Just A Dream
The Movie
The Cast
Jermaine Jacox is from the South Side of Minneapolis. He hit the modeling scene in 2004 he made his way into many home with his calander in 2007. He moved to LA in 2008 to pursue his acting career and took off with a bang. Landing his first feature film shortly after the move Rhyme and punishment. He hasn't stopped yet with lead roles in a feature The Lying Truth, "3", @4:30, to name a few. Also a lead role on the show Unusual Suspects. He has had co star role on Perception. Jermaine has made his presence felt on the stage as well staring in Come Sunday, I am an Actor, Idellas Soul Shack, Fight Club, and Blue God. You can also see him in many commercials JCP, Petsmart, Comcast, Intel in which he was flew to London to shoot. He has been featured in music video such as John Legend Green Light, Janelle Mona Many Moons and UK Group Stooshe. You can catch him in the New Hit Web series Bag Lady Black Boots also What Men Want he has a leading role. Jermaine loves working with children sport camps, mentoring etc. He loves nature and to be outside. Keep an eye on this up and coming Super Star he has just began.
Déjà Dee started her career in radio at POWER97-WQMG in Greensboro, N.C.. Within a few short months, the young D.J. landed her first full-time position as 'Yo Girlfriend ~ from 6-10p.m.
Her show moved from #3 to #1 in that market. Due to her hard work and commitment to her craft, Déjà was afforded the great opportunity to join the Morning Shows at 102JAMZ-WJMH and then WWWZ-Z93JAMZ a few years later. Phenomenal breaks continued to become available to the D.J. as she was invited to relocate to Raleigh, N.C. to create "The Mad Flava Morning Crew," on K 97.5 FM. After the station was sold, Déjà Dee headed back to Charleston, S.C., as the Midday Personality on Z93 Jamz. On top of her success in radio, Déjà has remained faithful to her first love –acting. Over the years while in Charleston, she participated in a variety of plays and productions such as "Dream Girls," "God's Trombones," "Morning, Noon & Night" to name a few. She also garnered acting roles in local and regional commercials, securing roles on the hit T.V. shows "One Tree Hill," "Army Wives," “The Walking Dead,” and 2 feature films. Even though Déjà Dee's energetic radio show held on to the #1 position for entire
10 ½ years she was there, she decided to leave radio behind and make the move to Hollywood, C.A. to pursue acting fulltime. After only 5 months Déjà Dee landed a recurring role on a new crime drama from the creators of HBO’s “True Blood,” called “BANSHEE” on Cinemax. The following year Déjà joined the cast of FOX'S new drama "SLEEPY HOLLOW" in a recurring role as well.
Currently, 1st time writer and producer Déjà Dee is starring in her first original short film "Just A Dream." She has also reprised her role as Alma in season 3 of "BANSHEE," filming now in N.C. When she's not on set Déjà enjoys sharing what she's learned as an acting coach.
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Wendy recently completed seven seasons (117 episodes) on Lifetime Television’s hit series “Army Wives”. Her honest portrayal of Col. Joan Burton has earned her three Image Award nominations as well as a Spirit Award. After returning to LA, she immediately landed a recurring role on ABC's drama, “Scandal” as well as Guest Starring roles on "Castle" and "Criminal Minds”.
Wendy has many other TV and film credits. Some of the highlights are her series regular role on ABC’s “High Incident”, produced by DreamWorks SKG. “The Hollywood Reporter” wrote, "The large and strikingly good cast all make outstanding first impressions, and Wendy Davis is magnificent as a cop's widow". Wendy was also cast as a series regular on "EZ Street"; a one-hour drama produced by Paul Haggis, Academy Award winning writer/director of "Crash".
Derek Shaun continues to build a name for himself through his work in film, television, stage, etc., as well as, his uncompromising work ethic. His most recent credits include the role of Wesley Washington in the hit play "Sassy Mamas" , the role of Charles in the hit play "The Things That Make Men Cry", and the lead role of Transguardian in the superhero themed web series "CV Nation (www.cvnationseries.com) which was featured in Jet magazine under "What We're Watching." 2014 has been a busy year for Derek, and it just keeps getting busier. He is extremely proud to be a part of this very important project, and would like to thank Deja Dee for creating such a powerful message. God bless.
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Actress, Vocalist, Comedienne and voice over talent Brély Evans is an Oakland Native who has become the epitome of what the industry dubs a triple threat. Her versatility puts her in a class of her own as she transcends your entertainment experience; whether she’s making you cry in a drama, buckle over with laughter in a comedy or challenging your intellectual wit through thought provoking discussion as a radio personality. Her versatility allows for her to be the face of national brands such as Jenny Craig.With a host of film, theater and commercial work under her belt, Brély’s break out role was opposite Oscar Award nominee Queen Latifah, as “Sabrina”, in the romantic comedy Just Wright, staring Common, Paula Patton, Pam Grier and Phylicia Rashad.Her next projects are generating a lot of buzz, Being Mary Jane, is said to be BET’s next big series due out in January 2014, where she plays the role of Nichelle Nicholas, best friend to Gabrielle Union and Let the Church say Amen which is Ms. Regina King’s directorial debut. The Man In 3B a dramatic film where she plays lead opposite Lamann Rucker.
Amber Higgins is "bringing a freshness to the world of Hollywood with her sexy looks, charm, sass, and infectious hard-working demeanour." She believes the arts have the ability to encourage people on a global level. She loves using her craft to motivate people to rise above the challenges they face in life. Amber became an actress because she wanted to inspire the world through storytelling.
Originally from West Texas, Amber is a Los Angeles and New York City based actress who is working in Film, Television, and Commercial. She has studied with some of the most well-known teachers in Los Angeles. She is known for "Just a Dream", "Do Not Disturb", "Sasquatch", and "NBCSI". She is an alumni from Abilene Christian University with a B.B.A in Marketing.
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Tammi Mac interrupts your favorite television shows frequently, as she is seen in over a dozen national TV commercials from her current appearances in the national campaigns for Wal-Mart with comedian Kevin Hart, alongside the legendary Betty White in a Time Warner commercial plus, Church’s Chicken, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Sam’s Club, Verizon, McDonald’s and more. A VH1 commentator, Tammi Mac can be seen on the cable network’s clip shows such as, The 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the Nineties and The 100 Sexiest Artists. She has served as guest host on Byron Allen’s nationally syndicated talk show, The Gossip Queens. Mac also sets the L.A. stage on fire theatrically, co- starring in the award winning production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. She has also appeared in the Wilshire Ebell productions of Brandi Burk’s Men Cry Too and Reap What You Sow, Don B. Welch’s, Idella’s Soul Shack, The Divorce, Let The Church Roll On and The Bachelor Party. Mac is a formally trained actress with a Master of Fine Arts in theatre and has also trained with the infamous improv school, The Groundlings. She is a voice over artist represented by one of the top agencies in the nation, William Morris Endeavor and has voiced commercials for Centrum, Wal-Mart, AARP, and State Farm to name a few. Most notably, Mac was hand-picked by the legendary Stevie Wonder to be half of the afternoon radio duo, “Mac and Amiche” from 4-8pm daily on his Los Angeles owned 102.3 KJLH. “Mac and Amiche”, is rated number one in Los Angeles with African Americans and has been ranked among the top 20 radio shows in the nation by RadioFacts. www.tammimac.com.
Pritesh Shah moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and comedy in November of 2009. Although he graduated with a degree in accounting, he wanted to follow his true passion. He made his comedy debut at the Laugh Factory with Tony Rock and has been doing stand up since. He made his on screen debut as a co-star on NBC's “Outlaw”, and was featured on a Sketch for Conan on TBS. Last year he filmed four indie films working with Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, and Tara Reid. He also filmed an episode of NBC's "Grimm". Most recently, you can see him on the newest Microsoft commercial.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Christopher Gay, received his BS in Psychology from College of Charleston. While in South Carolina, starred in several theatre productions such as, "Ain't Mis Behavin", "Joe Turners Come and Gone" and "Fences", as well as commercials and independent films. In 2010, Gay moved to Los Angeles to further his career. Currently, Gay is working on publishing a book. He enjoys writing music, painting and writing poetry.
An Australian Actor Who is now a permanent Resident of Los Angeles, Adam has performed around the world for the last ten years. His performances have taken him from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Finally to the U.S. Having performed in dozens of T.V. shows and Films, Adam is now ready to make his Mark in Hollywood. Adam is Hard-Working, Passionate, Friendly, and Easy to work with. His aspirations include having a recurring role on a day time television show or soap.
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For the past 42 years, Smallwood has worked on and off Broadway in more than 40 theatrical productions, appeared in more than 30 feature films, along with hundreds of hours of episodic television. He is the author and narrator of the book, RETURN TO EDEN, an anthology of essays recounting his experiences as an Army Advisor, how his life as an artist was affected by PTSD and his return to Vietnam in 2004. He is also an accomplished blues guitarist/singer and a member of Rogue Machine, an accomplished LA theater group. For six months in 2010-2011 he performed at Rogue Machine in THE SUNSET LIMITED by Cormac McCarthy. In 2012, WHERE THE GREAT ONES RUN at Rogue Machine. In 2013, FRATERNITY for Ebony Rep. In 2014, THE SUNSET LIMITED at Rubicon Theatre and received the Independent Theater Award for his performance.
A veteran actress and singer, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Kim Yarbrough captivated TV audiences the world over during her splash on Season 2 of NBC's "THE VOICE". She has been a Native Angeleno since the year 2000, enjoying a dream career performing alongside icons such as Dennis Quaid, Danny deVito, Loretta Devine, Jim Belushi, Katy Segal, Betty White, Kenny Loggins, Tyler Perry, Della Reese and Stevie Wonder. Major TV credits include "2 Broke Girls", "HOT in CLEVELAND", "BONES" "New Girl" and recurring appearances on "Dexter" & "CONAN". Kim currently appears as a regular guest star as "Madame LaBuef" on the hit Nickelodeon show, "Haunted Hathaways", and her vocals have been regularly featured on the score for the FX show, "Sons of Anarchy".
Major stage credits include "One Night With Janis Joplin", “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Once On This Island", the original cast of “Nuncrackers" and "The Women of Brewster Place", which won two Ovation Awards, and NAACP Theater Nomination for Best Lead Actress.
