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SAG-AFTRA / AEA / EQUITY UK
Susan Zachary @ The Zachary Company: [email protected]: 424-253-5154 (work); 310-963-4227 (cell) 

International Representation: [email protected] +44-20-7720-3355
HEIGHT: 5’1”                    WEIGHT: 108lbs                                             EYES:  Blue/Green                   HAIR: Fair    
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FILM/TELEVISION includes:
MENTE REVOLVER                                    Lead                              Independent film (feature), dir. Alejandro Corona Ramirez
THE OBJECTIVE                                         Co-lead                         Independent film (feature), dir. Collin Davey
REGRESSION
                                             Co-lead                          Independent film (short), dir. Collin Davey 
LIFE IN THE UNDERPASS                         Guest Star                      BBC, dir. Simon Heyworth 
CASUALTY                                                  Guest Star                      BBC, dir. Brett Fallis 
DOCTORS                                                   Guest Star                      BBC, dir. Rupert Such 
DOCTORS                                                   Guest Star                      BBC, dir. Rebecca Surridge
ACTING WITH PRUNELLA SCALES          Guest Star                      BBC, Exec. Producer Brian Cox
THE EMPRESS                                           Guest Star                      After Image, C4, dir. Jane Thorburn 

THEATRE includes:
THE WILD TENANT                                   Heledd                          Welsh tour, dir. Lucy Gough & Angharad Lee 
TILLY NO-BODY                                        Tilly                                Daejeon International Theatre Festival, South Korea, dir. Miles Anderson
A BODY OF WATER                                  Avis                                Shakespeare & Company, dir. James Warwick
HENRY VI, PART 2 (THE CONTENTION) Eleanor/RIchard (III)     Shakespeare & Company, dir. Tina Packer                          
TILLY NO-BODY: CATASTROPHES OF LOVE Tilly Wedekind       Shakespeare & Company, dir. Miles Anderson
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.                Ursula/George Seacoal Shakespeare & Company, dir. Kelly Galvin
TWELFTH NIGHT                                      Maria                              Shakespeare & Company, dir. Allyn Burrows
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR         Sir Hugh Evans              Shakespeare & Company, dir. Kevin G. Coleman

CYMBELINE                                              The Queen/Arviragus     Shakespeare & Company, dir. Tina Packer
NIGHTS & DREAMS/SCHUBERT & BECKETT Vi/Assistant           LA Phil, Walt Disney Concert Hall, dir. Yuval Sharon
THE TEMPEST                                          Trinculo                          Shakespeare & Company, dir. Allyn Burrows
MERCHANT OF VENICE                           Nerissa                          Shakespeare & Company, dir. Tina Packer  
WORSE THAN WOLVES                           Margaret                        Shakespeare & Company, dir. Gwendolyn Schwinke
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA              Outlaw/Company           Shakespeare & Company, dir. Jonathan Croy                 
NELL GWYNNE                                          Nell Gwynne                  Complex, LA, dir. Miles Anderson

RICHARD III                                               Mad Margaret                 Colorado Shakespeare Festival, dir. Tina Packer
THE SEAGULL                                           Arkadina                         Main Stage, Davis, CA., dir. Katya Kamotskay                      
SARAJEVO STORY                                   Barbara Williams            Lyric Hammersmith, London, dir. Andy Lavender

THE PERMANENT WAY                            Investment Banker/        National Theatre/Out of Joint, dir. Max Stafford-Clark
                                                                  2nd Bereaved Mother
A LAUGHING MATTER                              Susannah Cibber            National Theatre/Out of Joint, dir. Max Stafford-Clark
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER                    Pimple                            National Theatre/Out of Joint, dir. Max Stafford-Clark
ANNA KARENINA                                       Princess Betsy                Octagon Theatre, Bolton, dir. Mark Babych
HARD TIMES                                              Louisa Gradgrind             Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Mark Babych
STEAMING                                                 Josie                                 Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Mark Babych
THE QUEEN AND I                                     Trish/Leanne                   Out of Joint, National Tour, dir. Max Stafford-Clark
AS YOU LIKE IT                                          Celia                                Tamara Theatre Company, dir. Robert Leach
THE TURN OF THE SCREW                      The Governess                Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Jenny Stephens
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT                        Sonya                              Stanislavsky Museum, Moscow, dir. Albert Filozov
ORLANDO                                                    Violet Trefusis                 National Tour, Red Shift TC., dir. Jonathan Hollloway
ANTONIA                                                      Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!    Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Jenny Stephens
THE SEAGULL                                             Masha                              Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Jenny Stephens
THE MALVERN WIDOW                              The Malvern Widow        Swan Theatre, Worcester, dir. Jenny Stephens

TRAINING
State Institute of Cinematography, Moscow, Russia – Diploma in Acting (equivalent to MFA) 
Shakespeare & Company Month-Long Intensive 2016
Uni. of Birmingham, UK – PhD in 'The Russian School of Acting' & BA (Hons), Drama & Theatre Arts (1st Class Hons, Distinction in Acting), 
Guildford School of Acting, UK – Postgraduate Acting Certificate 

Joan Scheckel Filmmaking Labs: Pace (2019), Action (2020), Feeling (2020)

COMMERCIALS
UK Nationals: Pizza Hut; McDonalds Chicken McNuggets; ToffeeCrisp Chocolate bar; Dr Barnardos Children's Charity

RADIO & AUDIO BOOK
Numerous plays for BBC Radio & The World Service for directors including Peter Leslie Wild, Jenny Stephens and Bruce Hyman; audio book of Shakespeare & Company: When Action is Eloquence (Routledge and Alison Larkin Presents, 2021)

SKILLS
Numerous accents & dialects including convincing American (inc. Standard, California, New York, Southern)   *    French, German, Russian
Mezzosoprano     *    Guitar (Classical & Folk)     *    Composer/songwriter    *   Society of British Fight Directors Certificate   
Author of books including: Shakespeare & Company: When Action is Eloquence (Routledge, 2020); Facing the Fear: An Actor's Guide to Overcoming Stage Fright (NHB 2016) The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit (revised ed. NHB 2014), Acting: The Basics (revised ed. Routledge 2018), Konstantin Stanislavsky (revised ed. Routledge 2018), Beyond Stanislavsky: The Psycho-Physical Approach to Actor Training  (NHB 2001) and With The Rogue’s Company: Henry IV at the National Theatre (Oberon/NT 2005) 

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Awards and Nominations
2023: Berkshires Theatre Critics Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Henry VI Part 2: The Contention
2018: Mente Revolver wins Alhambra Oro (First Prize for Best Film) at Cines del Sur international film festival, Granada, Spain
2015: ENCORE! Producers' Award Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2015 - Nell Gwynne: A Dramatick Essaye on Acting and Prostitution written by Bella
Merlin, directed by Miles Anderson
2015: 'The Spirit of the Fringe Award' nomination for Best Female Performer, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015written by Bella Merlin, directed by Miles Anderson
2015: The TVolution Platinum Award 2015 - Nell Gwynne: A Dramatick Essaye on Acting and Prostitutionwritten by Bella Merlin, directed by Miles Anderson
2015: The TVolution Award for Best Performance by an Actress - Nell Gwynne: A Dramatick Essaye on Acting and Prostitution
written by Bella Merlin, directed by Miles Anderson
2004: UK Theatre Awards for Best Touring Production nomination for The Permanent Way written by David Hare, directed by Max Stafford-Clark
2004: TMA Opus Award for Best Touring Production nomination for The Permanent Way  written by David Hare, directed by Max Stafford-Clark
2004: What's On Stage London Theatre Award nomination for Best Ensemble for The Permanent Way written by David Hare, directed by Max Stafford-Clark
2000: Manchester Evening News Theatre Award nomination for Best Production for Anna Karenina directed by Mark Babych (Bella Merlin: assistant director and in acting company)