Avis-Marie Barnes
Avis-Marie Barnes was born in NJ and raised in Montclair. She did not realize her love for the theater until her Freshman year in high school when a classmate, set to direct a one-act play, asked her to play a role in it. She went from not knowing what she wanted to do, to seeing the rest of her life. After attending Howard University’s Fine Arts Department and receiving her BFA, she moved back to New Jersey and worked in New York theater for 13 years, as well as working in films as an extra, and in soaps, and commercials. In 1992 an opportunity came to attend a seminar to meet casting directors and talent agencies in Orlando, Florida, at a time when Florida was being tapped as “Hollywood East”. After the seminar, she made the leap to leave New Jersey and move to Florida in the hopes of obtaining an agent and a SAG card and taking that back to New Jersey. But after a time of steadily increasing work in Industrials, television, voiceover, films, and theater; as well as trying her hand at directing theatrical productions – she has made Florida home. But, in her heart, she is still from New Jersey! Along the way, she has put together a business building and maintaining websites, filming actors’ auditions and sending them to the proper casting offices, and holding classes teaching others how to audition in front of the camera – and how to film auditions as well.
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Credits
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Pain Hustlers 2023Principal★ 6.7
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Will Trent 2023Theresa Rothwell★ 7.4
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Girlfriendship 2022Mrs. Williams★ 7.5
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Sabina★ 5
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Beatrice★ NR
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Murder RX 2020★ 4.8
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Waves 2019Doctor★ 7.4
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The Dirt 2019Officer★ 7.4
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Doom Patrol 2019Beekeeper★ 7.6
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KNOCK KNOCK 2018★ 6.8
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Lodge 49 2018★ 6.6
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The Quad 2017Aunt Vida★ 6
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Stranger Things 2016Elderly Woman★ 8.6
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Greenleaf 2016Misty Williams★ 7.1
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Resurrection 2014Sharon★ 7.3
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The Breaking Point 2014Jackie★ 4
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Sleepy Hollow 2013Night Shift Nurse★ 7.4
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Cassadaga 2011Susan★ 5
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The Glades 2010Minnie★ 7
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Burn Notice 2007Judy★ 7.5
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One Tree Hill 2003Marion★ 7.8
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Jeepers Creepers 2001Officer Natasha Weston★ 6.5
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Sheena 2000Doctor★ 5.3
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Chapter Zero 1999Doctor★ 4.5
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Dawson's Creek 1998Counselor★ 7.3
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Catherine's Grove 1997Malatasia★ 3.4
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Detective Grantham★ 4.2
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Kenan & Kel 1996Nurse Manly★ 8.1
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seaQuest DSV 1993Female Hauler★ 7