Donna Simone Johnson
AEA/ SAG-AFTRA
Film
Bertie The Brilliant
Ophelia The... Invisible Freedom Warriors The Inheritors Loreena, My Love Deddon Dark Decision Shattered Day Shank Of Gods and Kings High School Musical 2 High School Musical 3 Television/Web Y'All Family Super Drags Dreamland The Inspectors 9-1-1 Agent X Teachers Zach & Anton Save the World Kickin' It My Sh*tty Fab Lives |
Supporting
Lead Lead Lead Lead Supporting Supporting Supporting Supporting Supporting Featured Dancer Featured Dancer Series Regular Recurring Recurring Guest Star Co-Star Co-Star Guest Star Guest Star Co-Star Co-Star |
HBOMax/Warner/ Miramira Prod. (dir. G. Medina)
Fervent Prod. / Dir. Frances Emily Loy Rabbit Bandini/ Dir. Corey Gates Rabbit Bandini /prod. James Franco Dir. Daniel Foerste Imaginate Films/ dir. Brian Kim Dir. Michael Mihail Dir. Serge Rodnunsky Dir. Janessa Jaffe Dir. Joe Estevez Disney/ dir. Kenny Ortega Disney/ dir. Kenny Ortega TBS/ dir. Henry Farham Netflix/ dir. Carrie Keranen Spotify / dir. Melanie Armer CBS / Dir. Bo Webb FOX / Dir. Barbara Brown USA / Dir. Peter O'Fallon NBC/ dir. Gail Mancuso Halibozek Prod. Disney XD/ dir. Jason Earles Maechi Prod. |
Theater
Revenge Song
Power Of Sail A Hit Dog Will Holler Kate Hamil's Dracula Bring Down The House (Henry VI) PANG The Bluest Eye Seven Guitars Women Without Borders High School Musical Concert Noe: Element I Go Somewhere Else Broken Fences (NAACP Best Actress) Kingdom of Earth At Liberty Cloud 9 The Depth of Black Art Macbeth Heads or Tails The Lion King Dog Sees God The Cherry Orchard Wings Like Eagles Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 SCRATCH Massacre (Sing to Your Children) We Are Proud to Present Echoes of a Thousand Hills Twelfth Night Saint Joan As It Is In Heaven |
Senneterre
Quinn Dru Dr. Van Helsing Somerset Ensembe Paulina Breedlove Vera Ngozi Chorus Ensemble Lagree Dee Chicken Bessie Harry/Gerry Various Witch 3 D'ani Young Nala Tricia York Dunyasha (U/S) Ethelynn All Roles Andie Vivy Actor 6 Muhocoye Olivia Dunois Sister Rachel |
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (dir. Robert R. Parker)
The Geffen Playhouse (dir. Weyni Mengesha) Skylight / Playwrights Arena (dir. Jon L. Rivera) Actors Theatre of Louisville (dir. Jenn Pennington) Oregon Shakespeare Festival (dir. Rosa Joshi) Touring Company (dir. Dan Froot) Virginia Stage Company (dir. Khanisha Foster) ACT Blackbox (dir. Tyrone L. Davis) Rubicon Theater (dir. Jenny Sullivan) National Tour National Tour/ Uganda National Theatre Playwrights Arena (dir. Jon Lawence Rivera) The Road Theatre Co. (dir. Andre Barron) Edgemar Center (prod. James Franco) Edgemar Center (prod. James Franco) Moving Arts (dir. Fernando Belo) Shakespeare Center, LA. (dir. Heidi Helen Davis) A. C. T. Costume Shop (dir. Jozben Barrett) Union Square NYC Pantages Theater (dir. Julie Taymor) Magic Theater (dir. Brian Shaw) W. Geer Theatricum (dir. Heidi Helen Davis) Wilshire Ebell (dir. Vaughn Johnson) Greenway Ct. Theater (dir. Rowena J-Poitier) Royal George (dir. Margaret Avery) Underground Theatre Co. (dir. Rich Martinez) CalArts (dir. Nataki Garrett) Center for New Perf. (dir. Kay Matschullat) Lyceum Theater (dir. Susan K. Berkompas) Lyceum Theater (dir. Marianne Savell) Lyceum Theatre (dir. Marianne Savell) |
Workshops + select readings
the last nights of scherezade is god is cocked going to a place where you are The Beast Obama-ology Hamlet RAMP Flight of The Penguins Eugenics/The Fertile River ...Bleeding All Over The Place Euphrates Por'Knockers |
cher anaia taylor ellie The President Track Two Hamlet Isis Donna River Ensemble Kira Tamara |
dianna wyenn, the fountain the echo theater /chris fields tatiana suarez-pico, humanitas michael ritchie, center theater group michael ritchie, center theater group justin lord, the road robert brustein, center for new perf. eisa davis, center for new perf. the road theatre company fresh-prouduced la F brooke o'hara, cnp terence anthony, last frontier portland center stage |
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Acting, California Institute of the Arts
Training
Acting: James Avery, Susan K. Berkompas, Marissa Chibas, Heidi Helen Davis, Michael Fields, Maggie Flannigan, James Franco, Ellen Geer, Mirjana Jokovic, Lisa Mansfield, Melora Marshall, Travis Preston, Marianne Savell, Roger Guenveuer Smith, Sayda Trujillo.
Voice: Fran Bennett, Evamarii Johnson, Rafael Lopez-Barrantes, Deborah Ross-Sullivan
Speech: Denise Woods, Dwight Bacquie, Deborah Ross-Sullivan
Movement: Rich Biano (Commedia/Acro), Mira Kinsley, Tina Kronis (Grotowski), Andrew Levy (Contact Improv), Michael Sakamoto (Butoh), Sherry Tschernich (Tai-Chi), Marvin Tunney (Pilates).
Film and Television Acting Intensive, New York Film Academy
Actors Comedy Studio (Gunnar Rohrbacher, Lauren Bertoni)
Special Skills
Singing, Dance Training (Ballet, Jazz, Hip-hop, Salsa, Modern, Swing, Pop & Lock), Double-Jointed, Sports (Basketball, Track & Field, Swimming, Roller-Skating, Roller Blading, Ice Skating, Cheer), Skateboarding, Dialects (Southern, West African, Standard British, Jamaican, IPA Proficient), Basic French, Djembe Drummer.
Master of Fine Arts in Acting, California Institute of the Arts
Training
Acting: James Avery, Susan K. Berkompas, Marissa Chibas, Heidi Helen Davis, Michael Fields, Maggie Flannigan, James Franco, Ellen Geer, Mirjana Jokovic, Lisa Mansfield, Melora Marshall, Travis Preston, Marianne Savell, Roger Guenveuer Smith, Sayda Trujillo.
Voice: Fran Bennett, Evamarii Johnson, Rafael Lopez-Barrantes, Deborah Ross-Sullivan
Speech: Denise Woods, Dwight Bacquie, Deborah Ross-Sullivan
Movement: Rich Biano (Commedia/Acro), Mira Kinsley, Tina Kronis (Grotowski), Andrew Levy (Contact Improv), Michael Sakamoto (Butoh), Sherry Tschernich (Tai-Chi), Marvin Tunney (Pilates).
Film and Television Acting Intensive, New York Film Academy
Actors Comedy Studio (Gunnar Rohrbacher, Lauren Bertoni)
Special Skills
Singing, Dance Training (Ballet, Jazz, Hip-hop, Salsa, Modern, Swing, Pop & Lock), Double-Jointed, Sports (Basketball, Track & Field, Swimming, Roller-Skating, Roller Blading, Ice Skating, Cheer), Skateboarding, Dialects (Southern, West African, Standard British, Jamaican, IPA Proficient), Basic French, Djembe Drummer.