Djanet Sears

Djanet Sears

Height: 5’7            Eyes: Dark Brown                     Hair: Black       Union: ACTRA/CAEA
FILM & TELEVISION:
StepVice Principal WilsonSienna Films; Dir: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Our AmericaTootche (PP)paramount/Showcase; Dir: Ernest Dickerson
The Last DebateNancy Dewey (PP)Showtime; Dir: John Badham
One Heart Broken Into SongSweet CromwellThe Heart Broken Co. Ltd.
Love SongsSunnyLifetime
In His Father’s ShoesPrincipalDufferin Gate
Prime Time CrimePrincipalHBO
Call For HelpPrincipalNBC
The Real BlondePrincipalLakeshore Entertainment; Dir: Tom Dicillo
Lessons In LovePrincipalNBC; Dir: Noel Nossek
Escape ClausePrincipalShowtime
Due South (2 eps)PrincipalCBS; Dir: Alliance
April OneLeadAnnette Cohen/Pat Ferns/Murray Battle
**Side EffectsGuest StarCBC; Dir: Stephan Scaini
Top CopsGuest StarCBC/CBI Canada; Dir: Don Shebib
Married To ItMrs. FosterOrion Films; Dir: Arthur Hiller
Street LegalZola KidaneCBC; Dir: Stephan Scaini
Katts And DogAngela PernaCTV; Dir: Katz ’90 Inc.
PersonalMariaParamount; Dir: Stephan Stern
The JudgeSerrina PelmearCFTO; Dir: Variety Artists
Street LegalJudith RossiterCBC; Dir: Gil Shilton
War Of The WorldsSue PrudenTriumph Ent. Corp.
Bridge To SilenceActorCBS/MOW; Dir: Karen Arthur
The Twilight ZoneActorCBS/Atlantis Films; Dir: Gil Shilton
The Child SaverTia ArmirosNBC/MOW; Dir: Syan Lathham
Hoover Vs. The KennedysCorreta Scott KingSunrise Films; Dir: Michael O’Herlih
Drop Out MotherWendyCBS/MOW; Dir: Charles Dubin
Adventures Of Commander CrumcakeEstherHomestar Comm./VRI; Dir: Ray Arsenault
SuspectActorSuspect Prod. Inc; Dir: Peter Yates
Milk And HoneyLeadJ.A. Productions; Dir: Saltzman/Yates
Mariah StateActorRSL/Victor Lobel ABC/Alliance
John Grin’s ChristmasMrs.WilliamsABC/Guillaume-Margo; Dir: Robert Guillaume
Blood And FireBetty-Jean BradyGlobal/Cornerstone; Dir: Don Ivy
THEATRE:
Charming And RoseMelisandeNiagara Theatre; Dir: Kate Lushington
The Mother ProjectCelia CarribeanCrossroads Theatre; Dir: Glenda Dickerson
Say ZebraSandraFactory Theatre Lab; Dir: Micheline Chevrier
Africa SoloJanetFactory Theatre Lab; Dir: Annie Szamosi
Young ArtAylaTheatre Passe Muraille
Tourists And RefugeesPrincipalMixed Company ’86; Dir: Paul Thompson
*Other Female PartsGloria/ThembiOld Angelo’s; Dir: Darryl Wasek
Wuthering HeightsNelly DeanAct IV ’85; Dir: Larry Lewis
A Midsummer Night’s DreamPrincipalEquity Showcase; Dir: Michelle George
BoogersSuzyFactory Theatre Lab; Dir: Randy Maertz
Our HeroesPrincipalBlack Theatre Canada; Dir: Ed Smith
Les Fees Ont SoifMagdelaineBoston Int’l Womens Fest.; Dir: Ron Singer
CoriolanusVolumniaBurton Auditorium; Dir: Neil Freeman
SalomeHerodiasAtkinson Studios; Dir: Dean Gilmore
AnansiPrincipalInner City Angels; Dir: Amah Harri
AWARDS:
*Dora Mavor Moore Nominee For Best Actress
**Gemini Award Nominee For The Best Performance By A Guest Actress
1997 Dora Award winner As Best Director And Playwright For “Harlem Duet”
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Dialects: British, American (North & South ), African (West & South ), Caribbean (East/ Trinidad/ Jamaican)
Plays Guitar
Tap Dancing
No demo reel available.