Mary – Cora Williams

In the middle of an air raid during World War II in England, a single mother gave birth to a daughter, Cora Anne. Unable to care for her daughter, Cora went into foster care.

Luckily her foster Mother was from a theatrical family who gave her the encouragement that drove her to the Arts where she learned Music and Dance at an early age. By her teens Cora Anne had become a professional Dancer. Fortunately an opportunity came her way for a leading role in the Theater as ”Maid Marion ” in Robinhood thus acting become a large part of her life. Aside from acting in the Theater ,coupled with her dancing Cora Anne was asked to appear in her first movie, Beautifull Britain, as a host.

By the 70′s Cora Anne had married and started a family. As the years passed Cora Anne moved to the U.S,A, with her family in the early part of the 80s. She bought a business in Flordia and, for the most part, it took over her life.  But despite all the hard work Cora Anne and her family enjoyed travelling around the world; Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef, Safari in Africa and Europe. Equally inportant, Cora Anne rusumed playing the Piano , and as it follows, a yearning to Act once again surfaced. With this in mind Cora Anne returned to acting in Films as an extra as a Hosipital Patient in A.E, The Glades, and a Jackie Mason film, In-a-Pickle, as a hotel guest. Subsequently she had a leading role in an independent film as ”Wend” in All Keith’s Shop.

Delivery Man – Randy Ritchwood

Process Server – Bryan Way

Javon Cotton – Diana Madaris

Javon Cotton is the daughter of Johnny and Earlene Fedd. She is the third daughter of Johnny and Earlene’s seven children, six girls and one boy. Javon was raised in Jakin, Ga a small country town in Southwest Ga. She loved to sing and act as a child and into adulthood.  Javon has sung at weddings, special events and has also directed a choir. She would do anything to be in front of the cameras.

After attending cosmetology school she became a master cosmetologist/ makeup artist. Javon opened her own salon in Albany Ga, August 20, 2000 at the age of twenty and still runs the business today.  In 2009 Javon took theater/music acting lessons in Atlanta Ga.. Javon is coached by Mr. Ralph Wilcox, a Southwest Georgia film commission Producer who has credited thirty-years as a veteran actor in Hollywood and on the New York Broadway stage. He is now an Executive Producer/Director/and CEO of the Jokara-Micheaux Film/Television/Music Production Studio.  Javon plans to peruse her acting career and dreams of achieving as much, if not more than her coach, Mr. Ralph Wilcox in acting. Truly Everlasting is her first film.

Milton Madaris – Keith McCary

The son of an Alabama steel laborer Andrew C. McCary and laundry worker Naomi Motley, Keith A. McCary Sr. grew up as an only child in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, where he was constantly encouraged, and urged on by his parents to study and at least, do something that circumstances prohibited them from doing, that was to finish high school.

He remembers his late dad’s words as if they were spoken just yesterday, “My only wish, is that you won’t have to labor like I do to make a living, learn to use your head instead of your hands!” Keith would use his mind, and his voice to become a great speaker, which in turn would create opportunities for him to be called on quite frequently to give talks at his local Kingdom Hall. He would sneak into the basement to listen, and then memorize party albums by a few of the classic comedians of the sixties and seventies, Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, and Rudy Ray Moore just to name a few. This would eventually lead him to Karamu House, where under the name of Special ‘k’ McCray, he would make his professional theatrical debut as ‘Deacon Crow for Day’ in their 1984 stage production of Langston Hughes’“Tambourines to Glory”!

From that humble beginning, he would tour the country as a stand up comedian working all the mainstream rooms, and then the cruise ships and casinos. It was while working as a regular in a Lakeland, Florida Comedy Club that he would be discovered for his first motion picture, a small role as ‘Big Money Bunny’ in Orion Pictures ‘Chinamoon’ with Ed Harris and Benicio Del Toro. That role would lead to the part of ‘Willie Red’ in MGM‟s ‘Rush’ with Jason Patric, Sam Elliott, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, and Greg Allman, which in turn led to the role that endeared him as “America‟s Favorite Relative”, ‘Cousin Pete’ in John Singleton‟s ‘Poetic Justice’ that starred Janet Jackson, Maya Angelou, Joe Torry, Regina King and the late Tupac Shakur.

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Mrs. Gardner – Schwanda Winston

The daughter of Mary and the late Richard Collins, Schwanda has always had a special gift of entertaining friends and family. At the age of 11, her creative skills were recognized by having one of her first poems published in the local newspapers in Jacksonville Florida. As an adult, Schwanda has been blessed with the opportunity to truly live her dreams as an actress, writer and producer. Her professional acting career credits include commercial and industrial films as well as stage productions that have been showcased through out the U.S. and internationally. In 2002, she obtained her Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) membership, a coveted actor‟s union, solidifying her presence as a professional actress in the industry. Her and her husband, Jeffrey Winston formed Winston and Winston Productions and Schwanda penned the debut stage production, “Life Lessons on Love ~ A Spiritual Journey” in 2003. She has traveled and performed for nearly seven years, selling out venues at each performance. Schwanda attributes her success to her strong faith in God, and her family and friends supporting her in every endeavor she pursues.

Website link www.schwandawinston.com

 

Alex Maxwell – Jullian Goodin

Carletta – Patricia Joseph

Patricia was born in St.Croix Virgin Island to Iotha and Samuel Joseph both immigrants from Antigua. She was the fourth child of eight siblings. After her parent‟s divorce, her mother moved to United States for a better life for her children. She settled in Miami, FL. Patricia caught the acting bug after watching her sister play the lead as Peter Pan in an elementary school play. However, after high school, Patricia enrolled at Florida A&M University majoring in Mathematical and Computer Science pursuing a career in computer industry. That acting bug never left, after being inspired by motivational speaker Tony Robinson, Patricia gathered up all those suppressed feeling and fell back in love with her passion. She studied with Marlene Dubios, John D‟Aquino and at FSU. She made her debut in 2004 film “Coochie”. In 2006, her role as Morlerne in the short film “Delivering Louverture” was very to heart as she learned to speak Creole to portray a Haitian immigrant who sacrifices her life to bring her son to America. Recently, Patricia has been cast in several independent films and short films. Most of all, Patricia enjoys developing dramatic roles that inspire people to make it against all odds.

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Stephanie – Natalie Stavola

Prior to becoming a stunning actress, Natalie spent 14 years performing as a dancer and 9 years as a flautist- not a florist, but a flute player. After several years at band camp, Natalie decided it was time to trade in the flute for something different- an acting mask. Throughout the years, Natalie has appeared in several theatrical productions and short films. During her studies in psychology and communications at Florida State University, Natalie was bitten by the acting bug- and it stuck. She became more involved with student films, and her acting talent took flight. After graduating and deciding the economy crash was not enough of a challenge, she announced her career switch to professional acting, and has not been taken seriously by her parents since. Aside from the dangerous acting career, Natalie also enjoys snowboarding, laughing until her sides hurt, and juicy romance novels (especially ones by Brenda Jackson!) Feel free to find her around town- holding up signs for your local “buy gold for cash store”.

Website link: Natalie Stavola

Candy – Kimbyr Leigha

Native Floridian Kimbyr Leigha is an actress, model and singer in the band Diamond Decolletage. Kimbyr, the oldest of four children, was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and begin acting and modeling as a toddler. Kimbyr landed her first commercial at the age of four and had her first speaking role and singing solo at age five. As a child Kimbyr enjoyed entertaining others and being in front of a crowd which ultimately lead her to audition for a traveling children’s chorus called “Show Kids.” Later at age 17, Kimbyr decided to pursue modeling and acting full-time and left high school to work at the Trump Towers in Atlantic City with Donald Trump’s modeling agency. Although Kimbyr always had a passion for the spotlight she also had the desire to use her other talents; specifically her advanced academic ability. Kimbyr decided to put modeling on hold to attain her GED in 2001 and bravely took her SAT and was accepted into a private university in 2002. Kimbyr graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology in 2004 and is currently in her final semester of law school and graduating with her Juris Doctor degree in December 2010. In 2007 Kimbyr decided to get back into the spotlight and since then her career in the entertainment world has really taken off. In 2009 she landed her first speaking role in the independent film “VEER!”. Kimbyr, who is often seen as a sex symbol, but wants to be known for more than just her looks, recently appeared as a video vixen in a DJ Khaled’s music video for the remix to “All I Do Is Win.” Website link: www.KimbyrLeigha.com