Andrea Lyman: Actor-Singer-Voice Artist-Print Model

Actor's contact info (email and phone or agent):

andrealyman@mac.com
617 733-5259

www.andrealyman.com
https://vimeo.com/61293607
NEActor.com/profile/andrealyman
www.thedonorfilm.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/2ACT
www.thedonorfilm.com

Actor's web site:

http://www.andrealyman.com

Actor's age range:

46-50, 51-55

Actor's Unions:

SAG-AFTRA, AEA

Actor's PHYSICAL TRAITS (use format on the "Before Applying" page)

Ethnicity: Black / African-American,
Height: 5'5"
Eyes:Brown
Hair length: Short Afro (Own many wigs of various styles, lengths and eras)
Hair color: Salt and Pepper
Waist: 29
Shoe: 8 1/2
Build or Body Style: Average
Portray-able Real-sounding Accents: Standard American,: British, French, Southern, Texan, Cockney, German, West Indian,
Special Wardrobe: Vintage/Formal/Cowgirl/African/Lab Coat/Scrubs/Dancewear (Tap shoes/jazz shoes/leotards/tights)

Actor's Performance Skills:

Dance - tap, Driving - car, Improvisation, Professional Speaker, Singer - Soprano, Singer - Mezzo Soprano, Teleprompter, Yoga

Recent acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):

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FILMS:
Principal and Dayplayer Roles:
Cop (Principal) "And That's How I Learned" - Boston Accent Films
Barbara (Principal) "The Last Glass"- Dir: Julia Iglesias
Cassandra (Principal) "In A Manor Of Speaking"(3D Film)- Boston Accent Films
Gloria Stump (Principal) "Amateur Suicide Hotline" Dir: Ted Garland
Principal Washington(Principal)-"Little Black Girl"-Dir. Kenice Mobley
Andrea (Principal)"The Last Buddy"- 48 Hour Film
Roxy Williams (Principal) "The Donor-" Dir: F. C. Paras
Dr. Joyce Corene(Principal) "Cooking in Salem- Film Challenge
Veanus (Supporting) "Allegiance: The Legend of Isaac Jones" -Dir: Ted Garland
Mrs. Walsh (Principal) "The House" -Film Challenge
Mrs Oakley and Announcer "No Wind, No Waves"(Dayplayer & VO)- Dir: Julian A. Higgins
Meryl Lynn (Dayplayer) "Seizing the Sword" -Dir:Jack Bryant
Alice (Principal) "Alice In America" -Dir: Ken Dashow
Teacher (Supporting) "Mind the Gap" -Dir:Kristal Rowley
Back-Up Singer in "Bride Wars" -Dir:Gary Winick
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INDUSTRIALS:
Principal Roles (On Camera and VO):
Steve Stone Videos, Renal Clinic Video, Fidelity Investments, IBM, Spectrum Computers, Visual Concepts (VO), Newton Public Schools (VO )
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THEATRE:
To Kill A Mockingbird - Calpurnia - Boston Childrens Theatre
Christmas Show - Singer/Dancer- Radio City Music Hall
Easter Show - Singer/Dancer - Radio City Music Hall
Ain't Misbehavin - Armelia - Vineyard Playhouse
King & I - Tuptim - Palace Theatre
Company - Amy - Robsham Theatre
Ruthless - Miss Thorn - SpeakEasy Stage
Rodgers & Hart: 1926- Soloist - Off Broadway
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STAND IN: (Film and TV)
Stand In: Body of Proof - Season Two
Stand-In: Body of Proof - Season One
Stand In - Body of Evidence- TV Pilot
Stand In - Valediction - Film
Stand In - The Women - Film
Stand In - Law & Order
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BACKGROUND: (Film and TV)
Boston's Finest, Zookeeper, The Fighter, Furry Vengeance,The Surrogates, The Proposal , This Side of the Truth, Mall Cop, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Phone, See Kate Run, Empire State, House Rules, Driver in"Knight & Day", Driver in "Edge of Darkness"
Commercials:
VISA, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, FYE, USMÇ, Stop & Shop, Dunkin Donuts
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Training or acting classes (class name, teacher & where):

BFA-Boston Conservatory of Music -Drama/Musical Theatre
MSW-Boston College-Clinical Social Work
Certificate -NYU- Film Production
Improvisation- UCB/LA
Certificate-Police Training for Actors
Acting for Camera -Carolyn Pickman, John Sudol/LA, Maura Tighe, Troy Rowland, Mariko Ballentine
Voiceover -Maura Tighe
Commercial Techniques - Chris Game/LA
Audition Technique- Melissa Skoff/LA
Coaching - Peter Kelley
Cold Reading -Katt Shea

Other work, hobbies, charities, etc. in which this actor is involved:

Accents/Dialects: British, French, Southern, Texan, Cockney, German, West Indian,
Green screen (experience acting in front of a green screen)
Hand Model
Clinical Social Worker LICSW
Valid License and US Passport
I am a singer with my own solo musical show, BROADWAY LADY, which I perform in NY, MA, Hawaii and Europe. Show tunes and swing era standards.
The film I produced, The Donor Film ( www.thedonorfilm.com ) was accepted into the Pan Africain International Film Festival in Cannes,the 10th Annual Roxbury Film Festival, Ruff Cutz Film Festival, and QWOC Film Festival. I worked as co- producer and actor on the short films "The House" and "The Last Buddy"( a comedy about casting), "Amateur Suicide Hotline" and "In A Manor of Speaking" (3D Film).

VOICE ARTISTS ONLY [you must have a professinal demo to upload]: llustrative 1-word descriptions for this actor's voice (e.g. conversational, announcer, warm, etc.):

Singer, corporate spokesperson, conversational, warm mother, sarcastic, sexy
Dialects: southern, Texan, British, Scottish, French, Cockney, Urban.