Gloria Joy Bankston born January 10th 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raised in Trenton, New Jersey and Springfield, Massachusetts. Stage acting with the Third World Theater Group at UMass and The Five College Theater. Currently living and working background on film and TV projects in the Shreveport area. Worked on 4 LAFP projects in 2013/14. Television; Salvation NBC TV Pilot 2014 as a church goer and Big Redneck Family Vacation, as a theater goer.
FILMS: A Sort of Home Coming ('14) as a rest/patron & party guest. The Town that Dreaded Sundown ('13) as a lady at the airport/town hall. Dakota Summer ('13) waiting on the bus to arrive. Dark Places ('13) as a homeless lady. The Last Word ('13) lady in crowd/courtroom. Olympus Has Fallen ('12) person in crowd. Ain't Them Bodies Saints ('12) lady walking. LongShots 2008 30 second cameo, lady with gold pitcher.
STAGE: Do Lord Remember Me.....First Actress.
My Three Angels.................Mme. Parole.
The Beauty Part..................Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest...Night Supervisor.
TRAINING:
Red River Actors Group since 2013 to present, on camera acting, audition techniques, scene study, monologues and improve.
T. BELLS ACTOR'S STUDIO, Theresa Bell Coach; scene study intensive, character analysis and basics.
DONNAJEANNE GOHEEN, TALENT MANAGER; headshots, auditions, casting agents and being an extra in film and TV.