Emayatzy Corinealdi
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Biography
Emayatzy Corinealdi is of Panamanian and African-American descent. She was raised in New Jersey, but traveled extensively as a child as part of a military family.Her first principal role came in 2008 for a TV movie The Nanny Express
The Nanny Express
The Nanny Express is a Hallmark Channel television movie. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on Friday, January 9, 2009, and stars Vanessa Marcil and Dean Stockwell.-Plot:...
. She has appeared in television series' such as Cold Case (TV series),Young and the Restless, Katrina and Romantically Challenged
Romantically Challenged
Romantically Challenged is a comedy television series, which ran on ABC from April 19, 2010 to May 17, 2010. It is set in Pittsburgh and created by Ricky Blitt, who is also the show's head writer. The show stars Alyssa Milano. ABC officially canceled the series on May 16, 2010...
, as well as several acclaimed short films including the DGA Student Filmmaker Award winning Akira.
Emayatzy won the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Star Project, an international acting competition for emerging multicultural artists.
In 2011, she makes her feature film debut as the lead in Middle of Nowhere (film)
Middle of Nowhere (film)
Middle of Nowhere is a 2008 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by John Stockwell, written by Michelle Morgan, and starring Susan Sarandon and her real-life daughter, Eva Amurri. It premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival...
, a drama by writer/director Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay is an American filmmaker, film marketer and film distributor.-Film Marketing:DuVernay formed The DuVernay Agency, later known as DVA Media + Marketing, in 1999...
also starring David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
- Background :Oyelowo was born in Oxford, England of Nigerian descent. He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo and they have three sons.Oyelowo first attended a youth theatre after being invited by a girl to whom he was attracted. He then studied Theatre Studies for A level and his teacher...
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