NELLIE CRAVENS

NELLIE CRAVENS Height: 5’6″

[707] 328-6062 cell                           AEA – SAG – AFTRA Weight: 125

nellcravens@gmail.com Hair: Blonde        Eyes: Hazel

STAGE (Selected Roles)

SHEAR MADNESS   Mrs. Shubert  MASON ST. THEATRE/Bruce Jordan

WHY WE HAVE A BODY   Eleanor   TIFFANY THEATRE, LA/Jayne Wenger

WHY WE HAVE A BODY   Eleanor   MAGIC THEATRE, SF/Jayne Wenger

FAULKNER’S BICYCLE   Mama   450 GEARY THEATRE/McDaniel

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF   Big Mama   SAN JOSE STAGE/David Martin

THE COCKTAIL HOUR   Ann   CAL CONSERVATORY/Lois Grandi

A MURDER OF CROWS   Nella   INTERSECTION/Mary Coleman

PASSION PLAY   Ensemble/Eleanor   SAN JOSE REP/Joy Carlin

FOXFIRE   Annie Nations   MARIN THEATRE/Karl Rawicz

VISIONS OF SIMONE MACHARD   Mme. Soupeau   TOUR DE FORCE/Andrea Gordon

MY SISTER IN THIS HOUSE   Mme. Danzard   JULIAN THEATRE/Brenda Berlin

CATSPLAY   Paula   THEATREWORKS/Robert Kelley

THE CONCORD MURDERS   Nellie MURDER-TO-GO/David Landau

PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE   Jean Brodie   ATTIC THEATRE/Gordon Farrell

FILM

METRO:   Mrs. Dotson Roper/Walt Disney Prod. Dir: Thomas Carter

JADE:   Carolyn Tripp Paramount Pictures Dir: William Friedkin

A WILL TO LIVE   Sphere Productions

TELEVISION

NASH BRIDGES: “Ripcord”:  Evelyn   CBS TV Dir: Chris Misiano

A TANGLED WEB:   Margie   CBS TV Dir: Bill Norton

MIDNIGHT CALLER: “Her Dirty Little Secret”: Charlotte Dir: Betty Thomas

COMMERCIALS (Selected)

California Lottery: “Arrival” Purina Cat Chow: “Better Cat”

Mercedes Benz: “Putting Green” Expressly Portraits: “Don’t Forget”

Kentucky Fried Chicken: “Welcome Home CNN: “Questions”

American Express: “Connections” Round Table Pizza: “Gavoni”

Folger’s Coffee: “Rough Morning” Charles Schwab: “Good Investors”

California Beef Council: “Family Dinner” KQED: “Take A Break” Campaign

Volkswagen: “High Court” Hallmark: “What Mom Really Wants”

Bio Soothe [Infomercial]: Lieberman Productions

INDUSTRIALS (Selected)

Kaset International: “Resolving Issues With Your Co-Workers” Chevron: “Consumers”

Kantola Productions: Toastmasters’ “Customer Service Connection”

Kenwood Group: “Applied Materials: Gates to the Future”

American Bar Association: “Preventing Legal Malpractice”

Bank of America: Training Demonstration #3630; Travelers’ Checks; Safetravel Network

TRAINING

Acting: Richard Seyd; Richard E.T. White; Tony Taccone; National Theatre of Great Britain, Santa Fe: Mike Ockrent, John Russell Brown, Peter Jeffrey; Attic Theatre: Ross and Lou Ann Graham

On Camera: John Howard Swain; Ann Brebner; Ed Hooks; Susan Scudder; Greg Snazelle

Physical Comedy: Geoff Hoyle                                             Voice: Stewart Brady, Kate Rowland

Dialects: British, Irish, New York, American Southern               Special Skills: French, Piano