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Nami Paix

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FILM

Maydeleh and the Prisoner Lead MAYA Films / Maya Ben Yair, dir

Cannes Court Métrage

Place 21 Supporting MAYA Films / Maya Ben Yair, dir

Hi-Life Supporting Lionsgate / Roger Hedden, dir

Autumn in New York Dir. Featured MGM/Lakeshore / Joan Chen, dir

Bloody Banjo Supporting Lion Fish / Gerard Hurley, dir

True Confessions of a Sushi Addict Supporting Atom Films / Kimberly Harwood, dir

*Student Academy Award Winner

*Brdcst: Showtime, Canal + Europe

Water Supporting Go Nuts / John Luksetich, dir

Dan Miller Supporting Art Project / Arturo Perez, dir

*Project Greenlight Finalist

Mango Sticky Rice Supporting USC MFA / Mallorie Ortega, dir

*Asians On Film Festival Winner

Perfect World Supporting USC MFA / Yuske Fukada, dir

Sci-Fi Film Festival, Sydney

TELEVISION

ABC Club Series Regular Tokyo-TV

Omiya-san (Lieut. Omiya) Co-Star Asahi-TV

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Under-5 ABC

Scrubs Dir. Featured / Mrs. Kwan NBC / Victor Belli Jr, dir

Crumbs Dir. Featured (2 eps.) / Mrs. Wang ABC / Ted Wass, dir

Childrens Hospital Dir. Featured / Yoko Ono WB / Michael Patrick Jann, dir

Grey's Anatomy Dir. Featured / City Official ABC / Bell D'Elia, dir

NCIS: Los Angeles Dir. Featured / Tanaka's Secretary CBS / Tony Wharmby, dir

THEATRE

OFF-BROADWAY

The Primary English Class Yoko (Principal) Minetta Lane Theatre

Gerald Gutierrez, dir

*2x Tony Award winning director

Starring Didi Conn

OFF-OFF BROADWAY & TOUR

A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Todd Pieper, dir / Biggs Rosati

A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Ken Schatz, dir / Gorilla Rep

The Revolutionary Melanie John McDonough, dir /

Lamb's Theatre

All's Well That Ends Well Marianna Leonard McKenzie, dir /

Expanded Arts

Cool To Be Earnest Gwendolyn Richard Haase, dir /

Honey Suckle West

Biloxi Blues Daisy Holly Villaire, dir /

AMDA Studio 1

Henry VI, Part One Joan la Pucelle D Banks & J Cheatham, fight dirs

AMDA Studio 1

The Shadow Box Agnes Haruko Ogata, dir /

English Play Society

*TIAF Drama Fest Winner

Arsenic and Old Lace Elaine Yuri Hosomoto, dir /

English Play Society

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL (On-Camera, Print, Voice Over)

Conflicts Available Upon Request

education & training

BA International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan Human Communications Major

University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Exchange Program) Improv: Lionel Walsh

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York, NY TV/Film: Rawleigh Moreland

Voice: Virginia Sandifur

British American Drama Academy w/Juilliard & USC, Oxford, England Shakespeare: Michael Kahn,

Richard Cottrell

Jacobean: Diana Quick

Roundabout Theatre Conservatory Ensemble Company, New York, NY Acting: Gene Feist

Second City, Los Angeles, CA Improv: Nancy Hayden

Keep It Real Acting, Los Angeles, CA Commercial: Judy Kain,

Francene Selkirk

AIA School for Film & Television, New York, NY Film: Julia Carey

Commercial: Joan See

Ruth Franklin's Master Intensive, New York, NY Voice-Over: Ruth Franklin

Michael Howard Studios, New York, NY Shakespeare & Voice:

Patsy Rodenburg

Special Skills & recognitions

Non-Accented American English & Japanese, Int French, Japanese Accent; Adv Beg Tap (Danny Daniels, Santa Monica; Broadway Dance Center, NYC); SAFD Recognized Stage Combatant (Unarmed, Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger); URTA Finalist; Virginia Commonwealth Univ MFA Program (Accepted); StarCast Auditions Best Perf (Yesi Ramirez, CD, et al)

OFF-BROADWAY REVIEWS for The Primary English Class by Israel Horovitz:

"One is particularly sympathetic to Nami Hirayanagi [Paix], impressive indeed..."

— Charles Isherwood, Daily Variety Gotham

"Nami Hirayanagi [Paix]'s charm comes through...creating an impression..."

— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press