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Brenda Whitehead
Biography:
Brenda-Marie Whitehead was born Brenda-Marie Cantrell in Ft Smith, Arkansas on April 27th 1973. While growing up she was always told she was a descendant of the infamous William Clarke Quantrill. She lived in Arkansas during her early teens, and then moved to Oklahoma with family. She also lived in Texas, Arizona, Missouri and Nevada. Brenda was semi-curious about acting since her early teens. Later on in life she met several actors & celebrities & talked with them about their acting careers. Long story... more
Brenda-Marie Whitehead was born Brenda-Marie Cantrell in Ft Smith, Arkansas on April 27th 1973. While growing up she was always told she was a descendant of the infamous William Clarke Quantrill. She lived in Arkansas during her early teens, and then moved to Oklahoma with family. She also lived in Texas, Arizona, Missouri and Nevada. Brenda was semi-curious about acting since her early teens. Later on in life she met several actors & celebrities & talked with them about their acting careers. Long story short, she co-owns a business that was started in Oklahoma back in the mid 90s called "Celebrity Meet & Greet". It's like those conventions you see where Celebrities will meet fans & sign autographs. Its first event ever was in Norman, Oklahoma at the Holiday Inn. The guest was Gunnar Hansen who played Leatherface in the original "Texas Chain Saw Massacre". He inspired her during a conversation, and with encouragement from friends and family, she pursued her acting dreams.After research, and a lot of patience, she was able to get background extra work in a few movies.....Boys on the Side (1995), Twister (1996), & The Lost Son (1999) to name a few. After the background work, she attended "Oscar Night America Party Gala" in Tucson. She bid on a silent auction that included acting lessons for a month with renown acting coach Aileen Reid. After her acting lessons, it made her want to pursue acting even more so she signed up for more lessons. Continued acting lessons helped her land a few commercials in Tucson for the Desert Diamond Casino, Old Tucson Movie Studios & Corona Beer.She went to Hollywood in 2000 to be in a couple of episodes on MADtv. Her part included being in a comedy sketch as a featured Opening Scene Traveler and a Passenger with Mo Collins & Christian Duguay. This was her first real exposure of being on a nationally televised TV show. She was a huge fan of this show anyway, so this was a major thrill for her. She still has the script the cast signed for her!Her biggest challenge thus far was playing the character of "Connie" on the short film "Accused". She was honored to have been a part of this project and hopes for a possible sequel. She's worked on a few large shoots too. The one she thoroughly enjoyed was "Three Days To Vegas". She played actor Rip Torn Dancer. Besides being in the movie, she's also close up in the trailer.She loves to sing and her hobby is sketch drawing. Singing at karaoke clubs for a year combined with lyrical & jazz dance lessons in Dallas for six months is what helped her get the part of Cassie in a small theater production of "A Chorus Line". Besides acting, Brenda freelances as a cocktail waitress, oxygen bartender, and co-business owner.She loves helping people when she can. Her Celebrity business produced a Breast Cancer benefit a few years ago in Buena Park, California. Mickey Rooney & 100's of Celebrities attended. All of the admission & auction revenue were donated to the cause. She also love animals. She has a one year old Pomeranian named "Jasper". She loves working out & walking. Speaking of walking, she was bikini girl #19 in the Guinness World Book of Records attempt at the largest Bikini Parade with Holly Madison in Las Vegas Nevada on 5/14/2009.She resides in Las Vegas with her husband and continues to hone her craft & study at various acting schools.
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