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Kamala Lopez-Dawson Dawson is a political activist, blogger and published editorialist as well as a film and television actress, producer, director, writer and editor. She is known for her local advocacy for at-risk inner city LA teen girls through |Global Girl Media. She is also currently director of the Equal Rights Amendment(E.R.A.), a national media campaign to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post. Lopez is the winner of the 2011 Woman of Courage Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) for her exceptional efforts championing civil rights and equality.

Ms. Lopez has appeared in movies including Born in East L.A., Deep Cover and The Burning Season (co-starring the late Raúl Juliá) in addition to numerous other English and Spanish-language films. The Burning Season (co-starring the late Raúl Juliá), in addition to numerous other English and Spanish-language films. She has appeared on such television shows as Beverly Hills, 90210, Murder She Wrote, 21 Jump Street and ''Hill Street Blues. . ''In 1995 Lopez formed the production company Heroica Films with the mission to write, direct and produce media for women, about women and utilizing women both in front and behind the camera. Kamala’s directorial debut feature film A Single Woman, about the life of first U.S. Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, received the 2009 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the NWPC.''

A Single Woman
She directed the film A Single Woman, which premiered in the United States Congress and has since been invited to screen at The Smithsonian Institution, The United Nations, The National Arts Club, and Yale University. It is currently being sold on DVD. The film received the Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women's Political Caucus in a ceremony on July 14, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington DC.

In November 2008, A Single Woman author and star Jeanmarie Simpson was interviewed on the radio show Insight, hosted by Jeffrey Callison on Capitol Public Radio, Sacramento, California's NPR affiliate. During the interview, Simpson disclosed that she had retained an attorney because of issues between herself and the filmmaker of A Single Woman. In February 2010, she was quoted in the Reno News and Review, saying, "Terrible movie. It’s just badly, badly conceived, badly done. The director made a mess of it. It’s really too bad because it’s a fantastic story, and it’s a wonderful, worthy subject, as you know. But it just–the film is a disaster."

Personal life
Lopez-Dawson is of Tamil origin on her mother's side and Venezuelan on her father's side. She grew up in Venezuela.