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Actress Kari Nissena

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Kari Nissena

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    • An award-winning American actress, Kari Nissena has performed extensively on both the stage and screen. With hundreds of acting credits to her name, she has acted in film, television, theater, radio, commercials, voiceover, and more.

      On the producing side of things, she has produced dozens of films, webisodes, and other projects and events in the entertainment industry.

      As a sought after industry expert, speaker, and business coach for actors, she has helped thousands of actors with their press, marketing, and making breakthroughs in their careers. The founder of Actor Transformation, she created the educational Youtube channel of the same name and has developed training systems and programs for actors. She has also worked with and coached alongside some of the most respected career coaches and industry leaders in Hollywood.
      - IMDb mini biography by: PR

Trademarks

  • Long Blonde Hair
  • Frequently plays Doctors and Nurses
  • Often plays experts and authority figures

Trivia

  • Spent two years as a ballroom dancer and dance teacher.
  • Studied with such luminaries as Olympia Dukakis, Jason Alexander, and Broadway legend Zoe Caldwell.
  • Her mother lived in Italy for 5 years and worked on many Sergio Leone films. She dubbed Spaghetti Westerns from English to Italian and vice versa.
  • To star in Callous (2009), she gained 30 pounds, wore wigs, had 17 costumes, used an accent, and her character aged a span of 30 years throughout the film. The film went on to win 4 "Best Picture" awards and she won a "Best Actress" award when it went on the film festival circuit.

Quotes

  • They can't hire you if they don't know you exist.
  • The way you stand out, is by being yourself.
  • A life as an actor is both an adventure and a roller coaster. There are twists and turns and highs and lows. And it is not designed for those with a weak stomach.
  • Just because you don't know how to do something, that doesn't mean you don't do it. It just means you might have to take a couple steps to figure it out.
  • Dreams are awesome and we need to have them, but we need to back them up with action.

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