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Kelsey Asbille Chow is the oldest of three siblings, a younger brother and younger sister. At a young age she studied dance, and grew to love performing. School plays led to community theater, then she was member of the Hammond Select Ensemble, which she has performed with in Italy and other places. She has a recurring role in "One Tree Hill (2003)", also co-stars Matisse Burrows in the Disney movie "Den Brother (2010)". She is perhaps best known for her role as Mikayla in Disney XD's popular TV show "Pair of Kings (2010)".- Tanaya Beatty was born on 12 February 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Yellowstone (2018), Through Black Spruce (2018) and Hostiles (2017).
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At fourteen years old, Q'orianka Kilcher emerged into the front ranks of young actresses with her portrayal of Pocahontas opposite Colin Farrell and Christian Bale in Terrence Malick's 'The New World', an epic about the encounter between English and North American societies in the early 1600s. Her performance won her the National Board of Reviews best breakthrough performance of 2006 and the 2006 Alma Award for best Latin American actress in a feature film, as well as numerous nominations and rave reviews.
Kilcher was born in Schweigmatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to a Peruvian indigenous father of Quechua-Huachipaeri background and an Alaskan-born mother of Swiss-German origin. She was raised in Kapa'a, Hawaii. Having started her performing arts career at six years old, she is not only an award-winning actress with critical acclaim, but an amazing singer, lyricist, and expert dancer. Kilcher is also a committed human rights and environmental activist, as well as a fearless, powerful, young force who uses her voice as tool to bring the need for universal dignity, compassion, environmental justice, and basic Human Rights to the attention of the international community.
Traveling frequently to speak at youth events, colleges, and universities, Kilcher has been invited as a featured keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at many international conferences and events for organizations such as Amnesty International, the I.F.G. (International Forum on Globalization), and Amazon Watch I.F.I.P. (International Funders for Indigenous Peoples). She was a panelist on the "Indigenous Peoples: Human Rights, Dignity and Development with Identity in collaboration with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" United Nations panel. She also lends her energy as spokeswoman, collaborator, and supporter to several international and national NGOs.
In her free time, Kilcher is an accomplished singer/song-writer, and recently launched her own youth driven human rights and environmental organization on Q Initiative, heading campaigns to connect young Hollywood with youth-activist leaders and projects from around the world.
Through her production company, IQ-Films, Kilcher is also producing several cause-driven documentaries and youth-programming projects.- Robin Towner is known for Yellowstone (2018) and The Bunny Man (2015).
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Morgan Lester is a North American actor, filmmaker and producer of indigenous descent born in Manteca, California, USA as Morgan Elizabeth Lester. She is performer known for Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story (2016), Veep (2012), Reno 911! (2003), and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003). She performed the title role of California's Official Outdoor Play "Ramona" to a house of 5,000.
Some production work includes the independent film Go for Grandma (2023), print and advertising credits for brands like Nexcare(TM), Chevy, Sephora Collection; as well as a campaign for Chumash Enterprises of the Santa Ynez band of Chumash Indians. Morgan has produced a wide-range of work in the indie space, from short films to short-form series, live performance to digital media.
Morgan owns the production company Unofficial Pictures LLC operating out of Los Angeles, CA. She earned her Bachelors Degree from the University of California Santa Barbara.
Upcoming work includes a docuseries about life in the production office, a limited series set on the Menominee Reservation in WWII and a film to be announced.- Emily Alabi is a professional actress and dancer of mixed heritage, latin and indigenous. She grew up in San Francisco and is now based in Los Angeles. Emily has worked onscreen and onstage extensively across the US, Canada, and abroad.
She started her career in dance, and has showcased her impressive skills both as a dancer and choreographer on popular TV shows and movies including Chef directed by Jon Favreau, Disney's Austin and Ally, Shake It Up, CW's Jane the Virgin, Netflix's Selena: The Series and the Oscars.
Emily's passion for the arts and entertainment has always been palpable. She graduated from UCLA with a focus in World Arts and Cultures and has since combined her athletic abilities and strength with her heart and passion to create captivating performances onscreen.
You can watch her latest work in Season 7 of S.W.A.T. and Season 3 of FBI: International, both airing on CBS.
She has also appeared in other popular shows like Magnum P.I., Found, Joe Pickett, The Rookie, NCIS, Marvel's Runaways, and Teen Wolf. Her additional credits include supporting roles for Lifetime TV Movies, The Christmas Edition and Blending Christmas.
Emily is represented by Michelle Zeitlin at More Zap Productions & Management, Ro Diamond and Steven Jang, and the team at SDB Partners for Theatrical and Bloc Agency for on-camera commercial/dance and choreography. - Vanessa Curry originally form the Bay Area California has been featured in several commercials, TV shows and print work. She has been seen in commercials for AT&T, BMW, Home Depot, 5hr Energy, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Applebee's, Target and Cover Girl Cosmetics. Vanessa has also acted in television shows and Films such as Lethal Weapon, Glee, CSI NY, Behind The Trees and Always And Forever. Some of her print work has included Sports Illustrated, Adidas, KKW Beauty, Skechers, Target, Nike, Ulta Beauty and Sephora.
In addition, she is also and accomplished dancer, dancing for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Leighton Meester and Sensato. Vanessa has performed on shows such as Dancing With The Stars, XFactor, American Music Awards, Latin Grammys and IHeart Radio Music Awards.