After performing in a couple of dance theater pieces (Susan Marshall’s Spectators at an Event and David Rousseve’s Love Songs), I got an opportunity to dance tango in Rick Linklater’s experimental film Waking Life. The acting bug bit, and though I resisted it for as long as I could, I finally attended my very first acting class on September 10, 2001. The date, as it turns out, was significant.

The very next day, terror struck as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were hit by hijacked planes. The questions started coming hard and fast -- is this acting class frivolous, meaningless, a waste of time? Or is it important? Really important? 9/11 made it very clear to me that life was uncertain and came without guarantees. If I was going to live the artistic life I’d always claimed I wanted, I needed to take responsibility for making it happen. It was important. Really important.

Since then, I have been active in the film and theater communities in Austin: writing soundtracks and plays; acting both in film and on stage; designing sound, costumes, and puppets; playing the bassoon in a baroque/renaissance ensemble; teaching music classes; and generally saying yes to any new project that offers artistic growth.

I am represented by Acclaim Talent, so give them a shout if you need a good 'mature' actress for your film, video, or TV show. Or contact me directly if I can help you with music, sound design, or anything theatrical.

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