CAST MEMBERS

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JILLIAN BURGOS

Co-founder of Dainty Dames. Jillian is a writer, director, actor with a degree in forensic anthropology and theatre. She was a resident actor for Phoenix Theatre Circle for Children for several years and starred in indie films, web-series, and commercials. While Jillian's first love is theatre, she has become an activist and advocate for social justice. In 2021, she was elected to the NoHo Neighborhood Council and more recently a candidate for City Council. Jillian believes in giving back to her community through art, justice, equity, and has been a fierce advocate for housing as a human right. 

RENEE DORIAN-BEGLEY

Co-Founder of Dainty Dames. Renee Dorian is what you might call a triple threat in Hollywood. She is not only a TV/Film actress and writer, but she also has been producing for the last 9 years. Some acting credits include: Recurring on HBO's Minx, Nickelodeon's Side Hustle, an ABC Pilot - Randall & Hilda are NOT a couple, BLACKish, Scandal, national commercials, and a plethora of Feature Films. You may recognize Renee's voice from: commercials, audiobooks, app games, video games, and even some animated characters!

Outside of acting she has written pilots and feature films including one with her husband that can now be seen on Prime called, The Funhouse Massacre. When she's not busy writing your custom murder mystery, you can find Renee in the booth narrating for audiobooks, or chasing her 2 little kiddos around.
Check out more of her work here:
www.renee-dorian.com

BEN BEGLEY

Dames Co-Director Actor/writer/comedian/nerd/Dames co-director whose TV appearances include over 30 commercials and various TV shows: Supergirl, The Crazy Ones, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Mentalist, Happy Endings, and Raising Hope. And roles in feature films; ranging from a doctor who really loves bagels, Ed Helms' doppleganger in the spoof film The Hungover Games, and Deputy Doyle ​in The Funhouse Massacre. Which he and his wife, Renee Dorian, wrote as a love letter to their favorite slasher films ​of the 80's and 90's.

JULIAN GOZA

Julian Goza is an actor, writer, and overall pretty agreeable. Hobbies include playing with Charm (his musical improv team which you can catch at their monthly show at The Impro!), hiking, and contemplating whether he should get back on Hinge but he probably won’t because he doesn’t want to upload current photos. Credits you’d maybe know include Modern Family and Barry. Credits you wouldn’t know include a whole lot of other things. After decades of playing Clue and reading Agatha Christie, he’s so elated to be a part
Dainty Dames!

KATY FOLEY

Katy Foley is from Chicago’s Southside. Daughter of two lawyers, acting became critical from a young age. She trained at Second City and NYU Tisch. She ran a marathon and became part of an emmy winning campaign. She booked her first ABC guest star because of a faulty water bottle.

​Recent credits include: Lifetime’s Twisted Nanny.

SPENCER FRANKEBERGER

Spencer Frankeberger is an award-winning director, actor, and producer, recently nominated for a Broadway World Award (LA Regional) for Best Supporting Performer in a Play for his dual role as Dr. Karlock/Jarvis in Space Captain: Captain of Space. He is a graduate of four LA improv comedy schools and a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood. He also hosts a podcast (@theoreticalthrills) and performs with his improv duo The Januarys. He has an MFA in Film Production from Florida State University and is a board-certified music therapist (advisor and board member with Music Heals Minds). He is a member of the Hollywood Fringe Festival Access Advisory Board. Represented by Stellar Artists Management and KMR - Diversity. TikTok/IG/Youtube: @spencer101f
www.spencerfrankeberger.com
IG/TikTok: @spencer101f  

CHRISTOPHER MANNING

Christopher Manning is innocent. When not being accused of a dinnertime murder, he is an actor and writer residing in Los Angeles. This New Jersey native currently serves as the host and creator of QuaranTeam and can be found hosting shows for King Trivia throughout the city. Not only does he spend his summers as the director of the drama program for a sleepaway camp – but he plays one on TV (Kent, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel).

​IG: Chri5Manning
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EVAN MICHAEL

Evan Michael is an Emmy-winning host, actor, writer and performer originally from The Berkshires who now calls Los Angeles his home. Some fun previous credits include voicing, puppeteering and touring as “Daddy Pig” in the musical theatre production of Peppa Pig Live!; playing the football announcer “Buck Edwards” on HBO’s Euphoria; and starring as “Charles” the telenovela lover in the award-winning short
“The Happy Side.” He’s a proud UCB alum & improv/sketch performer who also enjoy wine tasting, golf and making friends & family laugh through his antics and escapades!
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ALLISON LIND

Allison Lind's journey in the arts started at age 6. As the Granddaughter of one of Vaudeville's Lind brothers, some of her earliest memories are of performing with her family. She was a Children's Chorus member and soloist at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and a graduate of Northwestern University's Music Theatre program and The Second City Training Center. Allie has appeared in numerous musicals in Chicago, New York, and LA and is a member of the a cappella music improv team Pitch, Please! Allie made her network TV debut on USA, and while pursuing TV/Film acting, she has also enjoyed being a different part of telling stories by venturing into directing and producing. Her short film Dog Dreams is in post-production. Allie aspires to spend more time on her singer/songwriter-ing, writing, and philanthropic endeavors.

​Insta: @look_its_allie ​

KELLY ROGERS

Kelly Rogers is a graduate of Chapman University with Dual degrees in Theatre Performance and Vocal Performance. She’s performed as The Queen of the Blues in “Big Band Beat” at Tokyo Disney Sea, operated the singing puppet Epinephrine in “Lez Mis and Friends,” traveled to London to host and sing in  “(Wo)men Rule Broadway’s” international debut. She is now thrilled to be joining the cast of Dainty Dames Events! She hopes she can bring people as much joy as Tim Curry brought her with his iconic role in the murder mystery, “Clue!”

VERONICA MANNION

Veronica Mannion is an actress, writer, and director best known for her recurring role as Kitty on HBO’s "Insecure". You’ve also seen her alongside Academy Award winning actresses Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon in "FEUD" on FX, as well as co-starring with Lady Gaga in "American Horror Story: Hotel". Her first feature film musical she wrote, directed and starred in, "Booze Boys & Brownies", was screened at over 10 film festivals across the U.S. and garnered several awards including Audience Choice Award at Rainier Independent Film Festival, and Best Feature Film at Los Angeles Reel Independent Film Awards. "The Blonde Experiment" is Veronica's second film she wrote, directed and stars in and is currently streaming AMAZON prime and TUBI. She's studied improv at the Groundlings, has performed stand up and improv all over stages in San Francisco and Los Angeles including The World Famous Comedy Store, The Groundlings main stage, Killing My Lobster, and I.O. West (RIP).

TORY N. THOMPSON (TNT)

An alumnus of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), graduating from the Theater department, while also specializing in the TV/Film subdivision. TNT has gone on to perform stand up comedy, train at UCB and The Groundlings, and act in several great projects. Tory recently starred in the Sony feature film The Final Girls. Some of his other previous credits include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Nick Cannon's Incredible Crew, General Hospital, Better With You, and 1,000 Ways To Die, and numerous commercials. 
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​www.ToryNThompson.com

KOUSHIK CHATTOPADHYAY

Koushik is a comedy actor and writer. He studied improvisation at the Groundlings, UCB and IO West and sketch comedy at the Pack Theater. Major Film/TV credits include, “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”, “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman”, Dhar Mann productions and a popular kid’s web series, “Mani”. His stage credits include “A Comedy of Tenors” (Canyon Theatre Guild, Santa Clarita), “West Bollywood” (The Matrix, LA), “Mark Twain’s Adam and Eve” (Fremont Centre Theatre, Pasadena) and “Sacrifice” (Lillian Theatre, LA) by Rabindranath Tagore. Koushik’s original content can be viewed at,
www.youtube.com/indianinhollywood.
 

LAURA FODERA

Laura is an actor/improviser/vigilante and a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. Lover of all things spooky. Soup enthusiast. New Yorker living in LA. Good bones.

KIANNA KYN

Kianna Kyn is an actress, musician, writer, and visual artist born and raised in Los Angeles. She has a toothsome background in theater and comedy, and she is always thrilled and honored to do what she is most passionate about in this world! She has also studied ballet, filmmaking, and Multimedia General Fine Arts at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. In between performing and orchestrating mysteries, she plays three instruments and writes folk music. She also maintains the belief that Clue is one of the greatest movies ever made, and that’s no red herring!

CARMEN SCOTT

If Bob Odenkirk and Carol Burnett had a tall, brown baby, you’d have Carmen Scott. Carmen is an actress, writer, improviser, comedian, and literal treehugger. Carmen performs and writes with the sketch comedy team, Uninvited Guests, and is a member of Snack Run Improv, a house team at the Pack. She associate produced the Oscar-eligible documentary, 1946 the movie, and has produced and acted in an array of projects. She utilizes mindfulness and mindset, creative practices, and the ways of the Jedi as a coach and facilitator. Carmen’s entertainment & lifestyle company, Flesh ONEsie Creations is on a mission “to increase the quality of humankind, one story at a time.”
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EDIE PILAR MONROY

Edie Pilar Monroy is a world-explorer, and actor with a taste for fanciful flair, improvisation, and accents. They embrace the magic of the Universe, creating a deep, loving relationship with nature and the flow of everyday life. Edie is a born and raised New Yorker, who graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Baruch College. Currently, Edie trains at The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade, flexing her improv-muscles regularly.

WILL SEYMOUR

Will Seymour voiced characters in the PRINCESS BEAN series (Messy World, Space, and Dance Party,) the podcast OOH YOU'RE IN TROUBLE and is featured reading “Grandma Letters” on THIS AMERICAN LIFE. He performs regularly across the country in the MORTIFIED show, and is featured on the Mortified Podcast, sharing his high school journal, letters, and tapes that chronicle cutting classes, a soap opera obsession, and hanging out with Liza Minnelli among other things. He played 'Huck' in the musical BIG RIVER, he appeared in the premiers of the musicals LUCKY STIFF and LIBERTY SMITH (LA and New York,) the CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at South Coast Repertory and the National Tour of the musical WE THE PEOPLE. He guest starred in JOAN OF ARCADIA and played 'Bob Epples' in the classic video game RIPPER with Christopher Walken. He has worked with the San Francisco Mime Troup, the Groundlings Crazy Uncle Joe Show, and is a Founding Member and Executive Director of LACER Afterschool, providing thousands of middle and high school students a safe space and opportunities in athletics, academics, and the arts every day, after school, for free.

MELANIE MANOOKI

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA; Melanie is a product of a family emigrating to a new country for a better life. She grew up performing on stage, starting with plays when 6. Formal training began at 12 with SAG-eligibility at 14 from a JC Penney Commercial. Film and TV roles rolled in during the teens, and after college, a love for producing bloomed. She keeps herself on her toes with Groundlings training whilst producing for Judy Justice, auditioning for new roles, and performing for Dainty Dames. Melanie won her first Emmy in 2022 and hopes for more in the future.
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Actor (SAG-AFTRA), Emmy-Award-Winning Producer, Host, and Photographer.

NATHAN D. SNYDER

Nathan D. Snyder was born in Denver, CO and grew up in Massachusetts. His family moved to California when Nathan was 11 years old. Nathan studied theatre at UC San Diego and then in London and Greece. Nathan moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and started working as an actor in television, film, and theatre. He wrote and produced his first feature film The Sigil (A Haunting on Gabriel Street) in 2011, and that launched his career as a commercial producer for his own production company, Triple D Productions, and affiliate ONAC Pictures. In 2015, he transitioned from producing to assistant directing, and as of 2024, has 1st and 2nd assistant directed on 30+ feature films, as well as countless shorts, commercials, and music videos. In 2020, Nathan launched Dronespeare - an aerial media company for cinema, travel and real estate. He now writes, directs, and produces his own projects under Dronespeare, and has shot 400+ real estate properties in Southern California.

NIKÈLOLA BALOGUN

Nikelola Balogun is an American actress, born to an American mother and Nigerian father who started her
acting career in NYC and then built it further in Seoul, Korea.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria to Kathryn Balogun, a Registrar at The American International School and Waheed Balogun, an architect. At an early age, Nikelola was very active; participating in various activities such as ballet, being on the swim team and later pursuing Track & Field which ended up earning her a track scholarship to Tulane University. After University, got an associates degree in fashion at FIDM in Los Angeles, and moved to NYC soon after working as a design assistant for 5 years. After quitting her job in 2009, she decided to pursue acting and booked a job working at a children's Theatre Company at the Bronx Zoo where she worked for a couple years until she booked a Touring job at George Street Playhouse, touring NJ for a year doing children shows dealing with conflict resolution. In 2010, she decided to move to Seoul, Korea to direct musicals in English, where she also got her first film International short film, Saved.

When she's not acting, Nikelola also enjoys circus arts, acrobatics and is currently training to be a
contortionist.

MARK RENAUDIN

Mark Renaudin is an actor, improvisor and stand up comic, best known for his multiple comedy shows throughout Los Angeles. Mark has also trained the Upright Citizens Brigade, performing at multiple UCB theater locations, as well as in the Del Close marathon. You may also see Mark on television, on one of his multiple running commercials.  Mark is originally from New York, spending much of his childhood acting and improvising.  Comedy has always been a love of his and he continues to showcase that passion with the Dainty Dames!

DAWN RASNICK

Dawn Rasnick is an actor with a deep love for theatre, film, the beautiful worlds we find in nature, as well as the ones we create in our minds, and on the page.  Dawn moved to Los Angeles from the mitten, where she majored in theatre, and had the privilege of doing many years of Detroit theatre.  A few of her favorite roles include playing Mrs. Lovett in ‘Sweeney Todd’, Annie/Dr. Fischer in ‘Cancer! The Musical’, as well as her performances in ‘Detroit Be Dammed’, the recent film adaptation - ‘The Detroit Musical’ - to which she was thrilled to be able to lend her voice!  She is always happy to be on stage, on set, and/or “in rehearsal” for something!

DANIELLE LEWIS

A native of New Orleans, LA, Danielle has lived in Los Angeles since the age of 10. She began her dance training at Hollywood High School for the Performing Arts, then at UCLA, where she also earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. She has traveled the world as a dancer with Lula Washington Dance Theatre, UniverSoul Circus and the Legendary Paul McCartney. Along with acting in various other stage plays, Danielle co-starred in and toured with
the show “Harlem’s Night: A Cabaret Story” that birthed the burlesque group, The Brown Betties, which she performed with for years. As an actor, Danielle’s TV credits include The Resident, Good Trouble, Hart of Dixie, Drop Dead Diva, Lifetime movies Crimes of the Mind and To Catch A Seed. Film credits include Lottery Ticket, Unconditional, and Portals. She has
starred in numerous commercials (Nikon, Cocoa-Cola, Chevy, Toyota, Wendy’s).