“Brenda-Marie Whitehead was born Brenda-Marie
Cantrell in Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 27th 1973. While growing
up she was always told she was a descendant of the infamous William Clarke
Quantrill. She lived in Arkansas during her
early teens, and then moved to Oklahoma
with family. She's also lived in Texas, Arizona, Missouri and Nevada. Brenda had been
semi-curious about acting since her early teens. Later on in life she met
several actors and talked with them about their careers. Long story short, she
co-owns a business that was started in Oklahoma
back in the mid 90's called "Celebrity Meet & Greet". It's like
those conventions you see where Celebrities meet fans and sign autographs. It's
first event was in Norman, Oklahoma at the Holiday Inn. The guest was
Gunnar Hansen who played Leatherface in the original "Texas Chain Saw
Massacre". He inspired her during a conversation, and with encouragement
from friends and family, she pursued her acting dreams. After research, and a
lot of patience, she was able to get background extra work in a few
movies....."Boys on the Side", "Twister", and "The
Lost Son" to name a few. After the background work, she attended
"Oscar Night America Party Gala" in Tucson. She bid on a silent auction that
included acting lessons for a month with renown acting coach Aileen Reid. She
enjoyed the lessons so much that she signed up for a much longer term. You can
never have enough as the saying goes. Continued acting lessons helped her land
a few commercials in Tucson
for the Desert Diamond Casino, Old Tucson Movie Studios & Corona Beer. She
went to Hollywood
in 2000 to be in a couple of episodes on MADtv. Her part included being
featured in a comedy sketch as an Opening Scene Traveler and Passenger with Mo
Collins & Christian Duguay. This was her first real exposure of being on a
nationally televised TV show. She was a huge fan of this show anyway, so this
was a major thrill. She still owns the signed script the cast gave her! Her
latest role thus far was playing the characterï of "Fannie Rae" in
"Hay Days"" recently shot in Stillwater Oklahoma
& surrounding areas. She was thrilled and honored to have been a part of
this project. She's worked on a few larger shoots too such as "Three Days
To Vegas". In this one she plays actor Rip Torn's Dancer. She enjoyed
doing this one immensely because she was also featured close up in the movie
trailer & a clip recently shown on TMZ. Director Charlie Picerni has been
quoted as saying, "Brenda did very good and was easy to direct". She
can also be seen in the smash hit "The Hangover". She loves helping
people when she can. Her Celebrity business produced a Breast Cancer benefit a
few years ago in Buena Park,
California. Mickey Rooney &
100's of Celebrities attended. All of the admission and auction revenue were
donated to the cause. She also loves animals. She has a one year old Pomeranian
named "Jasper". She loves working out & walking. Speaking of
walking, she was bikini girl #19 in the Guinness World Book of Records attempt
at the largest Bikini Parade with Holly Madison in Las Vegas Nevada
on 5/14/2009. Brenda has a strange talent that some call a gift. She can
actually cure hiccups. She cured actress Cindy Williams hiccups in Dallas while they were
having dinner together. Her chiropractor friend had also fallen victim to
hiccups. He had hiccups for a week non-stop until she stopped them, as well as
numerous other cases! What's really funny, is the look on their faces when it
stops. This has nothing to do with scaring you, drinking anything or holding
your breath and it's worked 99% of the time. She's quoted as saying....."I
wish I could tell you, but if I did that, well then I'd just have to kill
you"! Brenda's hobby is sketch drawing and collecting Eeyore memorabilia.
She also loves singing and has been told by many that she has a nice voice. Her
singing at karaoke clubs for a year combined with lyrical & jazz dance
lessons in Dallas
for six months is what helped her get the part of Cassie in a small theater
production of "A Chorus Line". Her newest venture is writing
screenplays. She recently co-wrote a western short titled "No Rest For The
Wicked" with Alex Whitmer. Look for it sometime in 2013. Brenda-Marie
Whitehead was nicknamed "BMW" by her peers in the acting community.
She resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and continues to hone her craft and
study. She's gaining speed and popularity with directors and producers and
loving the ride!! Visit www.brendawhitehead.com”.
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