CHERAY O'NEAL
SAG. AFTRA. AEA
Cheray O'Neal makes her directorial debut with two short films she wrote and produced, 'Breathe' and 'If I Can't Breathe' on the festival circuit.
An award-winning writer/actor/producer starring in the film ‘Weep not’; Winner of the ‘Audience Choice Award’ at Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2021 alongside legendary thespian Beverly Todd, and a Two Time NAACP Theater Nominee for Acting and Writing of her solo play ‘Journey This’ , Cheray O'Neal story tells hope beyond trauma and the resilience of the human spirit.
She can be seen in the highly acclaimed film 'H4', produced by Harry Lennix, Mark Pellington's directed documentary'Honesty'
and Kathleen Quinlan's comedy film 'Fixer upper'.
She is a proud member of The LAByrinth Theater Company and equally proud to include activist in her self created repertoire. Having traveled internationally facilitating Born; a poetic theatre fundraising workshop for young girls, 'Heart story' an immersive creative writing workshop (College) , and soon Senior2Senior, a trans-generational companionship adventure coming to a high school near you. Cheray's mission to uplift, inspire and heal is paramount. She believes "creative outlets are the venue for self love, speaking truth to power, healing the masses, and providing voice to the under served, all the while inspiring change. Pain and joy literally starts and stops with you "- Cheray O'Neal
@Lee Cherry
2010 - present
2010 - present
Film
FIXER UPPER FAITH KATHLEEN QUINLAN
SICK FUCK WAITRESS ROB HAFFEY
WEEP NOT JOURNEY LENORE THOMAS DOUGLAS
THIS LAND MRS. WASHINGTON MICHAEL ALOYAN
ANGEL MARSI PHIL EULING
ALMOST 30 ORIANNA MATTHEW A CHERRY
HONESTY MOURNER MARK PELLINGTON
H4 MESSENGER PAUL QUINN
THE ZODIAC SHOW LEAD/POET CARMIT BACHAR/LEE CHERRY
FREE CHAYZIE ANDREW AVERY
GIRLTALK LEAD/TRACEY STACEY L HOLMAN
AFTERMATH LEAD/KAREN JAISON GREENE
RAW AS YOU WANNA BE LEAD/CASSIE BURT LEFLORE
CARLITO'S WAY FEATURED EXTRA BRIAN DE PALMA
MURDER MAGIC SARA WENDELL WILLIAMS
Theater
JOURNEY THIS SOLO SHOW THE LOUNGE THEATRE
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS POET BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
THE SILENCE IS BROKEN MAMAZUN THE SABAN THEATER
AMERICAN DREAMS LATASHA HARLINS THE PUBLIC THEATER, NYC
CROSSIN OVAH MAX SAMUEL BECKETT THEATER, NYC
QUEEN LATINA SHADY CHAYZIE HERE THEATER
BLACK GIRL NETTA NEW FEDERAL THEATER
THE RESTING PLACE KATRINA 29TH STREET REPERTORY
EVERYBODY'S SECRET YOLANDA C.A.T. AT NYU
Commercials
WALMART CUSTOMER SAATCHI & SAATCHI
DIRECT TV STORE CLERK TOM KUNTZ
BANK OF AMERICA WOODSTOCK LADY ANDREW DOUGLAS
FORD FLEX HERO ANDREW DOUGLAS
TACO BELL WOMAN DRAFTFCB
HYUNDAI HERO WES ANDERSON
SEARS MOM TENNEY FAIRCHILD
CELLULAR ONE ASSOCIATE GSD&M
Training & Workshops
THE ACTORS STUDIO ARTHUR PENN FRANK CORSARO
AFI CONSERVATORY WILL WALLACE
MEISNER TECHNIQUE KATHRYN GATELY
ON CAMERA JUDY HENDERSON/JOAN DINCESSO
SCENE STUDY MICHAEL SHURTLEFF
QUICK STUDY, IMPROVISATION, SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, SPANSH CONVERSATIONAL, PERSONAL TRAINER, BASKETBALL, POOL PLAYER, ROLLERBLADER/SKATER, SPRINTER, BIKRAM YOGA PRACTIONER
*MEMBER OF THE LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY OF NYC