DONNA SIMONE JOHNSON
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Donna Simone Johnson
AEA/ SAG-AFTRA


Film
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
SUPER DRAGS
DREAMLAND​
​THE INSPECTORS

​9-1-1
Agent X
​Teachers

Zach & Anton Save the World
Kickin' It
​My Sh*tty Fab Lives
​Lead
Lead
Lead
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Featured Dancer
Featured Dancer


RECURRING
RECURRING
GUEST STAR
​CO-STAR​
Co-Star
Guest Star

Guest Star
Co-Star
​Co-Star
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


NETFLIX/ DIR. CARRIE KERANEN
AMAZON / DIR. M. 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
High School Musical Concert
Noe: Element
Broken Fences (NAACP Best Actress)
Kingdom of Earth
At Liberty
Cloud 9
The Depth of Black Art
Heads or Tails
The Lion King
Dog Sees God
The Cherry Orchard
Wings Like Eagles
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
SCRATCH
Massare (Sing to Your Children)
We Are Proud to Present
Echoes of a Thousand Hills
Twelfth Night
Saint Joan
As It Is In Heaven
Chorus
Ensemble
Dee
Chicken
Bessie
Harry/Gerry
Various
D'ani
Young Nala
Tricia York
Dunyasha (U/S)
Ethelynn
All Roles
Andie
Vivy
Actor 6
Muhocoye
Olivia
Dunois
Sister Rachel
National Tour
National Tour/ Uganda National Theatre
The Road Theatre Co. (dir. Andre Barron)
Edgemar Center (prod. James Franco)
Edgemar Center (prod. Jamer Franco)
Moving Arts (dir. Fernando Belo)
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 SCHERAZADE
​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​

​anaia
cher
taylor
​ellie
​The President
​Track Two
Hamlet
Isis
Donna
River
Ensemble
Kira
​Tamara

​the echo theater /chris fields
dianna wyenn, the fountain
michael ritchie, center theater group
michael ritchie, center theater group
TATIANA SUAREZ-PICO, HUMANITAS FESTIVAL

JUSTIN LORD, THE ROAD
ROBERT BRUSTEIN, CENTER FOR NEW PERFORMANCE
EISA DAVIS, CENTER FOR NEW PERFORMANCE
THE ROAD THEATRE CO.
FRESH PRODUCE'D LA
BROOKE O'HARRA, CENTER FOR NEW PERFORMANCE
TERENCE ANTHONY, LAST FRONTIER THEATRE FESTIVAL
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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