA |
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Bronze Lens Film Festival |
Atlanta, GA |
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Apache Café |
Atlanta, GA |
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Congressman John Lewis' 75th Birthday Celebration |
Atlanta, GA |
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An Ode to Vagina Monologues |
Atlanta, GA |
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Training | ||
MFA Acting |
Voice and Speech, Movement, Maskwork, |
Univ. of IL, Urbana-Champaign |
Circus and Clowning, Kabuki, Stage Comba |
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BA Drama |
Spelman College |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'6" |
Weight: 170 lbs |
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Conversational ASL, Horseback Riding (beg), Juggling, Rapping, Tumbling, Combat - Stage, Hula Hoop, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Clowning, Dance Hip Hop, Drums, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Sax, Vocal Range: Alto, African Accent, American - Cajun Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, French Accent, Jamaican Accent, Russian Accent
Maya Vinice Prentiss' Chicago credits include School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre) An Octoroon (Definition Theatre); Eclipsed (Pegasus Theatre); The world premiere of How to Catch Creation (Goodman Theatre), and Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) Regional credits include School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play (TheatreSquared), As You Like It, Pride and Prejudice (Illinois Shakespeare Festival) She is a Jeff Award winner- Best Fight Choreography (Definition Theatre)