Retta Flanagan

Unrepresented - (Print) , and Sovereign Talent Group - 310 474 4000 x 24 (Commercial, Commercial - Non Union, Voiceover)

Female White, Latinx/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Multi-Ethnic, Ambiguous

Brown Brown 115lbs 5'2"

0-2 26" 0-2 0-2 6.5


Additional

BS in Communications, Universal Studios Tour Guide, Preschool Teacher, Dog & Cat, TRX, Youth Group Leader, Shark Diving, Pet Sitter

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Perfecting the Touch   Lead Micaela Colman USC Student Film
Remixed   Supporting Mitch Yapko Short
Bigger Than A Breadbox   Lead Mitch Yako Short
In Your Dreams   Lead Jimmy Barker SoCal Independent Film Festival
BU Young Alumni Association Marketing   Lead Cody Brotter Boston University Alumni Association
Breaking Up is Hard to Do   Lead Taylor Arion Short
Good Taste   Supporting Jake Bann Boston Internation Film Festival
Know Your Place   Supporting Chad Kojouri Short

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
BU Tonight   Guest Star Multiple BUTV10
Tailgators   Creator/Host Retta Flanagan Pilot
Matching!   Leigh Jake Burnstein Webseries
Welcome Back, Brotter   Series Regular Cody Brotter 11Creative Productions
 

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
8 At The Zoo   Margo Adam Morrison & Cutty Cuthbert Safehouse LA
8 In A Graveyard   Lucy Brent Piaskoski Safehouse LA
Bedtime Stories   Jamie Michelle R. Jackson Safehouse LA
8 On A Chair   Farrah Josh Breslow Safehouse LA
Musical Theater (Multiple)   Triple Threat Performing Arts
Dinner With The McGuffins   Mrs. McGuffin Jared Caracciola Cherry Hill West One Act Festival
Check Please Take II   Donna Jared Caracciola Cherry Hill West One Act Festival
Twilight: Los Angeles   Elaine Young Robert Nation Lab Theater
The Laramie Project   Judy Shepard Robert Nation Lab Theater
Blithe Spirit   Elvira Carolyn Messias Cherry Hill West Fall Show
The Crucible   Abigail Carolyn Messias Cherry Hill West Fall Show
Barefoot in the Park   Corrie Carolyn Messias Cherry Hill West Fall Show
Business Lunch At The Russian Tea Room   Melissa Jennie Leikin Theater For Everyone
The Pillow Man   Little Jesus Girl Brian DeVito Stage Troupe

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Winesulator   Featured Scott Cushman Winesulator
 
 
 
 

Print

RoleDirectorProduction
Women's Health Magazine   Featured Mary Brooks
 
 
 
 

Comedy

RoleDirectorProduction
Stand Up   Comedian The Hollywood Improv
The Brotherhood   Lead Player iO West House Improv Team
Unsubscribe   Lead Player iO West Improv Team
 
 

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
Quartex Customer Diaries   Lead VO SAGE Productions
Crime Documentary   Narrator SAGE Productions
HBO Pitch   VO CHIAT Media
Almond Milk   Lead VO CHIAT Media
eLearning   Narrator DJ Irving
In House HR   Office Female Carson Nicely Nicely Made Media

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
Misery Loves Company   Guest Star Gloria Calderon Kellett Sara Amini & Emily Chang
Fell In Love   Series Regular David Janove David Janove
Margaret   Series Regular Steven Blincoe Steven Blincoe
Shadows on the Staircase   Lead Emily Chang Emily Chang
 

Industrial

RoleDirectorProduction
Rite Aid Shopping App   Principal Ben Lieo Digital Kitchen Productions
Coca-Cola Marketing App   Principal Ben Lieo Digital Kitchen Productions
 
 
 

Hosting

RoleDirectorProduction
Mr. West Competition 2008   Hostess Carolyn Messias Cherry Hill West
Mr. West Competition 2009   Hostess Carolyn Messias Cherry Hill West
 
 
 

Training

Bill Coelius - Advanced On-Camera Commercial Tech, Scott Sedita - Comedy Tech & Improv, Eric Hunicutt / Warner Loughlin - Comedy Tech & Scene Study, Christinna Chauncey - Advanced On-Camera Audition Technique , Mary Lou Belli - Multi Cam Sitcom , Todd Rohrbacher - Acting for Sitcoms, Improv , Ani Avetyan - Master Class: Scene Study , Mark Teschner - Master Class: Scene Study, Christy Dooley & Mark Teschner - Audition Technique, Orly Sitowitz - Audition Technique , Peter Kelley - Acting For Film/TV , Jan Egleson - Film/TV Lab – Director-Actor Relationship, David Gram - Improv/Comedy , Paolo DiFabio - Understanding the Camera , Carolyn Messias - Actors Studio 1 & 2, Robert Nation - Living Theater , Debbie Bradshaw, Darren Bevil, Randi Kresloff - Triple Threat Performing Arts Classes and Improv, Badiene Magaziner and Seth Riggs - Private Voice, Bowman School of Dance - Dance (Ballet, Jazz, Tap & Hip Hop), iO West - Multiple (Graduated 2016 - Paul Vaillancourt, Barry Hite, Brian Jack, Charlie McCrackin, Holly Laurent, Dave Hill, Jason Shotts, James Grace, etc.), Groundlings - Multiple (Graduated 2018 - Jay Lay, Navaris Darson, Tom Blank, Guy Stevenson, Jeff Galante), Second City - Carla Cackowski, Craig Cackowski, Lynnanne Zager - Kalmenson & Kalmenson VO, VO - Amy McInerney & John Mitchell, UCB - Marina Mastros, Killian McHugh - Commercial Master Class, David Coury - Voice & Speech, Bob Krakower - Master Class, Howard Fine - Master Class, Scott Sedita - Acting for Sitcoms, Warner Loughlin - Comedy Scene Study, Larry Moss - Master Class, Annie Grindlay - Self Tape Technique, Robin Reed - VO, Kelly Moscinski - Commercial VO, Zak Barnett - Master Class  
 

Other Special Skills

BS in Communications, Universal Studios Tour Guide, Preschool Teacher, Dog & Cat, TRX, Youth Group Leader, Shark Diving, Pet Sitter 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Advanced), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Advanced), Drama (Advanced), Family (Advanced), Horror (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Lee Strasberg (Advanced), Method (Advanced), Musical (Advanced), Romantic (Advanced), Sanford Meisner (Advanced), Science Fiction (Advanced), Sports (Advanced), Stanislavsky (Advanced), Stella Adler (Advanced), Suspense (Advanced), Uta Hagen (Advanced), War (Advanced), Western (Advanced)
 

Athletic

Extreme Sports

CYCLING, GENERAL (Advanced), MTN BIKING (Intermediate), RAZOR SCOOTER (Beginner), RECUMBENT (Beginner), ROAD BIKING (Intermediate), SURFER (Beginner), TRIALS RIDING (Beginner)
 

General

AEROBICS (Advanced), ARCHERY (Intermediate), BADMINTON (Intermediate), BASEBALL (Intermediate), BASKETBALL (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Intermediate), BOATING (Intermediate), BODY SURFING (Intermediate), BOWLING (Intermediate), BOXING (Intermediate), CANOEING (Intermediate), CHEER LEADING (Intermediate), CRICKET (Intermediate), CROQUET (Intermediate), DIVING (Intermediate), DRIVE A BOAT (Intermediate), FIELD HOCKEY (Advanced), FIGURE SKATE (Beginner), FISHING (Intermediate), FLY FISHING (Intermediate), FOOTBALL (Intermediate), FRISBEE (Intermediate), GOLF (Intermediate), GYMNASTICS (Beginner), HANDBALL (Intermediate), HIKING (Advanced), ICE HOCKEY (Beginner), ICE SKATE (Intermediate), JET SKIER (Intermediate), JOGGING (Advanced), JUMP ROPE (Intermediate), KAYAKER (Intermediate), KICK BOXING (Intermediate), LACROSSE (Advanced), MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Beginner), PICKLEBALL (Intermediate), PING PONG (Intermediate), POGO STICK (Beginner), RACQUETBALL (Beginner), ROCK CLIMBER (Beginner), ROLLER HOCKEY (Intermediate), ROLLER SKATE (Intermediate), ROLLERBLADE (Beginner), RUNNING (Advanced), SCUBA DIVER (Intermediate), SNORKELER (Intermediate), SNOW SKI (Beginner), SNOWMOBILE (Beginner), SOCCER (Intermediate), SOFTBALL (Advanced), SPIN CYCLE (Advanced), SQUASH (Beginner), TENNIS (Advanced), TRAMPOLINE (Intermediate), TRAPEZE (Beginner), VOLLEYBALL (Intermediate), WATER SKIER (Beginner)
 

Swimming

BACK STROKE (Intermediate), BREAST STROKE (Intermediate), BUTTERFLY (Beginner), DIVING (Intermediate), FREESTYLE (Intermediate), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate), SYNCHRONIZED (Beginner)
 

Track & Field

LONG DISTANCE (Intermediate), MARATHON (Beginner), RELAY (Intermediate), SPRINTER (Intermediate), TRACK, GENERAL (Intermediate), TRIATHLON (Beginner)
 

Fighting and Weapons

General Weapons

AUTOMATIC WEAPON (Beginner), CROSS BOW (Beginner), HANDGUN (Beginner), RIFLE (Beginner)
 

Martial Arts

KRAV-MAGA (Beginner), TAIBO (Beginner)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

GROUNDLINGS (Advanced), IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), LONG FORM (Advanced), SECOND CITY (Advanced), SHORT FORM (Advanced), SKETCH (Advanced), STAND-UP COMEDY (Intermediate), UCB (Intermediate)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

ARMENIAN (Beginner), AUSTRALIAN (Intermediate), BRITISH (Intermediate), CANADIAN (Intermediate), COCKNEY (Beginner), FRENCH (Intermediate), GERMAN (Beginner), IRISH (Intermediate), ITALIAN (Beginner), MEXICAN (Beginner), MIDDLE EASTERN (Intermediate), MINNESOTA / WISCONSIN (Intermediate), NEW ENGLAND / BOSTON (Intermediate), NEW YORK / BRONX (Intermediate), NEW YORK / BROOKLYN (Intermediate), RUSSIAN (Beginner), SOUTH AFRICAN (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Intermediate), SPANISH (Intermediate)
 

Languages

ARABIC (Beginner), FARSI (Beginner), FRENCH (Beginner), GERMAN (Beginner), GREEK (Beginner), HEBREW (Intermediate), ITALIAN (Beginner), PERSIAN (Beginner), SIGN (Beginner), SPANISH (Intermediate), YIDDISH (Intermediate)
 

Other

Driving Skills

4WD (Intermediate), ATV (Beginner), MOTORCYCLE, ROAD BIKE (Beginner), SAILBOAT (Beginner), SPEED BOAT (Beginner)
 

Horse Riding

BARE BACK (Intermediate), ENGLISH (Intermediate), HORSEBACK RIDING, GENERAL (Intermediate), JUMP (Beginner), POLO (Beginner), SIDE SADDLE (Beginner), WESTERN (Intermediate)
 

Licenses

CLASS D (Advanced)
 

Miscellaneous

ASTROLOGER (Beginner), BARTENDER (Intermediate), CHEF (Intermediate), EAR PROMPTER (Intermediate), HOSTING (Advanced), MASSEUSE (Beginner), PILATES (Advanced), SIGN LANGUAGE (Beginner), STAND-IN EXPERIENCE (Beginner), STENOGRAPHER (Beginner), TELEPROMPTER (Advanced), VIDEO GAMES (Intermediate), WHISTLER (Beginner), YO-YO (Beginner), YOGA (Advanced)
 

Performance

Circus Skills

CLOWN (Beginner), HULA HOOP (Beginner), MIME (Beginner), TRAPEZE (Beginner)
 

Dance

BALLET (Intermediate), BALLROOM (Beginner), CLUB/FREESTYLE (Beginner), HIP HOP (Intermediate), IRISH DANCE (Beginner), JAZZ (Intermediate), LINE (Beginner), MODERN (Beginner), SALSA (Intermediate), SQUARE (Beginner), TAP (Beginner)
 

Instruments

CLARINET (Beginner), GUITAR (Beginner), PIANO (Beginner)
 

Singing

COUNTRY (Beginner), MUSICAL THEATER (Advanced), OPERA (Beginner), POP (Intermediate)
 

Vocal Range

ALTO (Intermediate), MEZZO-SOPRANO (Beginner)
 

Possessions

2024 Volvo CX4 
Bicycle 
Cat 
Dogs 
Surfboard