Resume & Headshot
NAOMI NELSON
https://njn269.wixsite.com/naominelson
Pronouns: she/her
Eyes: blue
Height: 5'8
Vocal Range: mezzo-soprano
IG: @nelsonaomi
Southern Representation: Millie Lewis Talent Agency
FILM
Crimson Ties
MBG’s POWER
The Fowler
Daughter of Wands
Mis En Place
Strega
11
Because I Love Him
Happy
Virgins Eat Cake
Match
Supporting
Supporting
Lead
Lead
Lead
Supporting
Lead
Lead
Lead
Supporting
Lead
Independent Short, Dir. Francesca Scorsese
Respective Collective, Dir. Simon Wade
New York Film Acadamy, Dir. Randall Dottin
Columbia Thesis Film, Dir. Emma Hall-Martin
Independent Short, Dir. Nik Elrifi
Stonestreet Studios, Dir. Malcolm Mills
Stonestreet Studios, Dir. Alex Berg
NYU Film & TV, Dir. Maddy Freeman
Stonestreet Studios, Dir. Mariano Flores
NYU Thesis Film, Dir. Cara Griffin
NYU Film & TV, Dir. Jake Wichansky
THEATRE
Tell Your Mom I Miss Her!
Cocaine New Year's Crack Rockin' Eve 2016
HEX
Comic Sans Sketch Comedy Troupe
Vinegar Tom
Josie (Lead)
Robin (Lead)
Arina Venova (Lead)
Performer & Writer
Margerie (Lead)
Dir. Jasmine Zang, The Tank
Dir. Peter Shea, Zoom
Dir. Babak Mehrabi, Arts on Site
The Pit Theater
Dir. Pandora Scooter, The Meisner Studio
TRAINING & ACHIEVEMENTS
Crimson Ties, accepted and premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival
Mis En Place nominated in NY Long Island Film Festival and IndieX Film Fest for Best Story Short
Because I Love Him Official selection in the Count Basie Center Teen + College Film Festival 2020
New York University BFA, Drama 2022
Meisner Studio (Acting Technique) & Stonestreet Studios (Film and TV)
Meisner Technique Training: Nathan Flower, Karen Chamberlain, Victoria Hart
Screen Acting: Kristjan Thor, Cormac Bluestone, Alana Barrett-Adkins, Gil Zabrasky
Directing The Actor: Vondie Curtis-Hall, John Wills Martin
Auditioning: Rebecca Yarsin, Malcolm Mills
Stage Combat: David Brimmer, Corey Pierno
Voice and Speech: Max Rosenak, Donna Germain
Movement: Julia Crockett, Shanga Parker, Michelle Uranowitz
Improv & Clown: Zachary Fine, Virginia Scott, Justine Williams, Patrick Keene
Accents: Nathan Crocker, Dierdre Friel
Script Analysis: Pandora Scooter, Justice Whitaker
Adv. Scene Study at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio with Nathan Flower
Certified Member of the Society of American Fight Directors
On Camera Acting at the Kimball Studio with Julia Crockett
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SPECIAL SKILLS
Accents (Southern, Russian, Brooklyn, British, Cockney, & French), Improv, Sketch Comedy, Stage Combat, Tarot Card Reader, Biking, Drawing, Knitting, Roller Skating, Contortion, Valid US Passport, Driver’s License, and Horror Scream.