Angell Conwell
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Angell Conwell attending "Susan G. Komen's 8th Annual Fashion For The Cure" event - Hollywood, CA on Sept. 24, 2009 | |
| Born |
August 2, 1983 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Angell Conwell (born August 2, 1983) is an American actress.
Personal life
Conwell was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and moved to Columbia, South Carolina at the age of 2. She attended Seven Oaks Elementary School in Columbia where she was the first African-American student body president.
Career
In 1994, she moved to Los Angeles to film the TV pilot "On Our Own". She also starred in films such as Soul Plane and Baby Boy and appeared in TV productions and series like What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway, One on One and Cuts. She also appeared in one episode of That's So Raven.Conwell was also appearing in the music video of Nelly and the St. Lunatics "Batter Up" which was released in September 2001, and "Ride wit Me" which has been released on April 24, 2001.
In December 2010, Conwell began airing in the recurring role of attorney Leslie Michaelson on the number-one-rated CBS daytime drama, The Young and the Restless. In December 2012, she was placed on contract however, was dropped back to recurring in August 2014 and later quietly left the show. In March 2015, Conwell returned to Y&R to reprise her role as Leslie for four episodes.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film | |||
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Kim | |
| The Wash | Antoinette | ||
| Flossin | Vanessa | ||
| 2002 | BraceFace Brandi | Tonya | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Tamika | |
| Sugar Valentine | Naomi | ||
| 2006 | Confessions | Cathy Johnson | |
| 2008 | Show Stoppers | Pam | |
| Who's Deal? | Brenda | ||
| Jury of Our Peers | Kayla | ||
| Love For Sale | Sida | ||
| 2009 | There's a Stranger in my House | Chelsea | |
| Frankenhood | Sabrina | ||
| Jury of Our Peers | Kayla | ||
| 2010 | Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Eve | |
| Perfect Combination | Alex | ||
| 2015 | The Good, the Bad and the Dead | Agent Taylor | |
| Television Films | |||
| 2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway | Alex | |
| Straight-to-DVD | |||
| 2005 | Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up | Herself | (segment "Confessions, Pt. 2") |
| 2007 | Half Past Dead 2 | Cherise Powell | |
| 2008 | Portal | Vanya | |
| Keepin' the Faith: Lookin' for Mr. Right | Stephanie | ||
| 2010 | Hollywont[1] | Celebrity Presenter | |
| Television guest appearances | |||
| 1995 | Renegade | Jackie | (1 episode) "Repo Raines" |
| Dave's World | Carly | ||
| 2000 | The Parkers | Passion | (1 episode) Unforgiven |
| 2003 | That's So Raven | Andrea | (1 episode) Dissin' Cousins |
| 2003 | One on One | Amanda | (1 episode) "2 Young, 2 Curious" |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Tara | |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Tangee | 1 episode |
| All of Us | Courtney | Two episodes | |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | Pam | |
| 2013 | The Marriage Lover | Tamia Franklin | |
| Television | |||
| 2010–2014, 2015 | The Young and the Restless | Leslie Michaelson | |
| 2012- | Family Time[2] | Lisa | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | ||
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176801/
- ↑ http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/tonight-bounce-tv-premiering-networks-first-two-original-series-starting-at-9pm
- ↑ Bowe, Jillian (December 11, 2012). "Erik Valdez and Angell Conwell Among NAACP Image Award Nominees!". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Complete list of nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.