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REEL

ACTING REEL

SAG-AFTRA ACTOR

ATLANTA, GA

HEIGHT: 5'8

WEIGHT: 145

FILM

RESPECT Movie

TV

Fatal Attraction

QUEENS

Ordinary Joe

Staircase

American Soul

Star

Greenleaf

COMMERCIAL

Reuinite Commercial

Vinci Smart Hearables

THEATRE

Intersection of Dreams

The Colors of Love

For Colored Girls

The Seagull

Frog Queen

Manny and Chicken

MUSICAL THEATRE

Heart and Soul

Endangered Species

Aint Misbehavin

I am a Journey

Supporting

Guest Star

Co Star

Day Player

Day Player

Day Player

Day Player

Day Player

Supporting

Lead

 

Lead

Lead

Understudy

Ensemble

Lead

Lead

Ensemble

Ensemble

Understudy

Ensemble

MGM

TV One

ABC

NBC

HBO

BET

FOX

OWN

 

Web Spot

Web Spot

Push Push Theater

14th Dtreet Playhouse

Theatrical Outfit

Push Push Theater

Push Push Theater

Push Push Theater

Tom Jones

14th Street Playhouse

Theatrical Outfit

Spelman College

BIOGRAPHY

Brenda Nicole Moorer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Atlanta, GA as a teenager. She is of African, Irish, and Native American descent.

She fell in love with acting at Dekalb School of the Arts and went on to train with C Patten Studio in NYC. She received a full scholarship to Yale University, but was unable to attend due to family hardships. She received a full scholarship to attend Georgia State University and graduated Magna cum Laude, despite becoming a single mother during her senior year. She then went on to study Arts at Savannah College of Art where she graduated Magna cum laude with a MA in Arts Management. She began working with theaters and non-profit organizations, including New York Philharmonic and Kenny Leon's True Colors Theater, while continuing her work as an independent singer/songwriter and her acting studies.

Brenda spent years working as a background actor and singing in shows like BET's "American Soul" alongside Big Boi, BET's "Star" alongside Queen Latifah, and the movie "Jacob's Ladder" alongside Nicole Behari and Michael Ealy. 

Her first big break came when Tony-Award winning director, Leisl Tommy, cast her in the role of Brenda Franklin in the MGM Official Aretha Franklin biopic "RESPECT".  Brenda sang live in the movie alongside Jennifer Hudson and was billed as a supporting role. The movie was nominated for NAACP Best Motion Picture.

Despite the industry shut down from the pandemic, in October 2020, she released her third album "MARROW" with Troy Miller (Gregory Porter's producer) on Ropeadope Records. Jazz FM says the album is "Absolute quality all the way through!"

A year later, in October 2021, she booked a role in ABC's "QUEENS" playing opposite of Naturi Naughton. 

In 2022, she booked a role in HBO's tv series, "The Staircase." 

 

Brenda and her partner, Rhett Huffman, own a vintage centric recording studio called Saturn VI in Atlanta, GA. 

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