​Drae Williamson
Actress, Los Angeles CA
Biography
Drae Williamson
Born Andrea Maria Williamson. She is from Crewe, Virginia. Located approximately a little over an hour south of Richmond. She started dancing at the age of 4. At age 9 got into doing pageants where she won Jr. Teen Miss Virginia 1993 and Sr. Teen Miss Virginia 1995. She went on to compete in many preliminaries for Miss Virginia( Miss America Organization) and Miss Virginia USA.
Got into acting officially when she got a small role in her high school play. Realizing her love of acting, she continued acting throughout high school getting many scholorships. She even participated in an acting summer program at Lebennon Valley College in Pensylvania.
After high school Drae went on to major in theater acting at Shenandoah University. She participated on the dance team there called The Shenandoah Sensations. After graduation she moved to NYC where she studied at The New York Acadamy of Dramatic Arts, formally known as The School for Film and Television. She moved to Los Angeles in 2006.
Film
2013 Palace of the Damned (TV movie) (completed) Diane
2011 Anything (short) Trina
2010 Deal O'Neal (TV movie) Server
2009 Caught in the Game Bartender
2007 Prognosis (short)
2006 Plasterhead Janine Alexander
Languages
English
Education
Theater
Once In A Lifetime - Susan Walker - Shenandoah University
Niccolo and Niccolette - Dancing Leprechaun - Shenandoah University
The Lark - Lady of the Court - Shenandoah University
Robin Goodfellow – Mustardseed - Shenandoah University
Shenandoah Showmakers - Various Roles - Shenandoah University Tour Group
Dance
Two Year Professional Actor’s Conservatory - School for Film and Television
B.A. in Theater Acting, Minor in Dance - Shenandoah University Conservatory, VA
Skills
Singing (Soprano), driving a standard, cheerleading, great with animals, great with children/babies, swimming, Southern accent, twirling Poi Balls, roller-skating
Dance: Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hawaiian Hula, Asian Dance, Lyrica
Fall Dance Concert - Shenandoah University
Dance Performance Forum - Shenandoah University
Shenandoah Cheer/Dance team - Shenandoah University
Training & Workshops
Daytime Drama - Jimmy Bohr - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Improvisation - Joe Perce - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Commercial - Rawleigh Moreland - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Commercial-Scott Weisner- Los Angeles
Commercial-Valerie Miller- Los Angeles
Voice-Over - Melissa Gray - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Film Technique - Julia Carey - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Scene Study- Bobbi Chance- Los Angeles
Scene Study-Richard Walters- Los Angeles
Scene Study - Jimmy Bohr - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Scene Study - Richard Ohmar - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Scene Study1-3 - Hal Herman - Shenandoah University
Meisner Technique - Pam Moller-Kareman - The New York Concervatory of Dramatic Arts
Stanislovsky Technique - Bodde’ Bauer - Shenandoah University