NELLIE CRAVENS
[707] 833-4673 • [707] 328-6062 cell • nellcravens@comcast.net
AEA - SAG - AFTRA
Weight: 125
Height: 5'6"
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
| STAGE (Selected Roles) | Role | Venue/Director |
| SHEAR MADNESS | Mrs. Shubert | MASON ST. THEATRE/Bruce Jordan |
| WHY WE HAVE A BODY | Eleanor | TIFFANY THEATRE, LA/Jayne Wenger |
| WHY WE HAVE A BODY | Eleanor | MAGIC THEATRE, SF/Jayne Wenger |
| FAULKNER'S BICYCLE | Mama | 450 GEARY THEATRE/McDaniel |
| CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF | Big Mama | SAN JOSE STAGE/David Martin |
| THE COCKTAIL HOUR | Ann | CAL CONSERVATORY/Lois Grandi |
| A MURDER OF CROWS | Nella | INTERSECTION/Mary Coleman |
| PASSION PLAY | Ensemble/Eleanor | SAN JOSE REP/Joy Carlin |
| FOXFIRE | Annie Nations | MARIN THEATRE/Karl Rawicz |
| VISIONS OF SIMONE MACHARD | Mme. Soupeau | TOUR DE FORCE/Andrea Gordon |
| MY SISTER IN THIS HOUSE | Mme. Danzard | JULIAN THEATRE/Brenda Berlin |
| CATSPLAY | Paula | THEATREWORKS/Robert Kelley |
| THE CONCORD MURDERS | Nellie | MURDER-TO-GO/David Landau |
| PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE | Jean Brodie | ATTIC THEATRE/Gordon Farrell |
| FILM | Studio | Director |
| METRO: Mrs. Dotson | Roper/Walt Disney Prod. | Dir: Thomas Carter |
| JADE: Carolyn Tripp | Paramount Pictures | Dir: William Friedkin |
| A WILL TO LIVE | Sphere Productions | |
| TELEVISION | Station | Director |
| NASH BRIDGES: "Ripcord": Evelyn | CBS TV | Dir: Chris Misiano |
| A TANGLED WEB: Margie | CBS TV | Dir: Bill Norton |
| MIDNIGHT CALLER: "Her Dirty Little Secret": Charlotte | Dir: Betty Thomas | |
| COMMERCIALS (Selected) | ||
| California Lottery: "Arrival" | Purina Cat Chow: "Better Cat" | Round Table Pizza: "Gavoni" |
| Mercedes Benz: "Putting Green" | Expressly Portraits: "Don't Forget" | Charles Schwab: "Good Investors" |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken: "Welcome Home | CNN: "Questions" | KQED: "Take A Break" Campaign |
| American Express: "Connections" | Folger's Coffee: "Rough Morning" | Hallmark: "What Mom Really Wants" |
| California Beef Council: "Family Dinner" | Volkswagen: "High Court | Bio Soothe [Infomercial]: Lieberman Productions |
INDUSTRIALS (Selected)
Kaset International: "Resolving Issues With Your Co-Workers" Chevron: "Consumers"
Kantola Productions: Toastmasters' "Customer Service Connection"
Kenwood Group: "Applied Materials: Gates to the Future"
American Bar Association: "Preventing Legal Malpractice"
Bank of America: Training Demonstration #3630; Travelers' Checks; Safetravel Network
TRAINING
Acting: Richard Seyd; Richard E.T. White; Tony Taccone; National Theatre of Great Britain, Santa Fe: Mike Ockrent, John Russell Brown, Peter Jeffrey; Attic Theatre: Ross and Lou Ann Graham
On Camera: John Howard Swain; Ann Brebner; Ed Hooks; Susan Scudder; Greg Snazelle
Physical Comedy: Geoff Hoyle
Voice: Stewart Brady, Kate Rowland
Dialects: British, Irish, New York, American Southern
Special Skills: French, Piano