Actress and Content Creator Brie Eley joins host Samantha Rund this episode.
We discuss:
Brie Eley is an actress and content creator from Sugar Land, Texas.
A theater nerd at heart, she trained at Marymount Manhattan College and the BADA Midsummer at Oxford University program. Upon graduation, she apprenticed at Actors Theatre of Louisville before performing regionally at The Kennedy Center and across stages in New York and the northeast. Done with the snow and tiny rooms, Brie made her way to LA for sunshine and closet space! She landed in West Hollywood and has been enjoying her assigned parking ever since. She quickly landed on dramatic gems Grey’s Anatomy and Criminal Minds before shifting to more comedic work on camera in shows like Brooklyn 99, 2 Broke Girls and Champions. Her interest in digital sketches and branded series led to producing with AOL Studios and the creation of the all-female troupe 4Play Comedy LA.
She now spends her time appearing in a variety of commercials, independent film projects and on television. She continues to act on-stage at spaces like Skylight Theater, Comedy Central Stage and A Noise Within while flexing her comedy chops as a creator. Her film Password Deals, about an ambitious street hustler, advanced to the finals of the NBC Short Cuts Festival, and her short Acceptance, which she co-wrote, produced and acted in,was distributed on Viacom/BET and BET.com.
Brie's artivism led her to create Here and Ready, a talent database of Black Actresses. From the site you can search across a number of categories, filter parameters, view reels and contact actors directly. There's even an option to directly submit castings, and it's all free to access. Here and Ready also has an active private community group, with a combined access to more than 1100 actresses. Both efforts work to increase the visibility of Black Actresses, visibility of us within the entertainment industry and visibility for how we see and support each other.
Samantha Rund is a professional actor, comedian, and coach. A graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program MFA, and Second City’s Improv and Directing Conservatory; she is passionate about enriching people’s lives through the performing arts. Some of her recent acting work includes 3 Busy Debras on Adult Swim, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and various commercials including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Her company, Beyond Technique Coaching, focuses on using performance principles to empower people to bring more of their whole selves to their lives and work. She works with a wide range of people around the world on performance, communication, and personal development.
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