Dawn Alden

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SAG - AFTRA
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair: Red (ish)
Eyes: Hazel/Green

TELEVISION

House of Lies Co-star Showtime Lincoln Point Productions
Sons of Anarchy: "Bainne" Co-star (uncredited) FX
I'm Alive:  "Eaten Alive" Guest star Animal Planet Gurney Productions
Breaking Hollywood: "Pilot" Guest Star 919 Films Merovingian Productions
I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant:
"The Wedding Gift"
Co-star TLC, Discovery Health Mike Mathis Productions

FILM

OMEGA: Advent Destiny OMara (lead) 1022 Productions dir: Adam Spann
Helen: A Great Old Broad Marie (lead) C-41 Productions dir: Bartley Taylor
But I-- Woman (lead) Deciduous Films dir: Jonny Lewis
The Interview The Interviewer (lead) Put Yer Pants On Productions dir: Whit Spurgeon
One Small Step Ms. Forster (lead) Attention Soldier Productions dir:  Elle Schneider
Here Today Belinda (lead) Picture-wise Pictures dir: Casey Schlosser
Baker's Dozen Doctor (supporting) 8383 Productions for Bloody Disgusting Films dir: Jon Schnepp
One Sunday Afternoon Waitress (supporting) Put Yer Pants On Productions dir: Whit Spurgeon
Capello Betty (supporting) Abu Films dir: Jason Gullifer
Rock and Romance Liane (supporting) goldilocks gets her revenge productions dir: Stephen Treadway
Weird Tales 3 Juliet Brier (supporting) Gold Creek Films dir: Ted Faye
The Rwanda Blend Customer (supporting) New Filmmakers dir: Sam Zvibleman
Becoming Teacher (supporting) Dustin Todd Films dir: Dustin Brown
Scars Helen (supporting) Open to the Public Productions dir: Fred Ochs
The Spirit Milty's Girl (supporting) Edgewood Entertainment in assoc with Will Eisner Studios dir: Harold Longway
Something Wicked Carolyne (supporting) Noir Vision Studios dir: Eric Javier Mejia
Riley, or How I Learned to Kill My Mother Josephine (lead) Chapman University thesis film dir: Alec Contestabile
Hall of Fame Charlene (lead) Chapman University thesis film dir: Daniel Kaufman
Haven Vera (lead) UCLA dir: Tajreen Hedayet
Skin Deep Cheryl (lead) Chapman University dir: John Rocco
Ghost Patrol Annette Dandridge (lead) Chapman University dir: Blake Heiss
Starting Point Alexandra Simonova (lead) NY Film Academy dir: Bogdan Yansen
Comic Book Boy Luanne (lead) NY Film Academy dir: Jurgita Bareikaite
Broken Bones Daryl Alice (lead) LAFSC dir: Nathan Morrow
Appetite Sister Moore (lead) USC Long Beach dir: So Yun Um
Tears Asunder Farrah (lead) Loyola Marymount dir: Edi Ibok
The Letter Mom (lead) Brooks Institute dir: Kelsea Davis
Still Human Alice (lead) Art Institute of CA - LA dir: Julie Takakuwa
Firelight Woman (supporting) A.F.I. thesis film dir: Simon Brown
Gasoline Dr. Lee (supporting) USC thesis film dir: Nichole Delaura
The Split Muriel (supporting) Chapman University thesis film dir: Blake Heiss
Just Say No Chad's Mom (supporting) Chapman University thesis film dir: John Rocco
Real American Heroes Recruiting Officer (supporting) Chapman University thesis film dir: Ori Guendelman
Pawn Deadhead (supporting) Chapman University thesis film dir: Blake Heiss
Blackout Edith (supporting) AFI dir: Bennett Lasseter
Super Chief Ruth (supporting) Chapman University dir: Parker Howell
Heaven's Never Far Away Mother (supporting) Biola Institute dir: Aaron Kessinger
On the Shoulders of Giants Helen Parks (supporting) Brooks Institute dir: Jerry Fredrickson
Bunny Goes to Town Karen (supporting) California Institute of the Arts dir: Elizabeth Mims
Familiar Mom (supporting) California Institute of the Arts dir: Claire Marie Vogel
Feast Fit for a Prince Lola (supporting) Art Institute of CA - LA dir: Jazminn Diaz
Delusion Anne (supporting) LACC dir: Karen Agnes
Connected by Webs Mother (supporting) USC Long Beach dir: Kirk Deis

NEW MEDIA

The Hunted (feature) Margaret Hunted Productions dir: Bob Chapin
Dark Age Ruth (series regular) Red O Hat Productions dir: Kent Meloy
Cast Out Miriam (lead) Vicarious Films dir: Curtis Krick
90 Days to Greatness Sherrie (lead) Healthy Life Live Productions dir: Brian Gerber
Women of Will Gladys (series regular) Vicarious Films dir: Dawn Alden
Lesbian Cops: The Psych Sessions Psychiatrist (guest star) Pelican Boss Films dir: David Aslan
Say I Do Daughter (lead) AAH8 (Artists Against Hate) dir: Valerie Alexander
The Girl in 517 The Girl in 517 (lead) Vicarious Films dir: Dawn Alden
Gustavo the Great Chiwt (supporting) 52 Films 52 Weeks dir: Samantha Simmonds
Searching for Kelly Kathy (supporting) Creative Cat Productions dir: Layla Bozek, Allyson Tachiki
Saving Rent  Suzie's mom (co-star) Pegside Films in assoc with ABC-TV dir: Gary Teperman
Thank You For Watching  Nagging Actor (supp.) 52 Films 52 Weeks dir: Renee Ronceros
Star Schlep  Karen (lead) USC Film School dir: Liz Werner

  

THEATRE (selected credits)

Fifty Shades of Shrew Petruchio Broads' Word Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Four Tree Plays Kathy, Robin, Tree Ray Burley Productions (Hollywood, CA)
The Ends of the Earth Janice Stocknelson The Blank Theatre YPF (Hollywood, CA)
And The Winner Is Sheri Stillspeaking Theatre (San Marino, CA)
The Evolution of Love (short play festival) various Stillspeaking Theatre (San Marino, CA)
The Autumn Garden Rose Eclipse Theatre (Chicago)
The Land of the Free Elizabeth Babes With Blades (Chicago)
The Defiant Muse (Jeff Recommended) Lisi / Elvira Victory Gardens Theater (Chicago)
The Girl in the Iron Mask Artemis Babes With Blades (Chicago)
An Affair of Honor Esme, Miss Kelly Babes With Blades (Chicago)
The Coast of Chicago (Jeff Recommended) Eva Walkabout Theater / Lookingglass (Chicago)
Duet for One (Jeff Recommended) Dr. Feldman Stockyards Theatre Project (Chicago)
By the Music of the Spheres Ensemble Goodman Theatre (Chicago)
XenaLive Part 2: Xena Lives! The Musical Chicken, Beetle About Face Theatre (Chicago)
Police Deaf Near Far (Jeff Recommended) Police Trainer/Signer Stage Left and The Storefront Theatre at Gallery 37
Xena LIVE! Aphrodite, Amazon About Face & greasy joan (Chicago)
Babes With Blades (3 runs over 2 years) Ensemble/Fighter Footsteps Theatre (Chicago)
Twelfth Night Orsino Footsteps Theatre (Chicago)
Babes With Blades Ensemble/Fighter Roman Eagle Lodge (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Salome (Jeff Recommended) Herodias Footsteps Theatre (Chicago)
Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Footsteps Theatre (Chicago)
Antigone (Anouilh) Antigone Footsteps Theatre (Chicago)

TRAINING

On-Camera: Glenn F. Haines, Oksana Fedunyszyn
Acting: James Kerr, James Gardner, Peter Harrigan, Kelly C. Morgan, Mark-Alan Gordon
Shakespeare: Selena Cadell, Phillip Franks, Barry Rutter, Bob Scogin, Rick McMillan
Voice: Patsy Rodenburg, Mavourneen Dwyer (Berry), Natalie Baker (Skinner)
Movement: Toby Jones (Theatre Complicite), Sarah Barker (Alexander), Thom Delventhal (Acrobatics)
Combat: Tony Wolf, James Loriega, Brad Waller, F. Braun McAsh, Scott Witt, Jonathan Howe

EDUCATION

Royal National Professional Training Programme, Royal National Theatre, London
M.F.A. in Acting; University of Pittsburgh
B.A. in Zoology; University of Vermont

SPECIAL SKILLS

stunt fighting, fight choreography, intermediate american sign language, intermediate german language, dialects, tai-chi, yoga, bike-riding, horse-back riding, manual transmission, knitting, crocheting, sewing, wicca & native american ceremony, massage

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