Najarra Townsend
Najarra Townsend (born December 5, 1989 in Santa Barbara , California ) is an American actress .
Life and accomplishments
Townsend was at the age of three years as a model working for children's clothing. A year later she appeared for the first time at Showstoppers Children's Theater , in whose 25 plays she played. At the age of 14 she was tutored at the Los Angeles Talent Academy .
Townsend had her first film role in the comedy Maggie Moore from 2000. In the comedy Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) by Miranda July , which received numerous awards and nominations - including the Cannes International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival - received, she played one of the bigger roles. As a member of the acting ensemble, she received the Chlotrudis Award in 2006 . She took the lead role in the drama Lockdown (2006), which won second place at the BestFest America Student Film Festival in 2007 .
In the comedy Tru Loved (2008), Townsend played the lead role of the teenager Tru, who is raised by two lesbian mothers. This role earned her two awards for Best Actress at the Breckenridge Festival of Film and the Santa Cruz Film Festival in 2008 .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: LA 7 (TV series, episode 2x01)
- 2000: Maggie Moore (short film)
- 2001: Menace
- 2002: The Violent Kind
- 2005: Me and You and Everyone We Know
- 2006: Lockdown (short film)
- 2007: Electronica (short film)
- 2007: Secrets (short film)
- 2007: Have Love, Will Travel
- 2008: Reunion (short film)
- 2008: Tru Loved
- 2008: Stars and Suns (short film)
- 2009: Supernova 2012 (2012: Supernova)
- 2010: Boom - Das Sexperiment (Cupid's Arrow)
- 2010: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 7x21)
- 2011: Big Time Rush (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2011: CSI: NY (TV series, episode 7x20)
- 2012: The Master
- 2013: Contracted
- 2014–2015: Breakfast Buddies (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2016: Wolf Mother
- 2017: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 12x09)
Awards and nominations
- won
- 2006: Chlotrudis Award for Best Acting Ensemble for You and Me and Everyone We Know (shared with Miranda July , John Hawkes , Miles Thompson , Brandon Ratcliff , Carlie Westerman , Natasha Slayton , Jonell Kennedy , Hector Elias , Tracy Wright , and Brad Henke )
- 2008: Breckenridge Festival of Film Award for Best Actress for Tru Loved
- 2008: Santa Cruz Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Tru Loved
- 2010: Stockholm Krystal Award (Method Fest) for Best Supporting Actress for @urFRENZ
- nominated
- 2010: SAG Indie Award (Method Fest) as Best Acting Ensemble for @urFRENZ (shared with colleagues)
Web links
- Najarra Townsend at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography in the IMDb , accessed on November 11, 2008
- ^ Awards for Me and You and Everyone We Know , accessed November 11, 2008
- ↑ a b 12th Annual Awards, March 19, 2006 . on chlotrudis.org . Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Lockdown Awards , accessed November 11, 2008
- ^ A b Purple State of Craig . by Craig on craig.purplestateofmind.com . Retrieved on September 2, 2013. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b The 2010 Method festival award winners (highlighted) and the lists of nominees: . on methodfest.com . Retrieved September 2, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Townsend, Najarra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Barbara , California, United States |