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...::About Nina Womack::... 
A natural-born performance artist, social activist & entrepreneur, Nina Womack, is CEO of two companies; Nile Productions, a stage & event production company and Urban Media Collective, LLC, a film production company. Born and reared in South Los Angeles as Nina Hairston. She currently writes short stories and screenplays, writes and performs spoken word, acts, directs, produces theater and film, in addition to special events. Artistic talents are in her DNA, passed down from her mother who was a stage actress, educator, and a writer/poet. Nina she spent her childhood years in the world of make-believe -- storytelling by writing skits, poetry and short commercials then casting herself and her friends & relatives in her skits, costuming them, directing them, and presenting her self-produced “shows” to her family and friends. Her professional career started at age five as a stage & television actress and print model for department store catalogues. Nina has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1984. Her early TV credits include Enos, starring Sonny Shroyer, a spin-off series from the Dukes of Hazzard, and Detective in the House, starring Judd Hirsch. Nina also studied and performed in plays at the Los Angeles-based Inner City Cultural Center and the Chip Fields Repertory Company. By age nine years old, she became a published co-author with her mother when they wrote an autobiographical book about Nina’s perception of growing up in the ghetto. Although the arts initially provided a safe sanctuary to help her cope with the harsh realities of growing up in the ghetto, she soon became affected by it and affected by family dysfunction, experiencing a mind-set of darkness during her teen through early adult years, rebelling from both her family and society. Through years of self-initiated hard work via counseling, journal writing, self-help books, and spirituality, Nina enrolled in college in her mid-20’s, graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Theater Arts from Los Angeles City College’s Theater Academy. She also attended Cal State Northridge. In college, she won several Dean’s list awards, a President’s award and several scholarships for her dramatic abilities. As an actress, she has appeared on Melrose Place, Pacific Palisades, Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, in several independent movies and dozens of plays. Intent on giving back to the community and creating social change, this creative entrepreneur has over nine years experience producing & organizing the youth components at community events, such as the African Marketplace & Cultural Faire, The Malcolm X Festival, and the Leimert Park Village Book Festival. Her company, Nile Productions mission statement is to provide “edu-tainment” for the youth through entertainment, education, and self- empowerment. During these years, she’s aligned herself with numerous non-profits who share similar views. Having real-life experience as a troubled teen herself, Nina remains dedicated to helping youth. Under the umbrella of her film company, Urban Media Collective, she co-produced and co-directed a 30-minute inspirational documentary called, Exit Strategies profiling former gang members who have successfully exited out of gangs. This project was made possible from a grant from the Black Hollywood & Education Resource Center (BHERC Fights Back With Film Program) run by Sandra Evers-Manly. The film screened at the 2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival, BHERC’s Film Marketplace at Raleigh Studios, Audobon Jr. High School and several other venues. She has garnered some press recognition regarding her positive contribution to gang prevention and producing these Youth Villages. Her other film producing credits include; Executive Producer, Co-Producer, Associate Producer, and 2nd Unit Producer on various movies. Her stage directing credits include; The Colored Museum written by George C. Wolfe, Without Love written by Ed Chisolm which deals with a teen girl’s self-empowerment after almost being sexually abused, and the one-act play, Sunday Dinner. For a detailed resume, go to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938829/resume