Actor Film/Video, Actor Theatre, Host - Talk Show/Interview, Model, Narrator, Singer, Voiceover Artist

25-30, 30-35

Washington, DC

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia - Northern, Delaware, The Carolinas, Pennsylvania, Eastern/Central, New York, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Any, Overseas, New Jersey (Southern/Central), New Jersey (Northern/NYC Area), West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia - Southern, Pennsylvania - Western

African American, African, Caribbean

Vera J. Katz - Private Coach

Wynn Handman Studios, NYC

Shakespeare @ Company, Lenox, MA

Popular Dance, Hip Hop, Club Dance, Cultural Dance

Running, Weight Lifting, Fitness, Volleyball,

Calypso, Gospel, Musical Theatre, Rhythm and Blues, Reggae, Rap

various

Yes, listen to it on this profile, Available by Request

Teleprompter, NASM, AFAA, certifed fitness professional

Dionne Audain can currently( 4/2010) be seen in Toe To Toe - playing @ Landmark Theatre's on E Street in Washington, DC. Will have supporting roles in the upcoming features - Salt & Twelve.

She is known for her powerful performances delivered with genuine authenticity with major credits in television, feature films and national and regional commercials. Audain has tackled roles from a preacher’s wife to secret service agent, proving that she has both breadth and depth as an actress. This incredibly talented actress began her career as consultant in corporate America before beginning her journey into acting.

Moviegoers were introduced to Audain in her independent film debut A Shepherd of Pure Heart (DVD, 2003). Audain gave a standout performance as Elizabeth Upton, a supportive, loving and demanding wife. In early 2005, Audain was seen in indie short Tuffy Low-low, as Mrs. Ward, a tough administrator in charge of a private nursing home. Other indie film supporting roles include The Evils, Like Water, Finding My Precious Basquiat, The Euphoria Project, Poof and Manuel Chavez.

Audain made her feature film debut as an actor portraying Abe Lincoln in the comedy/drama Rocket Science (2006) for director Jeff Blitz, a story about a teenage boy with a horrific stuttering problem who joins his high-school debate team in an ill-fated effort to win the girl of his dreams. In early 2009 Dionne was hand picked for a role by Joel Schumacher himself, for his latest feature film Twelve. The film’s cast includes such notables as Keifer Sutherland, Chance Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson slated for release in 2010. In March 2009, she filmed in the Phillip Noyce directed feature Salt starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Salt is also slated to release in 2010. Dionne appeared in the Sundance 2009 Dramatic selection independent feature film Toe To Toe directed by Emily Abt, where she played a strong supporting role alongside Leslie Uggams, Gaius Charles, and Thuliso Dingwall. Toe To Toe’s other major players include Silvestre Rasuk, Ally Walker and Louisa Krause. Her other films of note include: Sex And The City 2 where she’s featured as a teacher at Brady’s school in a scene with Cynthia Nixon; The Happening where she got the opportunity to work with director M. Night Shyamalan and alongside Zoë Deschanel despite her scene being cut; Rocket Science directed by Jeff Blitz with actors Nicholas D’Agosto, Margo Martindale, Vincent Piazza, Reece Thompson and Aaron Yoo.

On St. Patrick’s Day 2009, Dionne debuted on prime time television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s “Ballerina” episode directed by Peter Leto working alongside Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni.

Dionne’s other television work includes a re-occurring role on the hit HBO series The Wire alongside Dominic West, the short-lived FX series Starved with Del Pentecost, All My Children and America’s Most Wanted.

The NY Times hailed that in her stage work Dionne “has a nice, natural air...” She has toured nationally with The John F. Kennedy Center, appeared off-Broadway at venues such as Urban Stages, The Queens Company, Roundtable Ensemble, Target Margin Theater and has worked regionally at Arena Stage, African Continuum Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Theatre of The First Amendment, Shakespeare & Company and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Dionne also has numerous local, regional and national commercials and print campaigns for companies such as BlackberryGov.com, Subway, Walmart, Maryland Lottery, Bath Fitter and Health Care for America Now.

Born in Montserrat, West Indies Audain enjoys working out and spending time at home with her husband and two cats.