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FRANCE JEAN-BAPTISTE www.francejeanbaptiste.com



Height: 5'6" Size: Full-Figured  Eyes: Hazel Green French-Canadien/Haitian

Taft Hartley for Aftra



COMMERCIAL



Bluff Casino Run Wowzer! Great Plains Motion Picture Co. Non-union

Jerry Springer 'Spring Break' Remote Productions
Non-union

INDUSTRIAL



Wal mart Cognitive Arts

Psychiatric Video Clinically Depressed Patient Governor State University Non-union



FILM
Time Takes a Holiday                   Rogue Lumen         
Hands on a HArdbody                   Ewan Mulligan London Film School
Pyrite                                                Eric Battersby
Stealing Kisses                               Directed by Chris LoDuca 2007
Stranger    15 minute DVD short   Directed by  Ryan MIller
Starring France Jean-Baptiste

My Phamily BBQ Independent Film 23 Hues Entertainment John Ruffin Director At Blockbuster/Hollywood Video






THEATRE
Reading for John Hancock & John Fourniers musical Weeds 2010
Message in the Music 2009
Black ensmeble Theatre Directed by Jackie Taylor

At Last A Tribute to Etta James as Etta James 2007 Black Ensemble Theatre Directed by Jackie Taylor

Prologue Theatre Melody Lingers on Songs Irving Berlin/Vocalist Dennis Mae

Chicago Kids Company Cinderella (Fairy Godmother) Musical J. Perez/P.Coffman

Staged reading (orig. in N.Y.) LORDS OF THE SKY Ira Antelis/Cheryl Sloane

Margate Park Comm. Outreach SCRAP METAL SOUL Seen on Ben Loves Chicago'

American Theatre Co. SCAPIN Nerine/vocalist Theatre on the Lake Brian. Russell

ETA Theatre THIS FAR BY FAITH Nominated BTAA Best Featured Actress in Musical

Black Ensemble Theatre Jeff-Winning Great Women In Gospel Jackie Taylor
 
Black Ensmeble's At Last: A Tribute to Etta James as Etta James


VOICEOVER



Ron Turner & Assoc. Women of Color Study Bible



PRINT



Coca-Cola Print Ad 1989 Cortrell Harris Burrell Advertising
Hortica Life insurance               Brian Kuhlman Photography



VENUE (Bookings as of 2/02)



Raw Bar &Grill 3720 N. Clark Chicago,Ill Pianist/Vocalist Dou

Music Mart 333 S. State, Chicago,Il Pianist/ocalist Dou

Magnums Prime Steakhouse Lombard,, Rolling Meadows 226 E. Ontario Pianist/Vocalist Dou

Cucina Bella 1612 N Sedgwick, Chicago,Illinois Pianist//Vocalist DOu

Nursing Day Home Trio

Big House 2354 N Clybourn , Chicago Piano/Vocalist Duo

Isaac Hayes 739 N. Clark, Chicago w/Jerry Knight Band

Chambers Seafood & Chophouse 6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles, Il Trio

Salernos Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 1201 W. Grand. Chicago.Il Duo/Trio

Saussys 1156 W. Grand, Chicago,.Il Pianist/Vocalist Dou

Goldies Bar 3839 N Lincoln, Chicago Dou/Trio Guitar/piano



Gigs below with  the Screaming BlueDogs



Pops Highwood, Highwood, Illinois

Genoa Days Festival Genoa, Il

Chiava , 1575 Ellinwood, Ill.

Marengo Park Summer Fest Marengo,Il

Czars 505 St.Joseph,Mi

Aurora Coccktails Aurora, Il

Union Street Station Traverse City,Mi

Hard Rock Café Chicago,

Illinois Rock for Kids Benefit for Homeless Kids The Nancy Goldberg International Center
 
Antrim Dells Golf Resort   Traverse City, Mi
Skips,   Angolo, IN
Charlies Fox   Batavia, Il
 
West Loop Market  Chicago, Il
 
Blues Station,  Columbus, Oh
 
Fat Fish Blue,  Cleveland, Oh
 
Pioneer Lanes  Plainfield, Il
 
Venice Tavern BAtavia, Il
 
The Big Easy   Traverse CIty, Mi
 
Orazio  Naperville, Illinois

 Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce outdoor fest

 
 


TRAINING

Improv For the Actor Norm Holly Second City

Improv I Mark Sutton Annoyance

Cold Reading II Lee Roy Rogers Audition Studio

On-Camera Technique Ted Hoerl Actors Center

Comedy Styles96 Dennis Zacek Victory Gardens

Acting II & III: Techniques : Character & Scene Study Stanislavski System

Improv. Tech. I Martin De Matt 2nd City Training Dir. Columbia College

Comedy Workshop II Norm Holly 2nd City Training Dir.

Columbia College

SKILLS



FLUENT IN FRENCH-CANADIEN Won Gentry on Rush Singing contest in 97-2nd place Finalist.

Won vocal booking at Market Days Festival on Halsted for CirquitClub Karoake 1st place Contest winner 2002

Featured on WGN News 7/8/03 as House of Blues Vocal Finalist in Search for a Blues