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Angela Ray

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Angela Ray
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Through Her Eyes (2021)
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Acclaimed in the New York Times for her performance on the hit show Atlanta, Angela Ray is an actress, author, award-winning spoken word artist and speaker. A few of her other roles include P-Valley, Dynasty, and Queen Sugar. She is best known as "Carol", the shady landlord on Love thy Neighbor. She played the only character in the entire Tyler Perry movie franchise to successfully lead "Madea" to the Lord in Boo! A Madea Halloween.

Angela is the author of the books, Blackberry Whispers, Rays of Motivation, and Megastar Student Leadership: Lessons I Learned as an Actress That Can Help Lead, Achieve and Succeed. As a speaker, she has presented to thousands of students around the country and considers it part of her mission to mentor young people.

Angela is frequently booked to host a myriad of live events, both virtual and in person. For six years, she was the resident emcee for the touring show, "The Food Lion Chef Challenge" presented at both the CIAA and ACC basketball tournaments. She also hosted a live version of "Family Feud" at the Southern Women's Show. She is the host of her own program, The Angela Ray Show broadcasting on various podcast platforms.

A recipient of the George Moses Horton Award for poetry and an award-winning spoken word poet, Angela has electrified audiences around the country. She has been commissioned to pen poetry for several high-profile individuals including Minnie Stackhouse, the mother of NBA All Star Jerry Stackhouse, Beverly E. Smith, the 26th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Sylvia and Larry Leon Hamlin, the founders of the National Black Theatre Festival and Mattye Reed, the namesake for the Mattye Reed African American Heritage Center.

Angela is a Life Member of the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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    Known for

    Yaya DaCosta in Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (2025)
    Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Stacia
    • 2025
    Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta (2016)
    Atlanta
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Police Clerk
    Tyler Perry in Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
    Boo! A Madea Halloween
    4.7
    • Alice
    • 2016
    Jonathan Chase, Darmirra Brunson, Zulay Henao, Kendra C. Johnson, Palmer Williams Jr., Andre Hall, and Patrice Lovely in Love Thy Neighbor (2013)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Landlord

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    • Yaya DaCosta in Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (2025)
      Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Stacia
      • 2025
    • Sugar Mama (2025)
      Sugar Mama
      4.9
      • News Anchor
      • 2025
    • Angela Ray and Nasir Mack in Auntie (2024)
      Auntie
      9.0
      Short
      • Auntie
      • 2024
    • Jeff Daniels in Un homme, un vrai (2024)
      Un homme, un vrai
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Choir Member #16
      • 2024
    • Mary McCormack, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, Alexander Ludwig, Stephen Amell, James Harrison Jr., Kelli Berglund, Trey Tucker, Alison Luff, and Robby Ramos in Heels (2021)
      Heels
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Kathy
      • 2023
    • Elarica Johnson in P-Valley (2020)
      P-Valley
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Vernette Parker
      • 2022
    • Sabrina Carpenter, Donald Elise Watkins, RJ Cyler, and Sebastian Chacon in Emergency (2022)
      Emergency
      6.2
      • Neighbor
      • 2022
    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynastie (2017)
      Dynastie
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Judie
      • 2021
    • Through Her Eyes (2021)
      Through Her Eyes
      7.0
      • May Wimbush
      • 2021
    • Rory Scovel in Robbie (2020)
      Robbie
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Sugar Stevens
      • 2020
    • Through Her Eyes (2020)
      Through Her Eyes
      6.6
      Short
      • May Wimbush
      • 2020
    • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in Le Résident (2018)
      Le Résident
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Dallas Roberts
      • 2019
    • Angell Conwell, Tanisha Long, Rasheda Crockett, Tristen J. Winger, and Chase Anthony in Bigger (2019)
      Bigger
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Mother
      • 2019
    • Debby Ryan in Insatiable (2018)
      Insatiable
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Security Guard
      • 2019
    • Jared Wofford in Payoff (2019)
      Payoff
      Short
      • Mom
      • 2019

    Director



    • Summer of Seven
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

    Casting Director



    • Summer of Seven
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2018

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    Videos5

    Demo Reel 2023
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    Demo Reel 2023
    Angela Ray on One Tree Hill
    Demo Reel 0:41
    Angela Ray on One Tree Hill
    Angela Ray on One Tree Hill
    Demo Reel 0:41
    Angela Ray on One Tree Hill
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:20
    Official Trailer
    Atlanta Season 1--Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Atlanta Season 1--Official Trailer
    After The Peak / The End of Cheap Oil
    Trailer 1:18
    After The Peak / The End of Cheap Oil

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      Is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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      Celebrate on your drive to the end zone. A touchdown only last a few seconds.
    • Nickname
      • A-Ray

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