(New Video Post) #BlackActress Episode 4 ft. @NessaBCalloway

November 27, 2013 by
Hey guys!
Can’t believe we’re already at Episode 4, the weeks have just been flying by! This episode is what I call the “grown sexy black actress” still filled with awkward moments but we learn a little bit more about Kori’s insecurities and Romeo’s interest and we get some amazing advice from Vanessa Bell Calloway who you’ll recognize from EVERYTHING but most recently the hit show “Shameless” Enjoy!
Episode Description: 
Vanessa Bell Calloway gives the advice that every actress needs to take the time to re-group and reconnect with her self in order to be a better and more well rounded person. Kori is extremely hesitant to open up to Romeo but doing so may help her as an actress and leave her with a pleasant surprise.

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(New Video Post) THR Actress Roundtable #Inspiration

November 26, 2013 by

Every year I enjoy watching The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables but this one just hit me in away that I had to share! The energy and positivity amongst these women is beautiful. Even more beautiful to me is the ratio of diversity at the table, there are THREE black women sitting there!! THREE!!

And don’t even get me started on the beauty on of Lupita Nyong’o! Don’t. Even. Get. Me. Started! Yeesh! I truly hope “white america” embrace her look even more and we see a true change in what “beauty” is supposed to look like! But that’s for another post.

What I loved so much about this round table talk was there was no separation amongst the women, they were all just actresses, strong women who had the privilege of making beautiful movies and portraying interesting whole characters. That’s the true hollywood dream to me, seeing a sense of equality and as Emma Thompson said in this talk, covering the stories of everyone! Anyway watch the video and get a little bit of positive inspiration.

NEW EPISODE OF BLACK ACTRESS TONIGHT 4pm pst/7pm est

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(New Video Post) #BlackActress – Meet The Cast & Acting Pet Peeves

November 25, 2013 by

Tomorrow is a new episode of “Black Actress” @ 4pm pst/7pm est. In the mean time meet some of the actors behind the characters in the show.

I’d like to introduce you guys to Allison Edwards-Crewe aka “Izzy”, Rob Vincent aka “Romeo” and Suzannah Gugsa aka “Alicia”. I’m very proud to say that the entire cast of “Black Actress” consists of talented hard working actors that I believe in and HAD to find a way  to put them in the show and I love all of the performances through out the series.

In this video we discuss a few of our pet peeves of pursuing an acting career, the one common factor amongst all actors and some of our on set shenanigans, Enjoy!

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(New Video Post) #SelfLoveSaturday – “Positivity Breeds Positivity”

November 23, 2013 by

I want to start this post by first saying thanks to Anna (@sparklekitten81) for giving me the inspiration for this weeks video! A lot has been going on with me lately, some of it great and some of it not so great and I’ve been having a lot of up and down moments which can cause me to feel bad about myself. But the other night I read her tweet and it came just in time to remind me of my “positivity journey”. I’ve worked so hard at becoming a positive person in the last couple years and I can honestly say that in doing that my whole world has changed and “positivity breeds positivity”. I may have my moments but overall my life is extremely positive and I’m thankful for the people in it, my career and my journey. I owe all of it though to my mission on being a positive person and working at it the same way you do your weight or any other thing that you want really badly in your life. My life isn’t perfect but it’s good, my spirit is good, and my life is good because I want it to be and search for positive influences and inspiration on a regular basis to make sure that I stay on the right path. Today on this #selflovesaturday I encourage all of you to think about that statement “positivity breeds positivity” and how it can help and change your life to purposely be a positive person! 🙂

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(New Video Post) Vlog: A Quick Tour of Toronto

November 21, 2013 by

I’ve gotten a lot of emails, tweets and face book messages over the last year of people telling me that they want to move to Toronto but the thing is, they’ve never been there! I never advise anyone to move to any city without taking an extended trip to get a good feel of the city, the people and the overall culture. I think it’s great that there’s a love for Toronto in other parts of the world so I decided to make a video and take you guys on a quick tour of Toronto! Enjoy!

I just read this article and it had me dying! Click here —> 15 Things I Learned About Toronto

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(New Video Post) #BlackActress Episode 3 featuring @ReaganGomez

November 20, 2013 by
I can’t believe how the weeks are flying by and we’re already at Episode 3!  Tonight’s special guest is the beautiful Reagan Gomez, from Zaria on ParentHood and one of the voices on The Clevelands and she has her own web series called “Home Again” getting ready to go into it’s 2nd season that you can watch at http://www.youtube.com/reagangomez . For now check out tonight’s episode and let me know what you think!

Episode Description:

After a few failed audition attempts, Kori decides to join a new acting class with the renowned writer/director Tommy Hannigan and the class doesn’t turn out exactly as she’d hoped. Special Guest Reagan Gomez.

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(New Post) What we’ve learned from “Kori Bailey” so far #BlackActress 4pm pst/7pm est

November 19, 2013 by

Episode 3 Comes out tonight at 4pm pst/7pm set and I wanted to do a quick re-cap on what we’ve learned from “Kori Bailey”.

1. Auditions are difficult no matter how prepared you think you are.

2. It’s ok to be insecure just don’t stop pursuing your dreams

3. You are your own worst enemy.

In the first two episodes of Black Actress we watched Kori struggle through her auditions and also struggle to regain her confidence in herself as an actress. Luckily her best friend Izzy has served as both her support system and distraction to remind  her that life continues outside of “acting”. In tonight’s episode Kori takes initiative to do something about her acting career and starts a new acting class with the renowned Tommy Hannigan. The class however doesn’t end up being what she hoped for and anyone that takes acting classes knows you shouldn’t always believe the hype!

I think all entertainers have once been in the same place as “Kori Bailey”. Unsure where your life is headed and even more unsure of what you’re doing. It’s a scary place to be in and depending on your choices you’re either going to sink or swim.

Check out the first two episodes below and stay tuned tonight 4pm pst/7pm est http://www.youtube.com/issarae

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(New Video) Be Inspired: Andrea Lewis Talks About Black Actress via @3rdEyeViewLLC

November 15, 2013 by

This post is via an interview I did with Eric from 3rdEyeViewLLC, he’s been a big supporter of my career so naturally I had to show some love! Thanks for the wonderful questions and the support! I appreciate you! xo

3rd Eye View

Get to know and Be Inspired by singer/actress/writer Andrea Lewis. She started on Degrassi and successfully continued acting before launching the Youtube Channel “Those Girls Are Wild” (TGAW) with friend Shannon Boodram. Then branched off on her own and started her own channel,  Youtube.com/AndreaLewisChannel. In March of 2013 she launched an Indiegogo campaign for a web series she created titled “Black Actress” and raised $20,000. The show features confessions from black actresses mixed with a scripted element with Andrea playing a young actress named Kori. “Black Actress premiered in November of 2013 and reached 20k views in a short amount of time! Check out our interview with Andrea and also catch the first 2 episodes of Black Actress below! Catch new episodes of Black Actress every tuesday at 4pm pst/ 7pm est on Youtube.com/IssaRae

 

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(New Video Post) “Leave It To Your Faith” – Wednesday Memo

November 13, 2013 by

I wrote a post about this a few days ago but I felt the need to expand a bit and talk about it some more in a video. I truly believe that when something you want isn’t working for you, you have to step back and leave it to your faith that it will work out when and how it’s supposed to. Let me know if you’ve ever had something that you loved that you had to step back from? Also my next video will be a Q&A video so please leave all of your questions in the comments section!

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(New Video Post) Episode 2 of #BlackActress fting @naturinaughton

November 13, 2013 by

Episode Description: Kori is very hopeful for a double audition day but she continues to struggle with her auditions. While her best friend, Izzy has a new potential love interest. Guest appearance from Naturi Naughton. Created by and starring Andrea Lewis. Enjoy!

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