User:TRISHA MANN

Chicagoan, Trisha Mann, attended Roosevelt University for Music Education with a scholarship in Voice Performance. While there, Trisha became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and was crowned Miss Black Chicago. She used her title to reach many students through motivational speaking at graduations and assemblies. While being a positive role model, Trisha was a print model in Ebony and Jet magazines for Raveen and Fashion Fair and toured the country doing hair shows, national billboards and commercials for Luster Hair products.

Ms. Mann then lovingly said farewell to the “Windy City” to pursue her career in acting and writing in L.A., California. Within a month, Trisha booked her first t.v. appearance with the late Lou Rawls and sports talk show host Terry Bradshaw. She then explored the world of theater in The Great Women of Color portraying the Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells. The Drama-logue said, “Trisha’s performance was anger-personified”. This theatrical experience led to many more including, The Visit, An Evening of Shakespeare with Charles Dutton where Trisha played opposite Mr. Dutton as his Lady Mac Beth, The NAACP award winning Jeffery’s Plan in which Trisha was the over-bearing boss of Kellita Smith (Bernie Mac show) and then the wife of soulful, crooner Howard Hewett in Say Amen. Ms. Mann starred in an incredibly written Tracie Dean Ponder production, Souled Out. Trisha shared the stage with Stephanie Mills, Malik Yoba and Tommy Ford (Martin Lawrence Show) in her first National tour of David Talbert’s His Woman His Wife. She received noteworthy reviews not only for His Woman His Wife but also for If You Don’t Believe: A love story written by NAACP award winner Michael Ajakwe. Enjoying the role as the big sister to Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince) Trisha also gained recognition from the NAACP with a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in this musically, delightful production produced by singer extraordinaire Denise Williams.

Trisha produced one of her very own written and God-inspired plays, Mama’s Will, in which she also made her Directing debut, soon to be a film, and she wrote the lyrics and melody to each song. Additional theatrical credits include: Washington’s Boy by Ted Lange, Hope Runs Eternal, Eddie Lee Baker is Dead with Wendy Raquel Robinson(The Game), Unbound in which Trisha co-produced and starred in. She also recently toured in the hit stage play, The Clean Up Woman as “Terri”.

There are many more musicals and stage plays to name, however, Ms. Mann expressed her talents on television and film. Trisha’s sitcom/series roles include: Cold Case. The Parkers, Eve, All about The Andersons and Method and Red. Trisha starred in many short films and her feature films include: Reunion in which she won Best supporting Actress at the San Diego Noir Film Festival and Best Actress from the African American Arts Alliance in Chicago. Relationships and Joshua's Soul both starring Glenn Plummer, Big Bag of Money, Blood Money, CH 27, and Section 8, out on DVD in stores now. Lord All Men Can't Be Dogs with Vivica Fox, The Lawyer, The Thug and The Princess and The Clean Up Woman are her latest films soon to be on DVD. Trisha still does print work, writes screenplays and is working on her book/CD of poetry entitled Introducing The PoeTrish.

Trisha has hosted and been an M.C. for shows such as V Fashion TV, Help Me Help You organization and others. Trisha has interviewed many celebrities for various Red Carpet events, The American Black Film Festival, ERB Sports Talk Show and Filmmakers On Scene.

You can also visit: www.trishamann.com, Facebook, MySpace

Trisha Mann is represented by: The Bonnie Black Talent Agency 1149 N. Gower Los Angeles, CA 90038