About Emelise Aleandri

Emelise Aleandri (Artistic Director), is the year 2001 winner of theElena Cornaro Award from the New York State Grand Lodge Order Sons of Italy in America for her work in Italian-American culture. A singer, actress and folk dancer, she performs both traditional and contemporary Italian and Italian-American music and theatre in both Italian and English. A TV and film actress, she was featured in the Spike Lee films Crooklyn and Summer of Sam. Most recently she starred as the famous 19th century Italian actress, Eleonora Duse opposite Lilianne Montevecchi in Of Penguins and Peacocks. She was featured in the Walnut Street Theatre production of Italian Funerals and other Occasions and in the Off-Broadway productions of Sweatshop and SHHHHH! For ten years she was the Producer/Host of Italics: The Italian-American Magazine, a nationally-aired cable TV show. She has produced two documentaries for television: Teatro: The Legacy of Italian-American Theatre, and Festa: Italian Festival Traditions. Her book, The Italian-Americian Immigrant Theatre of New York City, was published by Arcadia and she is in the process of compiling a book of pictures of the Little Italy of New York City and a CD of Italian immigrant music.

LINKS

Emelise writes recipes for a pasta solution to any emotional problem at: http://www.arscomica.com/enter.html

http://www.freewebs.com/bellaitaliamia/index.html

Emelise Aleandri
AEA - SAG - AFTRA - AGVA - GIAA (IAU)
Actress/Singer (Soprano) Height: 5'5"
(page) 800 259-3990 pin 7700 Hair/Eyes Brown

FILM (Partial Listing)
SUMMER OF SAM Mourner (Principle) Spike Lee
CROOKLYN Florence (Supporting) Spike Lee
PAPER BLOOD(West New York) Angela Patera (Supporting) White Whale Prods.
1967 Zia Felicia (Supporting) Buongiorno Films
JORDANIAN TOURIST BD. Italian Dub (Lead) Corporate Video
HEDJRAN (Mobil Semi-Finalist) Iranian Mother (Lead) NYU Thesis Film

TELEVISION
OF PENGUINS & PEACOCKS Eleonora Duse (lead) teleplay
LOVING Recurring-Italian Nurse/Nun ABC-TV
ITALICS Host (99 half-hour shows) CUNY-TV
DONAHUE Featured Guest NBC-TV
PIRATE TV COMEDY SHOW Lead/ comic skit MTV

THEATRE
SWEATSHOP Tillie (Lead) ATA Off-Broadway
ITALIAN FUNERALS AND OTHER Aunt Mary Masiello Walnut St.Theatre,Phil.
FESTIVE OCCASIONS (Supporting) LORT contract
FESTA PRIMAVERA Antonietta (Lead /Singer) LaMaMa ETC-
LA BEFANA Good Christmas Witch(lead) NYC & Regional Tour
PERFIDIA Suzie Merluzzi (Lead) NYC & Regional Tour
WINNING HEARTS & MINDS Ensemble N.Y.Shakespeare.Fest.
SHOW BIZ APPLAUDS LINCOLN CTR Broadway Gypsy Chorus Avery Fisher Hall
CARNEVALE Lead Singer, Dancer NYC & Regional Tour
MON AMIE ANGELIQUE Maria Antonia (Supporting) ProvincetownPlayhouse
LA VITA Cabaret Act Danny's Skylight Room
THE GONDOLIERS Chorus of Italian Girls Savory Singers

COMMERCIALS Principal roles. National and regional spots. List on request.

SPECIAL SKILLS Fluent in Reading French, Italian; European Accents, Bartender, NYS Driver's License, Valid U.S. & Italian passports, Italian castanets, Zills (finger cymbals).
Dance: Mid-Eastern, Greek, Italian, Folk and Gypsy Dance, Country Line Dancing. Venues include television, film, video, theatre, night clubs, cruise lines, corporate events, commercials.

TRAINING: Theatre: MA, Hunter College;
TV Commercials: Eve Sorel, Actors TV Studio
Voice: Fred Silver, Adrienne Angel, Robert Marks
Acting: Jack Poggi, Harold Clurman, Kevin O'Conner, HB Studio

Emelise Aleandri AEA - SAG - AFTRA - AGVA - GIAA (IAU) Actress/Singer (Soprano) Height: 5'5" (page) 800 259-3990 pin 7700 Hair/Eyes Brown

Emelise Aleandri
AEA - SAG - AFTRA - AGVA - GIAA (IAU)
Actress/Singer (Soprano) Height: 5'5"
(page) 800 259-3990 pin 7700 Hair/Eyes Brown