Shana Wiersum

Appearance

Gender Female
Pronouns
Height 5' 9''
Body Type Athletic
Hair color Brown
Hair length Long
Eyes Green
Age range 30-34
Ethnic appearance Caucasian
Unions SAG, AFTRA

Shana Wiersum Demo Reel


Film

ALL YOUR FAULTS ARE IN ME Melissa (Lead) Dir. Robert Van Halteren (Official Selection of LA Shorts Festival)
SILVER TONGUES Barmaid Dir. Simon Arthur
BAD IDEA Dr. Williams (Lead) Dir. Tiffany Meeks
OVERHEARD Emily (Lead) Dir. Kevin Osgood
A WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE Woman (Lead) Dir. Michael Cavayero
WHERE GOD LEFT HIS SHOES Waitress (Featured) Dir. Salvatore Stabile
THE GOOD SHEPHERD Wedding Guest Dir. Robert De Niro

Television

SONS OF THUNDER Featured Stranglehold Film Prod.

Theater

THE ASSISTANT Lynn Columbia/The Actors Studio/Dir. Kelly Johnston
PYGMALION & GALATEA Myrine Dir. Michael Sexton (w/Laila Robins)
BOOKS ON TAPE (NYCFringe) Donna Paige-Miller Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill
THE DRUNKEN CITY Melissa Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill
DEAD WHITE MALES Doris Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill
MARION BRIDGE Agnes The Directors Company (Co-prod.)/Dir. Laila Robins
ELEEMOSYNARY Artie Millbrook Playhouse/Dir. Patricia McGregor
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Carlotta Columbia Shapiro Theatre/Dir. Kon Yi
MISS JULIE Miss Julie Columbia Director Workshop/Dir. Jess Smith
KING JOHN Blanche Actors Shakespeare Company/Dir. Susanna Baddiel
JULIUS CAESAR Portia Actors Shakespeare Company/Dir. Mia Borrelli
HAMLET Ophelia Instant Shakespeare Company/Dir. Colette Rice
THE NERD Tansy Creede Repertory Theatre /Dir. Brian Jennings

Training

University of Utah BFA in Acting, Cum Laude
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Rodney Cottier, John Link, Stephen Jameson, Penny Cherns
The Actors Center, NYC Dianne Wiest, Scott Freeman
On-camera Audition Technique Marci Phillips, Sig De Miguel, David Vaccari, Kevin Kuffa, Jandiz Estrada
National Theatre Conservatory Intensive Jennifer McCray Rincon, Larry Hecht, Gary Logan, Hilary Blair
Workshops Jon Jory (Acting), Robert Benedetti (Film), Claire Bloom (Shakespeare), Greg Hicks (RSC), Jaq Bessell (Globe Theatre, London), Laurie Brooks

Other

Sundance Theatre Laboratories (1999, 2000)

Skills

Singing (Soprano); Dancing (one year ballet and jazz); Adept at learning dialects; Horseback Riding-western; Driving (standard); Sports (Basketball, Roller Hockey, Softball, Tennis); Backpacking; Sports Enthusiast; Work very well with children and animals