DONNA SIMONE JOHNSON
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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.
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