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Shondrella Avery is a Actor American born on 26 april 1971 at Los Angeles (USA)
Shondrella Dupre Avery (born April 26, 1971) is an American actress, model and comedian and she currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
She graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and studied for her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Los Angeles.
Avery has been linked to many philanthropic causes. She is a children's advocate, mentoring kids at "A Place Called Home" in South Central. She's also involved with the WGA Writer's Program for teens, speaking at high schools and universities. She gives time at Los Angeles children's charity Penny Lane and is a sitting board member of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation in Los Angeles. She also works with Coach Art, a charity offering free athletic and arts training to chronically ill children.
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Shondrella Avery
Biography
Avery was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, as the oldest of 10 children. She has created a one-woman show titled "Ain't I Enough," based on her experiences growing up with her enormous family, which has aired on HBO.She graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and studied for her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Los Angeles.
Avery has been linked to many philanthropic causes. She is a children's advocate, mentoring kids at "A Place Called Home" in South Central. She's also involved with the WGA Writer's Program for teens, speaking at high schools and universities. She gives time at Los Angeles children's charity Penny Lane and is a sitting board member of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation in Los Angeles. She also works with Coach Art, a charity offering free athletic and arts training to chronically ill children.
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Klown Forever (2015)
, 1h30Origin Danemark
Genres Comedy
Actors Casper Christensen, Adam Levine, Mia Lyhne, Isla Fisher, Shondrella Avery, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Roles Savannah
Rating61%
End of Watch (2012)
, 1h49Directed by David Ayer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera, Natalie Martinez, Frank Grillo
Roles Bonita
Rating75%
The film begins with found footage from a Police dash camera of a car chase which ends in two police officers killing several gang members. This is all narrated by a monologue about what it means to be a police officer.
Our Family Wedding (2010)
, 1h30Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Shannyn Sossamon
Roles Keisha Boyd
Rating50%
Marcus Boyd (Lance Gross), a young African-American, has recently graduated from Columbia Medical School and is headed to Laos for a year to work with Doctors Without Borders. Unbeknownst to their respective parents, Marcus and his fiancee Lucia Ramirez (America Ferrera), who is Mexican-American, have been living together and would like to get married before they both head off to Laos together.
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
, 1h50Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes Films about racism
Actors Eva Longoria, Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo
Roles Greta
Rating72%
The movie begins with Lily having a flashback: her mother is packing, when T-Ray enters the room and grabs her. Frightened, she grabs a gun but it is knocked out of her hands. Lily's mother holds out her hand for Lily to hand her the gun. Then, a gunshot is heard and Lily states that she accidentally killed her mother, while trying to help her when she was young.
Déjà Vu (2006)
, 2h6Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Time travel films, Road movies, Alternate history films, Chase films
Actors Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood, Matt Craven, Jim Caviezel, Paula Patton
Roles Kathy - Secretary
Rating70%
On Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, the ferry Sen. Alvin T. Stumpf is carrying hundreds of U.S. Navy sailors and their families across the Mississippi River from their base to the city. Suddenly, the ferry explodes and sinks, killing 543 passengers and crew. Special Agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) is sent to investigate and discovers evidence of a bomb planted by a domestic terrorist. Arriving at the scene he hears his unique ring tone coming from a nearby body bag. He then meets with local investigators and FBI Special Agent Paul Pryzwarra (Val Kilmer), and informs them of his findings. He later learns about a charred body pulled from the river, identified as Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton). Unlike the other bodies from the ferry, though, this one appears to have been killed before the explosion.
Domino (2005)
, 2h7Directed by Tony Scott
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about television, La téléréalité
Actors Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez, Jacqueline Bisset, Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique
Roles Lashindra Davis
Rating59%
Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley), a bounty hunter, has been arrested by the FBI, which is investigating the theft of $10 million from an armored truck 36 hours prior. Domino is interviewed by criminal psychologist Taryn Mills (Lucy Liu) and agrees to tell her everything she knows about the case. In a more or less disoriented fashion, Domino explains about her profession and the events leading up to the theft with Mills occasionally prompting her to give more detail.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
, 1h26Directed by Jared Hess
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Diedrich Bader
Roles LaFawnduh
Rating69%
Napoleon Dynamite is a socially awkward 16-year-old boy from Preston, Idaho, who lives with his older brother, Kip, and their grandmother. Kip, 32, is unemployed and boasts of spending hours in Internet chat rooms with "babes" and aspiring to be a cage fighter; their grandmother leads a secret life involving mysterious boyfriends and quad-biking in the desert. Napoleon daydreams his way through school, doodling ligers and fantasy creatures, and reluctantly deals with the various bullies who torment him, particularly the obnoxious sports jock, Don. Napoleon likes to make up stories about himself whilst having a sullen and aloof attitude.
Trippin' (1999)
, 1h34Directed by David Raynr
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Deon Richmond, Countess Vaughn, Maia Campbell, Donald Faison, Guy Torry, Bill Henderson
Roles Amazon Woman
Rating53%
Greg (Deon Richmond) is nearing the end of his high school days as graduation slowly approaches. He is also anxiously awaiting prom and has the hopes of going with Cinny (Maia Campbell), the school's local beauty. Along with these wants, Greg is also an avid daydreamer and daydreams (trippin') over everything. Most of his "trips" are reversals of real world events, such as visualizing himself as a military commando when confronted by bullies, or as a super genius when in fact he struggles academically. Since he is about to graduate his mother and a teacher encourage him to apply for college. He finally realizes asking for help with the college applications is a great way for him to get in good with Cinny. So they slowly start a friendship but Greg wants it to blossom into a romance so he begins to lie about things. Things go smoothly and are believable until they fall apart one day. Afterward, Greg realizes he needs to stop daydreaming ("trippin'") and focus.