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Theatre/ Musical Theatre

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar

Billie Holiday

URBY Harrison

Ragtime

Sarah

Piedmont Opera

Eclipsed

Helena

Southern Rep Theatre

Father Comes Home From The Wars

Penny

Southern Rep Theatre

Lizzie

Emma Borden

See Em On Stage

Once On This Island

Mama Euralie

Le Petit Theatre

Jelly's Last Jam

Sweet Anita

Le Petit Theatre

Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike

Cassandra

Le Petit Theatre

Hair

Shelia Franklin

Le Petit Theatre

Aida

Aida

Le Petit Theatre

Rent

Mimi Marquez

Le Petit Theatre

Purlie

Lutiebelle

Le Petit Theatre

Beirut

Blue

Mid-City Theatre

Film

Ma Belle, My Beauty

Lead

Starz/ Marion Hill

Blood Runs Down (short)

Lead

AfroLandTV/ Zandashe Brown

Greyson Family Christmas

Supporting

Bounce TV/ Lisa France

Bull Street

Principal

Up The Road Films/ Lynn Dow

One Of These Days

Principal

Prime Video/ Bastian Günther

The Haunting in Connecticut 2

Principal

Lionsgate/ Tom Elkins

The Mortician

Principal

Lionsgate/ Gareth M. Roberts

Television

Leverage: Redemption

Co-Star

Prime Video/ Dean Devlin

Queen of the South

Co-Star

USA Network/ Sebastian Silva

Commercial

1st Lake Properties

Principal

Robert Berning Productions

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Principal

Innovative Advertising, LLC

New Orleans Tourism

Principal

Director Henry Mason

Ochsner Healthcare

Principal

Director Ramaa Mosley

Training

Diana Castle

Acting

The Imagined Life Studio

Loyola University

BM

College of Music and Media

Delgado Community College

AGS

School of Liberal Arts

Idella Johnson, a New Orleans native, studied theatre and music at Delgado Community College and Loyola University (BM). She began her career starring in plays and musicals in New Orleans. She won three Big Easy Awards; One for Best Actress in a Musical and two for Best Supporting Actress. She was the Lead Actress in notable films like the award winning short, Blood Runs Down, earning her a Women in Horror Film Best Performance nomination, and the Sundance Award winning film, Ma Belle, My Beauty on Starz.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 150 lbs

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