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What's Happening Now!

Now extended to November 26 - Mosaic Theater's regional premiere of CONFEDERATES  , the newest work by the Tony-nominee and Genius Grant-winner Dominique Morisseau and directed by the brilliant Story Ayers who also directed the off-Broadway premiere of Confederates at Signature Theatre in New York. I play Luanne (a slave from the American Civil War Era) and Jade (a college professor at a modern day university)!

Recent

Helen Hayes Award Nomination for my role as Lizzie Curry in 1st Stage's The Rainmaker!

 

I won!!! The 12th Annual Indie Series Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for my performance as series regular Mia Stephenson in the drama series Anacostia

A Family Matters Christmas movie now streaming on all platforms! Check out the trailer here

About Me

Hey, Tamieka here! I'm a classically trained, bi-coastal actor and a proud member of the Actors Equity Association. I caught the acting bug at the ripe ol' age of four years old when my auntie and I auditioned for a local talent show. Although we didn't make the show, the seed had been planted and I haven't looked back since! Quirky yet provocative, uptight doctor with a sense of humor... the love child of Jenifer Lewis and Philip Seymour Hoffman with Viola Davis as their surrogate... that's me! I've been nominated for and won numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy Awards, Indie Series Awards, and Broadway World Awards. I'm also a proud member of the Black Classical Acting Ensemble at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. When not performing, you can usually find me teaching Shakespeare to middle and high schoolers as a teaching artist with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company or teaching theatre and film acting as a faculty member at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. I'm extremely proud of the intense acting training programs I've graduated from at the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Oxford, UK and the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington DC. I see myself as more than just a storyteller. I am an expressor of the human experience. There is a truth that connects us all as humans and it’s a beautiful thing to discover and explore those truths within the characters I play, in all of their complexity, beauty, and messiness. These discoveries allow me to build and bridge a connection between myself and my audiences as we share an unspoken permission to dive deep and explore our inner selves. Through my work, on stage and screen, it is my hope to make these kinds of connections with as many people as possible. The more exposed and vulnerable I am in "living" a character’s life, their truth, the more my audience will hopefully feel comfortable in further discovering their own truths and inner lives. I believe in making art that is honest, accessible, and inclusive.

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