Kara Dahl Russell

 AEA-AFTRA-SAG

FILM

JUDY                                                        Starring / Title Role                       Azure Skies, J.M. Prater, Dir.

CARA LOST                                            Starring / Title Role                       LAFA, Angella Landini, Dir.

ABSOLUTE POWER                             Airport Bar Waitress                      A.P. Productions, Clint Eastwood, Dir.

DELICIOUS LOVE                                 5 voice overs                                  Manuel Malle, Dir.

SLEEPING BEAUTY                              Principal                                          Geminii/S.B.Productions

TRACT HOUSING FOR MILLIONAIRES    Lead                                        Dave Carlson, Dir.

ISABEL                                                    Lead / Title Role                            Van & Irina Robinson, Dir.

CYNNARRA                                            Lead / Title Role                            Van & Irina Robinson, Dir.

TELEVISION

BILL CLINTON KIDS SPECIAL           Supporting (“Urkel” Segment)    Peter Jennings/ABC News Special

FULL OF GRACE (televised play)      Lead                                                 Arlington Cable/CAT Co.

PILLOWTALK w/ KEN & BARBIE        Starring                                            USA Network (1^st Nat’l Internet Café)

CRABS COMEDY SHOW                     Principal (& Writer)                        Maryland Public Television

10 LITTLE CANDIDATES                     Principal                                          Showtime

SLUMBER PARTY                                 Recurring Guest (as Myself)        Arlington Cable (weekly show)

THEATRE – Highlights of 40+ Productions

PINOCHLE                                             Virginia (& Harp music)                PTP at Fountain Theatre

THE PEARL                                            The Human Puppets (5 styles)  The Kennedy Center/TYA Tour *

THE MADNESS OF ESME & SHAZ    Natalie and Lucy                            Celebration Theatre

SPEILE 36 **                                          Hedwig Buchmann (in German)    Victory Gardens/Thtre 1^st Amendment *

SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN              Ms. Sanders                                   West Coast Ensemble

THE PLAY’S THE THING                     Ilona Szabo                                     Washington Stage Guild *

THE ALCHEMIST                                   Ananias                                                   “               “          “

FEMALE HITCHHIKERS **                  Director                                            Consenting Adults Theatre

FULL OF GRACE                                   Mama                                                       “                “         “

UNFULFILLED ASPIRATIONS            Rose Kropp                                            “                “         “

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY **                 Bettina Barnes                               The Source Theatre Co. *

THE WELL OF HORNINESS               Vicki                                                     “        “             “        “

LYSISTRADA                                          Ismenia                                              “        “             “        “

LOOT                                                       Fay McMahon                                    “        “             “        “

BOOMTOWN BLUES                            Dagmar                                              “        “             “        “

PLANET OF THE MUTAGENS            Dr. Louise Reynolds                        “        “             “        “

HUBRIS                                                   Letitia                                               H.P./American Playwright’s Theatre *

DUROV AND HIS PIG                           Mme. Natasha                               Clear and Present Productions *

THE ELEPHANT MAN                           Mrs. Kendall                                   Stage Left Productions

THE MISANTHROPE                            Celimene                                        Cedar Lane Stage

** Production received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination  * Theatre/Production operates under an Equity Contract

 Served as Board Member of Bridgegate Dinner Theatre;  Script Analysis and Artistic Production Team of FreedomStage

STAND-UP / IMPROV / NIGHTCLUB

PONTIAC COMEDY TOUR                  Opened for DENNIS MILLER      GMU Concert Hall (2000 seats)

STAND UP COMEDY                            Solo Stand Up                                Both Coasts

      Garvin’s Comedy Store, The Laugh In, The Comedy Underground, Luna Park (MC’d), & The Comedy Store

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT          Principal (Co. Member & Writer)      The Bayou, D.C. Space & Tours

FRESH VICTIMS                                    Recurring Guest (as Myself & Writer)    D.C.Space

Harbisson & Bond                                Guest Singer (as Myself)              Durty Nellie’s, The Round Table

HOT SHORTS                                        One Woman Show                        Matao’s

TRAINING – On stage since the age of six.

CLASSICAL TRAINING at THE (FOLGER) SHAKESPEARE THEATRE with Floyd King (multiple Award Winner)

ACTING CLASSES in Los Angeles with Art Wolff (previous NYU Instructor) 

VOICE with Virginia Kent, and also Jon Crain (sang with Marni Nixon), DANCE: Ballet, tap – multiple instructors 

SPECIAL SKILLS

- Accents performed: Bronx, Southern (several), British (several), Irish, Swedish, French, German, Jamaican

- French, Sign Language, Fine Artist, Professional Fashion & Knitwear Design & Illustration, Writer,  Script Anaylsis

- Animal Training and Handling (special experience with Dogs and Large Parrots), Valid U.S. Passport