Sophina Brown Biography

Fast Facts

• Wanted to be an actress from the age of 4
• From seventh to 12th grade attended a performing arts school for half of each school day
• Appeared as Carmen in the national touring company of Fame---The Musical
• Broadway debut was as Nala in The Lion King
• Moved to Los Angeles to build up credits in TV and movies in hopes of returning to do live theater in New York
• Had a recurring role on the sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show
• Appeared in the 2007 Diane Keaton movie Because I Said So
• Coproduced and starred in a 2008 production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal in Los Angeles
• Enjoys bowling
• On preferring the stage to TV and film, she told DallasBlack
• com: "There's nothing like performing live
• You don't feel that energy in film or television
• That's one of the reasons my heart will always be rooted in theater
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