About The Actor
Gwendolyn Briley-Strand has been
delighting audiences on stage, radio, television and in movie theatres for over
twenty years. She is a member of Actor's Equity Association (AEA),
American Federation of Television and Radio Artist (AFTRA) and Screen Actors
Guild (SAG). Her television and movie credits are extensive.
Her commercial voiceovers can be heard on Network
and Cable stations. The PSA (Public
Service Announcement) she filmed for Substance and Child Abuse received a Emmy,
the film "Atif's Journey" where she appears as Atif's mother received
the 1997 Cable Ace Award for the Best Educational Program Series for the health
education of the children of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Gwendolyn
Briley-Strand is the founder, and CEO of See The Fruits Inc. a company which
uses the Arts to teach American History. In
September of 2003 ITVA-DC (Washington D.C. Chapter of the Media Communications
Association) awarded Ms. Briley-Strand and See The Fruits Inc., the 2003 Peer
Award for Independent Feature Program for her video of Harriet Tubman: The
Chosen One.
Ms.
Briley-Strand has been touring her one-woman show
"Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One", since 1993.
The Chosen One has been presented for thousands of schools, and
organizations nationally and internationally. The
Chosen One has also been presented at the J.F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington DC, The Smithsonian National Museum of American
History in Washington DC, The New York State Museum in Albany NY just to name a
few.
In
1991 and 1992 Ms. Briley-Strand was invited to bring the character of Harriet
Tubman to the White House for the 4th of July celebration.
In
2008 Ms Briley-Strand premiered her second, one-woman show " Rosa
Parks: Such a time” for the state of Maryland's 2008 Chautauqua.
The Chosen One - Audio The Chosen One-Video The Chosen One-Poster Performance Information