ACTOR | STAGE
ACTOR | STAGE
ACTOR | TV & THEATRE | PRODUCER
Ami Brabson
Ami Brabson is an actor, singer and producer. She played Vanessa on the final season of POWER (Starz Network). Other television credits include Judge Karyn Blake / LAW & ORDER SVU, Mary Pembleton / HOMICIDE: Life on the Streets, Judge Tchaikovsky / BULL, DAMAGES, THE JURY, LAW & ORDER and various Soap Operas.
Ms. Brabson recently received the Award of Excellence for Outstanding Actress from Connecticut Critics’ Circle for her work in the highly-acclaimed production of AMERICAN SON at TheaterWorks Hartford.
Brabson conceived, wrote and starred in the one-women shows PHENOMENAL WOMEN and A CHANGE IS GONNA COME which she has toured throughout the Northeast. The New York Premiere of TOUGH TITTY by Oni Faida Lampley was Brabson’s first project as a producer in which she also played the starring role.
Other stage credits include: Mistress Ford in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Linda in CURVE OF DEPARTURE, Faye in Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW, Quilly in John Henry Redwood's THE OLD SETTLER and Rose in August Wilson's FENCES.
Ms. Brabson is an accomplished soprano and cabaret singer who has performed at New York City venues as varied as Merkin Concert Hall, The Metropolitan Room and Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar.
Ami Brabson received her MFA from the NYU/Tisch Graduate School of Acting.
TELEVISION
POWER: Season 6, Vanessa — Starz
LAW & ORDER SVU: Judge Karen Blake — NBC
LAW & ORDER: Judge Madeline Drake -—NBC
BULL: Judge Tchaikovsky — CBS
DAMAGES: Grief Counselor — FX
HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET, Mary Pembleton — NBC
UNFORGETTABLE: Sonya — CBS
THE JURY: Alison Trivas — FOX
THE BEAT: Vanessa Sharp — UPN
ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Faith Campbell — ABC
THEATRE
Off Broadway
TOUGH TITTY: Angela — Paradise Factory Theater — Dir. Awoye Timpo
Regional
AMERICAN SON: Kendra Ellis-Connor — Theatre Works, CT — Dir. Rob Ruggiero
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: Mistress Ford — Folger Theater, D. C.
SKELETON CREW: Faye — Chester Theatre — Dir. Awoye Timpo
CURVE OF DEPARTURE: Linda — Chester Theatre — Dir. Keira Naughton
PHENOMENAL WOMEN: One Woman Show celebrating women like Zora Neale Hurston,
Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee and others who have dared to speak their minds.—
Westminster Theater, Luna Stage, Havre De Grace Opera House, Montclair State University,
Smith College, Baltimore Theatre Project — Dir. Corinna Sowers-Adler
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME: One-Woman Show filled with poetry, story telling and music that reflect on the inevitable changes in our lives — Luna Stage — Dir. Ari Kreith
THE OLD SETTLER: Quilly — Luna Stage/NJ — Dir. Susan Kerner
FENCES: Rose — Pittsburgh Public — Dir. Marion McClinton
SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN: Marjorie —
Yale Rep / Center Stage — Dir. Marion McClinton
THE PIANO LESSON: Bernice — Syracuse Stage — Dir. Claude Purdy
DAY OF ABSENCE: Courier/Anncr — Center Stage — Dir. Marion McClinton
TWO TRAINS RUNNING: Risa — Center Stage — Dir. Marion McClinton
TRAINING
M.F.A., New York University Graduate Acting Program — Zelda Fichandler, Chair
B.S., Northwestern University
SKILLS
Singing (Soprano), Juggling, Classical Theatre.