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Tina Alexis Allen

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Washington, DC, The United States

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http://www.tinaalexisallen.com/

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Memoir, Spirituality, Gay and Lesbian

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August 2017

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As a break-out star on WGN’s hit series “Outsiders,” actress/author/playwright Tina Alexis Allen most recently starred as Shurn, a force to be reckoned with in the clash-of-cultures drama rooted in coal mining Kentucky. With Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti on board as an executive producer, Allen acted alongside David Morse (“Treme,” “Hurt Locker”) and Ryan Hurst (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Bates Motel”).

The youngest of 13 kids in a Catholic family growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Tina was a tomboy at heart. After accepting a basketball scholarship to the University of Maryland, she caught the fashion bug, earned an MBA in marketing and moved to NYC. While working as a fashion executive on Seventh Avenue, she spent her weekends seeing Broa As a break-out star on WGN’s hit series “Outsiders,” actress/author/playwright Tina Alexis Allen most recently starred as Shurn, a force to be reckoned with in the clash-of-cultures drama rooted in coal mining Kentucky. With Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti on board as an executive producer, Allen acted alongside David Morse (“Treme,” “Hurt Locker”) and Ryan Hurst (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Bates Motel”).

The youngest of 13 kids in a Catholic family growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Tina was a tomboy at heart. After accepting a basketball scholarship to the University of Maryland, she caught the fashion bug, earned an MBA in marketing and moved to NYC. While working as a fashion executive on Seventh Avenue, she spent her weekends seeing Broadway shows and igniting a love of the arts. Some soul searching led to Tina leaving her successful career to pursue acting. She has since been celebrated for her diverse range of roles in theatre, film and television. “Acting coach to the stars,” Susan Batson, (Oprah, Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga, Chris Rock, Madonna, Juliette Binoche) has described Tina as “a true chameleon—capable of playing anything.”

Allen wrote and performed her critically acclaimed solo show, SECRETS OF A HOLY FATHER, in New York and Los Angeles. Based on her own life, Allen yearned to understand the complicated and highly secretive double life of her father. By transforming herself into him, she took her father’s journey exploring the universal themes of family betrayal, redemption and forgiveness in a tour-de-force performance.

In Los Angeles, she performed a 12-character one-woman show, IRRESISTIBLE, lauded by critics as rivaling the work of Lily Tomlin. For her work in THE BREAK-UP NOTEBOOK, Allen was nominated for a GLAAD award alongside Jane Lynch. In addition, she starred in and produced the Slamdance Jury Prize film PHANTOM PAIN, and played opposite Theresa Russell in the 2014 feature film, MOVING MOUNTAINS.

In addition to acting and writing, Allen is the Co-Founder of Gina Raphaela Jewelry, which merges art, fashion, and social consciousness. The brand uses deconstructed and transformed bullets as a foundation for daring necklaces, rings and bracelets. Their philanthropic mission provides a percentage of all proceeds to be donated directly to non-profit organizations taking a stand for peace.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tina Alexis Allen I actually don't believe in writer's block. So long as you keep writing in those moments when that voice in your head says, "this is crap!" then you n…moreI actually don't believe in writer's block. So long as you keep writing in those moments when that voice in your head says, "this is crap!" then you never have writer's block.
You have to be willing to write through the noise of "this sucks" but that's true about all art. You can't create and judge at the same time. A writer's block is a choice to listen to that self-criticsm, stop typing and close the computer.(less)

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Do you think Hiding Out will ever become a movie? Who would you want to play the younger version of yourself?

Tina Alexis Allen Laura, thanks so much for your question! Absolutely, unless it becomes a TV series but for sure I think it could very well be on the screen - big or l…moreLaura, thanks so much for your question! Absolutely, unless it becomes a TV series but for sure I think it could very well be on the screen - big or little. As for the actress to play the complicated younger me, there are so many great young actresses but I'd start with Elle or Dakota Fanning, Saoirse Ronan and I adore Emma Watson too. (less)

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