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Charlotte Ayanna (born September 25, 1976) is an American
United States

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 actress.

na was born as Charlotte Lopez in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
, but moved to Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 at an early age. She had a troubled childhood, spending thirteen years in foster homes after her mother, Emma, was judged to be mentally unfit to look after her and her two siblings. In 1994, at age 17, she was adopted
Adoption

Adoption is the act of Family law placing a child with a parent or parents other than those to whom they were born. An adoption order has the effect of severing parental responsibilities and rights of the original parent and transferring those responsibilities and rights to the adoptive parent....
 into a foster home.






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Charlotte Ayanna (born September 25, 1976) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress.

Early life

Ayanna was born as Charlotte Lopez in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
, but moved to Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 at an early age. She had a troubled childhood, spending thirteen years in foster homes after her mother, Emma, was judged to be mentally unfit to look after her and her two siblings. In 1994, at age 17, she was adopted
Adoption

Adoption is the act of Family law placing a child with a parent or parents other than those to whom they were born. An adoption order has the effect of severing parental responsibilities and rights of the original parent and transferring those responsibilities and rights to the adoptive parent....
 into a foster home. She has since become a spokeswoman for foster children.

Career

Her first national exposure was in 1993, when she became Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15?19. The reigning titleholder is Stevi Perry of Miss Arkansas Teen USA....
. Charlotte co-authored a book
Book

A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side....
 titled Lost in the System, published in 1996, detailing her childhood and subsequent rise to Miss Teen USA. She later changed her last name to "Ayanna", meaning "blessed
Blessed

Blessed may refer to:* The state of having received a blessing.* In Roman Catholicism, a title applied to someone who has been Beatification....
" in Cherokee
Cherokee language

Cherokee is an Iroquoian languages spoken by the Cherokee people which uses a Cherokee syllabary writing system. It is the only Southern Iroquoian languages language that remains spoken....
.

Following her pageant victory, she made guest appearances on television shows including Weird Science
Weird Science (TV series)

Weird Science is a mid-1990s United States comedy series made for television, a spin-off of the Weird Science of the same name....
 and Entourage
Entourage (TV series)

Entourage is an HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase ? a young A-list movie star ? and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, California....
 as an obsessed fan of Vincent Chase
Vincent Chase

Vincent "Vince" Chase is the main character on the Dramedy television series Entourage . He is played by Adrian Grenier.Personal life...
 who she sends a nude picture of herself. She also appears in the music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 for her fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martín
Ricky Martin

Enrique Mart?n Morales , better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rico pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin American music boy band Menudo , then as a solo artist since 1991....
's hit She's All I Ever Had
She's All I Ever Had

"She's All I Ever Had" is the second single taken from the multiplatinum first Ricky Martin by Ricky Martin....
.

Her film roles include Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker (film)

Jawbreaker is a 1999 in film comedy-drama directed by Darren Stein. It was released February 19, 1999. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in a clique that is at the top of the feeding order in their local high school....
 (1999), The Rage: Carrie 2
The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2 is the 1999 in film sequel to the 1976 in film horror film classic Carrie . Directed by Katt Shea, the film starred Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving, who appeared in the original film....
 (1999), Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana is an United States drama film, released in 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of striptease in an adult club....
 (2000), Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic comedy motion picture that tells a story of a duke who time travels from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in the modern New York City....
 (2001), Training Day
Training Day

Training Day is a 2001 in film crime film film director by Antoine Fuqua,written by David Ayer and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke....
 as Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and film director. He landed his first feature role in the movie Explorers in 1985 opposite River Phoenix....
's wife, and Love the Hard Way
Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. It is about the story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved....
 (2003) with Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody is an United States actor. He received widespread recognition and subsequent acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist ....
. She also starred with Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery is an United States actor known for such roles as Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints as well as portraying Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles....
 as the sexy vampiress in the horror-made-for-DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 movie The Insatiable
The Insatiable

The Insatiable is an United States vampire horror film released on DVD in 2006, starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Charlotte Ayanna, and Michael Biehn....
 (2006).

Awards and nominations

In 2002 she won the Best Actress award at the Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films for Love the Hard Way
Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. It is about the story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved....
 (2001) tied with Kajol
Kajol

Kajol Devgan, n?e Mukherjee , born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India, popularly known as Kajol, is a Hindi film actress.Kajol made her acting debut in the film Bekhudi and had her first hit with her second film Baazigar along with Shahrukh Khan, with whom she later went to deliver some of the biggest Bollywood hits like...
 for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).

Filmography

  • Weird Science
    Weird Science (TV series)

    Weird Science is a mid-1990s United States comedy series made for television, a spin-off of the Weird Science of the same name....
     (3 episodes, "Dead Can Dance", "Puppet Love" and "Phantom Scampi", 1995-1996) .... Annie / Jessie / Wendy
  • Beverly Hills, 90210
    Beverly Hills, 90210

    'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
     (1 episode, "Here We Go Again", 1996) .... Beth Rawlings
  • The Steve Harvey Show
    The Steve Harvey Show

    The Steve Harvey Show is an United States sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 24, 2002 on The WB Television Network....
     (1 episode, "Pool Sharks Git Bit", 1996) .... Jody
  • Trojan War
    Trojan War (film)

    Trojan War is a 1997 romantic comedy directed by George Huang . It stars Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Marley Shelton....
     (1997) .... Nina (as Charlotte Lopez)
  • The Secret World of Alex Mack
    The Secret World of Alex Mack

    The Secret World of Alex Mack was an United States television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up....
     (2 episodes, "The Understudy" and "Without Feathers", 1996-1997) .... Hannah Mercury
  • Telling You (1998) .... Allison Fazio (as Charlotte Lopez)
  • Profiler
    Profiler (TV series)

    Profiler is an United States crime drama that initially aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
     (1 episode, "Cravings", 1998) .... Kristen
  • Jawbreaker
    Jawbreaker (film)

    Jawbreaker is a 1999 in film comedy-drama directed by Darren Stein. It was released February 19, 1999. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in a clique that is at the top of the feeding order in their local high school....
     (1999) .... Elizabeth "Liz" Purr (as Charlotte Roldan)
  • The Rage: Carrie 2
    The Rage: Carrie 2

    The Rage: Carrie 2 is the 1999 in film sequel to the 1976 in film horror film classic Carrie . Directed by Katt Shea, the film starred Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving, who appeared in the original film....
     (1999) .... Tracy Campbell
  • Dancing at the Blue Iguana
    Dancing at the Blue Iguana

    Dancing at the Blue Iguana is an United States drama film, released in 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of striptease in an adult club....
     (2000) .... Jessie and performer of SEX A.M. and Amazing Grace
    Amazing Grace

    "Amazing Grace" is a well-known Christian hymn by Englishman John Newton and first appeared in print in Newton's Olney Hymns ....
  • Stealing Time
    Stealing Time

    Stealing Time is a 2001 comedy/drama involving the uniting of four friends reuniting a year after college, each of them now dealing with their own problems....
     (2001) .... Samantha "Sam" Parkes
  • Love the Hard Way
    Love the Hard Way

    Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. It is about the story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved....
     (2001) .... Claire Harrison
  • Training Day
    Training Day

    Training Day is a 2001 in film crime film film director by Antoine Fuqua,written by David Ayer and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke....
     (2001) .... Lisa
  • Kate & Leopold
    Kate & Leopold

    Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic comedy motion picture that tells a story of a duke who time travels from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in the modern New York City....
     (2001) .... Patrice
  • Spun
    Spun

    Spun is a 2002 in film independent Film film director by Jonas ?kerlund. This is ?kerlund's d?but as a film director after being better known for his work on music videos....
     (2002) .... Amy
  • Entourage
    Entourage (TV series)

    Entourage is an HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase ? a young A-list movie star ? and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, California....
     (1 episode, "Date Night", 2004) .... Joanne
  • Once Upon a Wedding (2005) .... Margarita
  • The Insatiable
    The Insatiable

    The Insatiable is an United States vampire horror film released on DVD in 2006, starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Charlotte Ayanna, and Michael Biehn....
     (2006) .... Tatiana
  • Push (2006) .... Lisa
  • The Thirst (2006) .... Macey
  • No. 6 (2006) .... Mila


See also

  • List of famous Puerto Ricans


Further reading


External links