Pascale Armand

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Pascale Armand
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Pascale Armand is an American actress. She has appeared in off Broadway and Broadway productions, most notable Eclipsed , for which she received Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

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Life and career

Armand was born in Brooklyn, New York. She studied acting at the Howard University and Georgetown University, before graduated acting program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [1] She began her career in early 2000s, appearing in regional stage productions. On screen, Armand appeared in films Queenie in Love (2001), Kings County (2003) and Kinsey (2004). On television, Armand made guest appearances in Strangers with Candy , Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury . She also done voice-over work in the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV . [1]

Armand appeared in off-Broadway plays Four, [2] Belleville , Relevance, Natural Shocks, Merry Wives and Bernarda's Daughters. [3] In 2011, she starred in the Danai Gurira' play The Convert receiving Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play and Joseph Jefferson Award nomination. [4] [1] She later made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Trip to Bountiful , starring Cicely Tyson. [1] She starred in the Danai Gurira' 2015 off-Broadway play Eclipsed , receiving Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. [3] She reprised her role in the Broadway production receiving Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. [5] [6]

After her stage breakout, Armand began appearing on television, playing guest-starring roles on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , The Blacklist , American Odyssey , Madam Secretary , Prodigal Son , Chicago Med , East New York and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . She played the leading role in the second season of Allblk horror-anthology series, Terror Lake Drive in 2022. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Strangers with Candy Episode: "Ask Jerri"
2001Queenie in LoveCashier
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Valerie GoodmanEpisode: "Anti-Thesis"
2003Kings CountyTina
2004 Kinsey Young Black Woman
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury ADA Cilla PrestonEpisode: "Pattern of Conduct"
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Akela Amador Episode: "Eye Spy"
2015 The Blacklist ZiggyEpisode: "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
2015 American Odyssey KendraEpisode: "Beat Feet"
2016 Madam Secretary ClerkEpisode: "Right of the Boom"
2019 Prodigal Son TriniEpisode: "The Trip"
2021 Merry Wives
2022 Chicago Med FabienneEpisode: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... in Chicago"
2022 Terror Lake Drive DejaSeries regular, 7 episodes
2023 East New York FatouEpisode: "We Didn't Start the Fire"
2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel DeliaEpisode: "Four Minutes"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pascale Armand Movies and Shows – Apple TV (AU)". Apple TV.
  2. ↑ "Pascale Armand". Goodman Theatre.
  3. 1 2 "Pascale Armand". www.iobdb.com.
  4. ↑ "Center Theatre Group Tops 2012 Ovation Awards"
  5. ↑ "Pascale Armand – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  6. ↑ "Eclipsed Tony Nominee Pascale Armand on Survival Jobs, the Star She's Dying to Meet and Getting Through the Two-Show Day". Broadway.com.
  7. ↑ Rosario, Alexandra Del (January 6, 2022). "'Terror Lake Drive': Pascale Armand, Yolonda Ross, Charles Malik Whitfield & More To Lead Season 2 Of AllBlk Anthology Series".
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