Gloria Crist holds a M.A. in Holistic Counseling and a CAGS in Expressive and Creative Arts. She is a professional SAG/AFTRA/AEA actor, singer and director with 30 years of experience and recently took all this experience and founded The Core Organization, a 501-c 3 that provides arts enrichment to children and adolescents in grades 1-12. She has been in everything from daytime dramas to feature films and her most recent film, What Alan Doesn’t Know, premieres in fall 2016. Other work includes Missing William,(Netflix) directed by Kenn MacRae (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLe2Kdmf6oY), and The Company Men with Ben Affleck, written and directed by John Wells. Gloria took on the recurring role of Vicky in the Peabody Award winning Showtime series Brotherhood, for two seasons, was “mom” to Amber Tamblyn in the film Normal Adolescent Behavior and June in the award winning short, Red Sneakers which premiered at the 2008 RI Film Festival. Gloria can also be seen in a series of Fidelity Investment commercials. Her theater credits include off Broadway, Radio City Music Hall, regional tours, and Perishable Theater’s Sweet Disaster and Biography of a Constellation, and The Late Christopher Bean and The Good Doctor at 2nd Story Theatre. Gloria spent nearly a year as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class performing the role in both RI and NC.
email: glosoul@cheerful.com.
Mezzo-soprano Height: 5’3 Hair: Dk. Brown Eyes: Hazel
Film/Television |
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| Hachiko-A Dog’s Story | Commuter v/o | Lasse Hallstrom |
| The Women | Editorial Assistant | Diane English. |
| Brotherhood Season 1&2 (series recurring) | Vicky | Showtime/Brian Kirk , Steven Schill, Henry Bromell, Blake Masters |
| HERBEAST | Jean | Steven Gatta. Writer/Director |
| Red Sneakers | June | Michele Meek, Writer/Dir. |
| Normal Adolescent Behavior | Abby | New Line/Beth Schacter, Dir |
| Dawson’s Creek | Math Teacher | Jim Whitmore |
| Law and Order | Mariah | NBC Television |
| All My Children | recurring/Walker | ABC television |
| The City | Dr. Payson | ABC television |
Commercials |
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| Fidelity Investments (National Spot) | principal( print) | Peter Olson Corp. |
| Tufts Health Plan | principal | Gearon Hoffman Inc. |
| Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines | principal | Arnold Advertising |
| SC DSS Industrial | principal | Mad Monkey Prods. |
| Ericsson Communications | principal | Centerline Prod. |
| Olive Garden | principal | Grey Advertising |
| Bell South | principal | Grey Advertising |
| Glaxco Welcome | principal | Cline Prods. |
| BB &T Bank | principal | Take One Prods. |
| IBM | principal | South Peak Prod. |
Theater |
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| Biography of a Constellation | Cassiopeia | Perishable Theatre |
| Sweet Disaster | “B” | Ken Prestinizi, Dir |
| Marvin’s Room | Lee | James Robinson, Dir. |
| Anything Goes | Reno Sweeny | Thalian Hall, NC. |
| Kiss Me Kate | Bianca | Lou Criscoulo, Dir. |
| The Vagina Monologues | Woman #3 | Minerva Prods./NYC. |
| 1940’s Radio Hour | Ginger Brooks | Theatre 603 NYC. |
| The Who’s Tommy | Acid Queen | Thalian Hall/NC |
| Annie Warbucks | Sheila Kelly | Opera House |
| City of Angels | Aluara/Carla | Opera House |
| Bye-Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | Thalian Hall |
| Beehive | various roles | Regional Tour |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat | Narrator | Opera House/NC |
| A Street Car Named Desire | Stella | Opera House/NC |
| A Chorus Line | Morales | Thalian Hall/NC |
| Savage in Limbo | Linda | Theater 603,NYC |
Music |
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| TraumaDramaMama | wrote, produced, performed | …. |
| Home Again | wrote, produced, performed | Thalian Hall |
| Vocal-ease | wrote, produced, performed | Theater 603, NYC |
| ABC Television Prime Time Preview | featured vocalist | Radio City Music Hall,NYC |
Training |
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| The Acting Conservatory | Lily Lodge/Tim Phillips | NYC |
| Roy Mote | Vocal Master Class | NYC/LA |
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Hey Gloria!!! Great to see your face again! We’ll be driving the Eact Coast from NC to Boston, NM and Vermont this summer. Maybe we can see you?
If you could please provide more information that would be ideal! Thanks
You were amazing in Master Class. Brava!
why thank-you! So glad you enjoyed the show!
Look forward to seeing you Gloria , it’s been a long time .
Call me if you have a minute .
STELLLLLLLLLLLA!!!!! I had the good fortune to see your beautiful gifts and that beautiful bright shining soul on stage once upon a time Ms. Crist. Just as you touched me then with your words, you just touched me again, which is proof positive that words are most certainly magic and can unite old friends over space and time! I consider it an honor to send you much love and light. I’ve always considered your courage an inspiration, you’ve always had it! So when you needed it most, your strength and courage has served you it has kept you facing the light in so much darkness. Always Your Friend, Stanley