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Pieces of You: Juanita B. Green

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Ask Juanita B. Green what she has coming up next and she excitedly tells you “EVERYTHING!”
“I have this passion for acting that is unexplainable,” she says.” Not only do I love and appreciate the art form, I study it. Acting for me is like breathing.”
Green a native of Shulerville, S.C. currently lives in Atlanta, she’s been performing in stage nearly ten years, but admits she’s been in character all her life.
Although she is a self-admitted stage type of girl she’s played in numerous musicals and plays. She’s graced the stage in Rent, Rock N Roll Heaven, Hairspray, Little Ham and A Raisin in the Sun just to name a few.
There are a few people in the business who Green would like to work with, some are “local superstars” as she calls them and so are known actresses and actors, Shirley MacLaine, “I can feel her energy through the television, Green said. Anthony Mackie, “He breathes talent, Anika Rose, is a powerhouse.” There are many more, but Green says its too many to name, however Meryl Streep, or “The Streep” is on the top of her list.
When not acting, Green enjoys writing, singing, watching movies, reading and spending time with family.
“Family and friends motivate me, the memory and legacy of my deceased grandmother, Dosha Lee Green, motivates me,” Green said.
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She smiles at the memory of her niece Mya saying she wants to act after seeing a performances, “That motivated me.”
She continues, “Seeing my talented friends working their dreams motivates me; The look on audience members faces after a performance motivates me and last but definitely not least, God is my biggest motivator.”
Green says she is blessed to have so many role models and mentors in her life. Her three grandmothers showed her how to love unconditionally be strong, yet graceful. She adds her aunts and mom to that list, calling her mother “My wonder woman.”
Debbie Allen is another woman Green looks up to, “I call myself Debbie Allen Jr. because this woman has done it all and is still doing it all,” she said.
Cicely Tyson, Hattie McDaniel, Diane Carroll, Paula Kelly, Jasmine Guy, Audra McDonald, Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee are inspirations to her. “All these woman paved the way for me, also Phylicia Rashad, the first African American to win a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a play.

Juanita is a graduate of University of South Carolina in Aiken. In five years she plans to be still performing, but crossing over into other avenues of the business.

Pieces of You: Regina Brooks Gilmore

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In recent years Regina Brooks Gilmore has added acting to her list of things she enjoys doing. “I love acting because it allows me to stretch and challenge myself.”
Gilmore said she’s always loved entertaining people, but her real passion is modeling, something she’s been doing since the late 80s.

Although she doesn’t look it, Gilmore is a 45-year-old wife, mother and grandmother.
Additionally she wears the hat of model, actress, producer and occasionally teaching.
A native of Bastrop, Louisiana, Gilmore has called Spartanburg S.C. home for the past five years.
Since living in the Carolinas she’s done several talent shows and acting.
The television series Changes aired in April 2011 in North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina and Virginia. Gilmore landed the starring role as Sam Richardson; she also was a producer on the show.
Two years ago Gilmore did her first stage play, Don’t Make Me Over in Greenville, S.C.
When asked who she’d like to work with, she responded.
“I would love to work with Angela Bassett because of the range of characters that she’s played. It would be a dream of mine to also work with Denzel Washington because of my admiration for him as an actor,” she said. “Not to mention he’s stellar in all of his performances.”
Five years from now, Gilmore hopes to be I’m a household name.
“I want to send a resounding message to young women that you don’t have to be naked to model and act,” she said.
Gilmore is motivated by faith in God and family, which includes her husband of 22 years Darryl, children Antonio and Tamara and two grandchildren, Dallas and Aaliyah.
“I not only have a daughter and granddaughter, but I have several nieces and female cousins who really look up to me and I want to make them all proud,” Gilmore said.
Gilmore relies on the inspiration of her late parents Evoler Brooks and Lonnie Bosworth as well as her late grandmother Sarah Brooks.
“They have all instilled a strong foundation of love for self and others in me,” she said. She adds, “They always taught me to follow my dreams no matter what. They are responsible for me being the strong woman I am today.”
Gilmore says she thanks God daily for her gifts and don’t take them lightly.
“I pray that I will be able to leave a positive and lasting impression on this earth.”

Regina is a Model/Actress/Producer. She attended University of Monroe, Louisiana and Louisiana Businesses College. She holds an Associates Degree in Accounting/Bookkeeping. Her hobbies are reading, traveling, shopping and meeting new people.