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Renée Felice Smith Biography

Birth Name:Renée Felice Smith

Birth Place:United States

Profession Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City
  • Attended Patchogue-Medford High School, which is located on Long Island, New York
  • Studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
  • Smith comes from Italian-Irish descent
  • At six-years-old, a national TV commercial for Dannon yogurt was her first acting job
  • As of 2012, Smith is co-creating a children's book series based on her own French bulldog, "Hugo․"
  • She won the superlative of "Most Likely to Win an Oscar," in high school
  • Smith is a very skilled in tap dance

Awards

  • 2017Grand Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Competition: winner
  • 2017Grand Jury Prize-Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition: nominated
  • 2017SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award-: nominated
  • 2017SXSW Gamechanger Award-: nominated