NEHASSAIU DEGANNES
- AEA,
- CAEA,
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible
Résumé Print Résumé
FILM & TELEVISION | ||
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EQUAL STANDARD |
Krystal Rullan (Supporting) |
Brendan Kyle Cochrane & Ice-T |
NEW YORK | ||
IS GOD IS (World Premiere) |
Angie |
Soho Rep/ Taibi Magar |
SEAGULL MACHINE |
Arkadina |
La MaMa / The Assembly |
EQUUS (opp. Alec Baldwin & Sam Underwood) |
Nurse |
John Drew Theater |
THE CHEVALIER |
Nanon |
Powerhouse Theatre |
DIANA SANDS: A CERTAIN TOUGHNESS OF SPIRIT |
Diana Sands |
Juneteenth Legacy Theater |
GOOD PEOPLE |
Kate |
Hampton Theatre |
THE BALCONY (opp. Amy Irving) |
Carmen |
Red Bull |
STRATFORD FESTIVAL | ||
GUYS AND DOLLS |
Lt. Brannigan |
Stratford Fest/ Donna Feore |
SOMETHING ROTTEN! |
Lady Clapham |
Stratford Fest/ Donna Feore |
ROMEO & JULIET |
Lady Capulet |
Stratford Fest/ Tim Carroll |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS |
Anne of Austria |
Stratford Fest/ Miles Potter |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE |
Portia’s Train/ u.s. Nerissa |
Stratford Fest/ A. Cimolino |
CANADIAN THEATRE (Selected) | ||
GNIT |
Mother/ others |
Shaw Festival/ Tim Carroll |
TONS OF MONEY |
Miss Benita Mullett |
Shaw Festival/ Eda Holmes |
MAJOR BARBARA (appeared) |
u.s. Sarah Undershaft/ Jenny Hill |
Shaw Fest/ Peter Hinton-Davis |
FAT HAM (Canadian Première) |
Rabby |
Canadian Stage Co/ Philip Akin |
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND |
La Veuve |
Shaw Festival/ Philip Akin |
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN HEART |
Mrs. Allstrüd |
Shaw Festival/ Craig Hall |
SWEAT |
Cynthia |
Theatre Aquarius |
NEVER NOT ONCE |
Nadine Walker |
Theatre Aquarius |
U.S.A. REGIONAL THEATRE (Selected) | ||
INCENDIARY |
Tanya |
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
THE HIGH GROUND (opp. Phillip James Brannon) |
Victoria/ Vicky/ Vee/ Woman in Black |
Arena Stage |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (opp. Kate Grant) |
Sister Frances |
STC/ Simon Godwin |
MEASURE FOR MEASURE |
Isabella and Pompey |
Shakespeare & Co. (Berkshires) |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS |
Lady DeWinter/ Milady |
Cleveland Play House |
MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT |
Mary Church Terrell |
Florida Studio Theater |
SWEAT |
Cynthia |
Cleveland Play House |
KINGS |
Rep. Sydney Millsap |
Studio Theatre |
ROMEO & JULIET |
Lady Capulet |
Alabama Shakespeare Festival |
OUR TOWN |
Mrs. Gibbs |
Alabama Shakespeare Festival |
THE LAST WIFE (US Northeast Premiere) |
Kate Parr |
WAM Theatre / Kelly Galvin |
INTIMATE APPAREL |
Esther |
Shakespeare & Co. |
OR, |
Nell Gwynne/ Maria/ Lady Davenant |
Shakespeare & Co./Alice Reagan |
THE CONVERT |
Prudence |
Underground Railway Theatre |
KING LEAR (opp. Larry Yando) |
Cordelia |
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre |
MARISOL |
The Angel |
Luna Stage |
KING LEAR (opp. Frankie Faison & Andre Braugher) |
Cordelia |
Luna Stage |
PROOF |
Catherine |
Trinity Rep |
AWARDS | ||
INTIMATE APPAREL |
Best Performance in a Play |
Wall Street Journal |
OR, |
Outstanding Supporting Actress |
Berkshire Theatre Critics |
THE CONVERT |
Best Production |
Elliot Norton Award |
TRAINING | ||
3-YR GRADUATE ACTING CONSERVATORY |
New Works/ Realism/ Classical |
Trinity Rep Conservatory |
ON-CAMERA-Cinematic Scene-Work |
Jon Shear |
Take Action Workshop, NYC |
ON-CAMERA SELF-TAPE TECHNIQUE |
Natalie Roy |
Virtual Workshop |
ON-CAMERA - Compelling Screencraft |
Yasen Atour |
Heidi Miami Leyes Stuio, NYC |
ON-CAMERA, Beg. & Int Workshops |
Heidi Miami Leyes |
Heidi Miami Leyes Studio, NYC |
ON-CAMERA 3-DAY INTENSIVE |
Bob Krakower |
One on One, NYC |
SUZUKI, SLOW TEMPO, MODERN DANCE |
Pacific Performance Project |
Seattle, WA |
SHAKESPEARE TEXT, MOVEMENT, SCENE-WORK |
Tina Packer et al |
Shakespeare & Co., Berkshires |
MFA |
Literary Arts |
Brown University |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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