Last week I conducted a resume workshop at SAG and the good folks at iActor decided it was filled with such essential information that they taped it and will be distributing it to the SAG…
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Your Type Is a Shortcut
I recently engaged in a little online conversation with a new-to-LA actor who was finding the whole “type” thing discouraging. Specifically, she’s not too into the Hollywood obsession with actors playing their primary type “over…
Rookie Orientation
For our first anniversary, my husband and I went to an amazing spa/resort place with his precious son (my precious stepson). (Don’t worry. It was located near a really cool amusement park, and the boys…
Authenticity vs. Type
Last week, I touched on the whole “authenticity vs. type” dilemma that many actors face. You hear so much about the importance of knowing your primary type and marketing yourself accordingly that you might lose…
My Name Is too Common
So, love the advice in your columns. I just discovered you a few months ago and have caught up with all the years. Great stuff. My question is the other end of the name change…
Stop Making Changes When Nothing Is Wrong
¡Hola Bonnie! I just finished reading your advice to the woman being pushed towards a generic name and Latino roles and I had to write back and let you know how much I appreciated your…
Bad Websites, Good Websites III
For our final installment of the series on actor websites, let’s get down to it: Do casting directors, producers, directors, agents, and managers even look at actors’ websites? Well, yes and no. Nearly seven years…
Tea with Jessica Bendinger
This week’s column will be a bit different than my usual offering because I wanted to share with you some great stuff that came from my tea date with Jessica Bendinger (she wrote Bring It…
Reality TV
“As an actor, I really don’t like reality shows. As a hypocrite, I watch a couple of them.” — Bill Lippincott (SAG/AEA) A recent discussion on the Showfax Actors Access message boards sent me back…