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2021 Acting Resume

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2021 Acting Resume

2021 Acting Resume

  

IMDb Pro Link:

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Music Videos:

  • "Let's Go to Hell" by Tai Verdes 
  • "The Hardest Cut" by SPOON
  • "Star-Crossed" by Kacey Musgraves
  • "Black City Nights" by Always You
  • "Popular Monster" by Falling in Reverse
  • "Puff Daddy" by Jpeg Mafia & Kenny Beats
  • "Rickman's Cobbs" by Alan Wagner
  • "This Head I Hold" by Electric Guest
  • "Gol

  

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Music Videos:

  • "Let's Go to Hell" by Tai Verdes 
  • "The Hardest Cut" by SPOON
  • "Star-Crossed" by Kacey Musgraves
  • "Black City Nights" by Always You
  • "Popular Monster" by Falling in Reverse
  • "Puff Daddy" by Jpeg Mafia & Kenny Beats
  • "Rickman's Cobbs" by Alan Wagner
  • "This Head I Hold" by Electric Guest
  • "Golden" by Travie McCoy & Sia
  • "Your Type" by Carlie Rae Jepsen
  • "Torn Apart" by Bastille
  • "Big Data Infomercial 2" by Big Data
  • "Youngblood Chronicles" by Fall Out Boy

2021 Acting Resume

2021 Acting Resume

2021 Acting Resume

Film/Television:

  • Athena in Diana Carter's "DEUS"
  • Miranda in Sandy Slaven's "The Rose Wagon"
  • Vampire Queen Penelope in Craig Railsback's "Down and Out in Vampire Hills"
  • Nurse Carter in Robert LaSardo's "American Trash"
  • Demon in Ming Ballard's "The Red River"
  • Layla in Jason DeStefano's "Revelation: The Path to the Nexus"
  • Second Executioner in Broo

Film/Television:

  • Athena in Diana Carter's "DEUS"
  • Miranda in Sandy Slaven's "The Rose Wagon"
  • Vampire Queen Penelope in Craig Railsback's "Down and Out in Vampire Hills"
  • Nurse Carter in Robert LaSardo's "American Trash"
  • Demon in Ming Ballard's "The Red River"
  • Layla in Jason DeStefano's "Revelation: The Path to the Nexus"
  • Second Executioner in Brooke Grondin's "The City of Children"
  • Sam in Chris Gatrost's "Live.Laugh.Die"
  • Leyla Jane in Dante D'Anthony's "The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One"
  • Lady Dark in Sean GK's "X The End Time"
  • Lisa in "PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge"
  • Jody in JJ Stomp's "The Boss Man", with Ian Lauer
  • Alexandra in Dustin Ferguson's "Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders", with Mel Novak 
  • Lead role of Linnea in Aki Aleong’s “The Assassin Unleashed”, with Aki Aleong and JJ Stomp
  • Lead role of Doctor Epstein in Rod Smith’s “Distortion”
  • Lead role of Nikki Travis in Walter Hochbrueckner’s “Paradise Motel”, with Mel Novak
  • Misery in Param Gill’s “Bad President”, starring Eddie Griffin
  • Trial Clinic Nurse in Christopher Baiza’s “Xmas”, starring Christian Calloway
  • Lindsay in Dustin Ferguson’s “Rattlers”,starring Mel Novak and Brinke Stevens
  • Hamlet in Tony Mardon’s “The Witches of the Sands”, with Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens
  • Ashley Flowers in B. Luciano Barsuglia’s “Social Distance”, starring Vern Wells
  • Lead role of Skye in John Reign’s “Finding Purpose 2: The Road to Redemption”, starring Aki Aleong
  • Festival Queen in JJ Stomp’s “In3Dragon”, starring Aki Aleong
  • Lead role of Barbie in KK Wootton’s “IRL”
  • Kristi Catera in Christopher Michale Dailey’s “Cadillac Respect”, starring Aki Aleong and Mel Novak
  • Jade in JJ Stomp’s “The Bodyguard”
  • Lead role of Skye in John Reign's "Finding Purpose"
  • Pamela in Dustin Ferguson’s “Apex Predators”
  • Lead role of Lady Macbeth in Craig Railsback’s “Dark Classics”
  • Lavender in a'Ali De Sousa's "The Bench"
  • Lady Macbeth in Brian Barsuglia’s “A Bard for the Ages: Shakespeare’s Timeless Effect”
  • Lead role of Vivica Stevens in Dustin Ferguson’s “RoboWoman”, with Aki Aleong, Mel Novak and Brinke Stevens
  • Esmeralda, Lucifer’s wife, in William Lee’s “Black Mamba”
  • Ghost of Christmas Cheer in Jake Zelch’s “The Krampus Carol”, with Brinke Stevens, Luc Bernier and Helene Udy
  • Barbie in Dustin Ferguson’s “Nemesis 5”, executive produced by Albert Pyun, with Mel Novak and Sue Price
  • • Deana in Ron Becks’ “Las Vegas Vietnam” with Eric Roberts, Branscombe Richmond, and Lorenzo Lamas
  • Medusa in Albert Pyun’s “Cyborg: The Rise of the Flesh Eaters”, starring Christopher Lambert
  • Connie in Richard Rossi’s “Canaan Land”, starring Richard and Rebecca Holden
  • Winney Swinney in Adam Steigert’s “The Horrific Evil Monsters”, with Bishop Stevens and Gregory Blair
  • Lead role of Melanie in Gregory Blair’s “Garden Party Massacre”
  • Executive Producer and Host of “Eye on Entertainment”
  • Reita in Gregory Hatanaka’s “Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance”, with Tommy Wiseau
  • Joanna in Ted V. Mikels’ “Ten Violent Women: Part Two”, with Francine York
  • Mrs. Lipschitz in Alexander Wraith’s “P.A.S.S.”, with Aki Aleong, Sean Stone and Bianca Brigitte VanDamme
  • • Cleo the Snake Dancer in “Magnum P.I.”, with Tom Selleck
  • Miss Hawaii in “The Young and the Restless”
  • Lon Yet in “Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman’s Chance”, with Aki Aleong, Danny Trejo, Olivia Hussey, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Madsen and Reggie Lee
  • Miss Hawaii in “Fantasy Island”, with Ricardo Montalban
  • Cage Dancer in “Blade Runner”, with Harrison Ford and Daryl Hannah

Music Videos:

  • "Black City Nights" by Always You
  • “Popular Monster” by Falling in Reverse
  • “Puff Daddy” by Jpegmafia & Kenny Beats
  • “Rickman’s Cobs” by Alan Wagner
  • “This Head I Hold” by Electric Guest
  • “Golden”by Travie McCoy and Sia
  • “Your Type” by Carlie Rae Jepsen
  • “Torn Apart” by Bastille
  • “Big Data Infomercial 2” by Big Data
  • “Midnight Dancer” by DirtyD

Education/Training:

  • Professional Acting at South Coast Repertory Theatre with Matthew Arkin
  • Shakespearean Acting with Karole Foreman
  • Former member of Sal Romeo’s Friends and Artists Theatre Company 
  • • Acting Workshops with Guy Stockwell, Tim Russ, Richard Hatch, and at Tepper-Gallegos 
  • • A.A. in Theatre Arts from Fullerton College
  • • B.S. in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University
  • • Trained in Tang Soo Do and Martial Arts Weaponry
  • • Trained in Ballet and Pole Dancing

Titles

2021 Acting Resume

Titles

  • Queen of the 2021 Kaiju International Film Festival
  • Queen of the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Festival
  • Queen of the 2018 WIND International Film Festival
  • Mrs. Golden Global 2017
  • Ms. World 2008
  • Ms. Universe 2009 
  • Mrs. California United States 2000
  • Mrs. American Achievement 2001
  • Former Miss Los Angeles Chinatown 
  • Former Miss Orange County Universe
  • Former Miss San Francisco Universe
  • Miss California Hemisphere

Dawna Lee Heising, in CVH 1st Class Magazine (2015)

    01/23

    Dawna's Biography

    Dawna Lee Heising has acted in over 80 feature films, alongside legendary actors such as Eddie Griffin, Tommy Wiseau, Aki Aleong, Danny Trejo, Eric Roberts, Nicholas Turturro, Lorenzo Lamas, Olivia Hussey, Christian Calloway, Mel Novak, Robert Amico, Justin Shenkarow, Manu Intiraymi and many others. She is also the Vice President of Aki Aleong's Mustard Seed Media Group. 

    Dawna won Best Actress for "Dark Classics" at the 2019 LANFA Film Festival; Best Actress for her role as Barbie in Dustin Ferguson's "Nemesis 5: The New Model" at the 2018 LANFA Film Festival; "Actress of the Year" at the 2018 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards, and Best Supporting Actress for Gregory Blair's "Garden Party Massacre" at the 2018 Lucky Strike Film Festival. She won Best Actress for Dustin Ferguson’s “RoboWoman” at the 2020 Cropsy’s Cadaver Awards. She is also the executive producer and host of the award-winning television interview show "Eye on Entertainment". 


    Dawna is trained in Tang Soo Do martial arts, martial arts weaponry, kickboxing, ballet and pole dancing. She is a former Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Ms. World, Ms. Universe, Miss San Francisco Universe, Miss Orange County Universe, Miss Orange County America, Miss California Hemisphere and Mrs. California United States, among many other titles. She was thrilled to be the Queen of the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival. 


    Dawna was honored to work with the great Eddie Griffin, alongside Robert Amico and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Justin Shenkarow, in Param Gill's "Bad President", which premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. She also was excited to work with Richard Rossi and Rebecca Holden in her first faith-based film “Canaan Land”, which is being considered for the 2020 Academy Awards. Dawna played Skye in John Reign's heartwarming action/comedy/drama "Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption", which won Best Feature Film at the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival. Legendary actor Aki Aleong portrays her father. 


    She is proud of performing the challenging Lady Macbeth Scene 5, Act I monologue in B. Luciano Barsuglia’s documentary "A Bard for the Ages: Shakespeare's Timeless Effect" and in Craig Railsback’s award-winning short film “Dark Classics”. She also played Ashley Flowers in Barsuglia’s “Social Distance”, starring Vern Wells. She performed the Scene 5, Act 1 monologue from Hamlet for Tony Mardon’s “The Witches of the Sands”. Dawna is excited to be playing the challenging role of Dr. Epstein in Rod Smith’s upcoming psychological horror film “Distortion”, in a cast that includes Sadie Katz, Helene Udy, Lainee Rhodes, and Tatiana Larrea. 


    Dawna has a B.S. Degree in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University, and her uncle is legendary director Tak Fujimoto. Her cousins David Wong and George Daugherty won a Primetime Emmy Award for their televised Broadway production "Peter and the Wolf on Broadway". She studies acting with Matthew Arkin and Karole Foreman, and her martial arts and weapons Sabumnim is Master Rick St. Clair. Master St. Clair is training Dawna online on the Jo-Staff and Kali sticks. She is a long-time member of SAG-AFTRA.

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