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This '''list of alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts''' includes high school, undergraduate, and graduate, former students of the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]]. UNCSA offers high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees from 5 arts schools of Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, and Music.
This '''list of alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts''' includes high school, undergraduate, and graduate, former students of the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]]. UNCSA offers high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees from the five arts schools of Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, and Music.


==Dance==
==Dance==
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* [[Victor Barbee]] - principal dancer, [[American Ballet Theatre]] 1975-2003
* [[Victor Barbee]] principal dancer, [[American Ballet Theatre]] 1975–2003
* [[Elizabeth Benjamin]] - writer{{citation needed|reason=attendance|date=July 2020}}
* [[Elizabeth Benjamin]] writer{{citation needed|reason=attendance|date=July 2020}}
* [[Patrick Bissell]] – principal dancer, [[American Ballet Theatre]]
* [[Patrick Bissell]] – principal dancer, [[American Ballet Theatre]]
* [[Camille A. Brown]] – dancer and choreographer
* [[Camille A. Brown]] – dancer and choreographer
* [[Kennedy Davenport]] - drag queen, best known for [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)]] and [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3)]]
* [[Kennedy Davenport]] drag queen, best known for [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)]] and [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3)]]
* [[Paul Frame]] – corps de ballet, [[New York City Ballet]]
* [[Paul Frame]] – corps de ballet, [[New York City Ballet]]
* [[Alicia Holloway]] – corps de ballet, [[Dance Theatre of Harlem]]
* [[Alicia Holloway]] – corps de ballet, [[Dance Theatre of Harlem]]
* [[Megan LeCrone]] – soloist, New York City Ballet
* [[Megan LeCrone]] – soloist, New York City Ballet
* [[Gillian Murphy]] – principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Gillian Murphy]] – principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Katy Pyle]] - artistic director of [[Ballez]]
* [[Katy Pyle]] artistic director of [[Ballez]]
* [[Margaret Qualley]] – actress
* [[Margaret Qualley]] – actress
* [[Maria Riccetto]] – soloist, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Maria Riccetto]] – soloist, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Keith Roberts (dancer)|Keith Roberts]] – former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Keith Roberts (dancer)|Keith Roberts]] – former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
* [[Celia Rowlson-Hall]] – choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker
* [[Celia Rowlson-Hall]] – choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker
* [[Mel Tomlinson]] - soloist with New York City Ballet, principal with Boston Ballet
* [[Mel Tomlinson]] soloist with New York City Ballet, principal with Boston Ballet
* [[Katita Waldo]] former principal dancer and ballet master, [[San Francisco Ballet]]
* [https://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Claire-Kretzschmar.aspx Claire Kretzchmar] - New York City Ballet
* [[Katita Waldo]] - former principal dancer and ballet master, [[San Francisco Ballet]]
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* [[Jeannetta Arnette]] – actress
* [[Jeannetta Arnette]] – actress
* [[Dylan Arnold]] - actor
* [[Dylan Arnold]] actor
* [[Matthew Ashford]] – actor, ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and other soap operas
* [[Matthew Ashford]] – actor, ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and other soap operas
* [[Ryan Ashton]] – actor, known as Zack Sinnett on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', director, and screenwriter
* [[Ryan Ashton]] – actor, known as Zack Sinnett on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', director, and screenwriter
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* [[Josh Clark]] – stage and screen actor
* [[Josh Clark]] – stage and screen actor
* [[Gab Cody]] – filmmaker and theatre artist
* [[Gab Cody]] – filmmaker and theatre artist
* [[Natalia Cordova-Buckley]] - actress, best known as [[Yo-Yo Rodriguez|Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez]] on ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
* [[Natalia Cordova-Buckley]] actress, best known as [[Yo-Yo Rodriguez|Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez]] on ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
* [[Dane DeHaan]] – actor, ''[[Chronicle (film)|Chronicle]], Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Life After Beth'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''
* [[Dane DeHaan]] – actor, ''[[Chronicle (film)|Chronicle]], Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Life After Beth'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''
* [[Dennis Delaney]] – writer and actor, first National Director of Greenpeace USA
* [[Dennis Delaney]] – writer and actor, first National Director of Greenpeace USA
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* [[Jennifer Ferrin]] – actress
* [[Jennifer Ferrin]] – actress
* [[Ashley Gardner]] – voice, stage, screen actress
* [[Ashley Gardner]] – voice, stage, screen actress
* [[Brett Gelman]] – actor and comedian, ''[[The Other Guys]]'', ''[[Eagleheart (TV series)|Eagleheart]]'', "[[Stranger Things]]", named [https://variety.com/2010/legit/markets-festivals/10-comics-to-watch-brett-gelman-1118021692/ one of 10 comics to watch by ''Variety'']
* [[Brett Gelman]] – actor and comedian, ''[[The Other Guys]]'', ''[[Eagleheart (TV series)|Eagleheart]]'', "[[Stranger Things]]", named ''Variety''<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/legit/markets-festivals/10-comics-to-watch-brett-gelman-1118021692/ one of 10 comics to watch by ''Variety'']</ref>
* [[Chris Grace (actor)|Chris Grace]] - actor, ''[[Superstore (TV series)|''Superstore'']]'', ''[[PEN15]]'', ''[[Broad City]]'', ''[[This Is Us]]''
* [[Chris Grace (actor)|Chris Grace]] actor, ''[[Superstore (TV series)|''Superstore'']]'', ''[[PEN15]]'', ''[[Broad City]]'', ''[[This Is Us]]''
* [[Rhoda Griffis]] – actress
* [[Rhoda Griffis]] – actress
* [[Josh Grisetti]] – Broadway, television and film actor (''[[Broadway Bound]]'', ''[[The Knights of Prosperity]]'')
* [[Josh Grisetti]] – Broadway, television and film actor (''[[Broadway Bound]]'', ''[[The Knights of Prosperity]]'')
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* [[Terrence Mann]] – actor, director, singer, dancer, songwriter
* [[Terrence Mann]] – actor, director, singer, dancer, songwriter
* [[Joe Mantello]] – Tony Award-winning theatre director
* [[Joe Mantello]] – Tony Award-winning theatre director
* [[Krys Marshall]] - actress<ref name="uncsa-14jun2023">{{cite web |last1=Upton-Julio |first1=Melissa |title=Drama alumna Krys Marshall is out of this world in "For All Mankind" |url=https://www.uncsa.edu/drama/alumni/krys-marshall.aspx |website=UNCSA |access-date=March 11, 2023 |date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Krys Marshall]] actress<ref name="uncsa-14jun2023">{{cite web |last1=Upton-Julio |first1=Melissa |title=Drama alumna Krys Marshall is out of this world in "For All Mankind" |url=https://www.uncsa.edu/drama/alumni/krys-marshall.aspx |website=UNCSA |access-date=March 11, 2023 |date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Marilyn McIntyre]] – television and film actress
* [[Marilyn McIntyre]] – television and film actress
*[[Cee Cee Michaela]] - actress
* [[Cee Cee Michaela]] actress
* [[Julianne Morris]] – actress
* [[Julianne Morris]] – actress
* [[Glyn O'Malley]] – playwright, actor, director, professor
* [[Glyn O'Malley]] – playwright, actor, director, professor
* [[Mary-Louise Parker]] – [[Golden Globe]], [[Emmy]] and [[Tony Award]]-winning actress
* [[Mary-Louise Parker]] – [[Golden Globe]]-, [[Emmy]]- and [[Tony Award]]-winning actress
* [[Chris Parnell]] – actor and comedian
* [[Chris Parnell]] – actor and comedian
* [[Will Patton]] – actor, best known as Coach Yoast from ''[[Remember the Titans]]''
* [[Will Patton]] – actor, best known as Coach Yoast from ''[[Remember the Titans]]''
* [[Patsy Pease]] – actress, best known as Kimberly Brady from ''[[Days Of Our Lives]]''
* [[Patsy Pease]] – actress, best known as Kimberly Brady from ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
* [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] – actress
* [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] – actress
* [[Isaac Cole Powell]] – actor, ''[[Once on This Island]]'' on Broadway
* [[Isaac Cole Powell]] – actor, ''[[Once on This Island]]'' on Broadway
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* [[Paul Schneider (actor)|Paul Schneider]] – actor, ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
* [[Paul Schneider (actor)|Paul Schneider]] – actor, ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
* [[Klea Scott]] – actress, ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''
* [[Klea Scott]] – actress, ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''
* [[Ainsley Seiger]] - actress, ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]''
* [[Ainsley Seiger]] actress, ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]''
* [[Samantha Shelton]] – actress, singer
* [[Samantha Shelton]] – actress, singer
* [[Monti Sharp]] – Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor [[Guiding Light]]
* [[Monti Sharp]] – Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor [[Guiding Light]]
* [[Wesley Taylor]] – actor, Plankton in SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
* [[Wesley Taylor]] – actor, Plankton in SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway
* [[Berlinda Tolbert]] - actress, best known for her role as [[Jenny Willis Jefferson]], the daughter of Tom and Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom ''[[The Jeffersons]]''
* [[Berlinda Tolbert]] actress, best known for her role as [[Jenny Willis Jefferson]] on ''[[The Jeffersons]]''
* [[Christopher J. Waild]] – screenwriter ''[[Dog Days of Summer (film)|Dog Days of Summer]]'', staff writer on the television series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''.
* [[Christopher J. Waild]] – screenwriter, ''[[Dog Days of Summer (film)|Dog Days of Summer]]''; staff writer on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
* [[Lauren Ward]] – actress
* [[Lauren Ward]] – actress
* [[Celia Weston]] – actress
* [[Celia Weston]] – actress
* [[Anna Wood (actress)|Anna Wood]] – actress
* [[Anna Wood (actress)|Anna Wood]] – actress
* [[Ira David Wood III]] – actor
* [[Ira David Wood III]] – actor
* [[Kurt Yaghjian]] – actor
* [[Kurt Yaghjian]] - actor, Starred in Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" in the 1963 NBC Television production. Acted in other major productions in the 1970s.
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* [[Kerry Joyce]] – Emmy award-winning set decorator, interior designer, and fabric designer
* [[Kerry Joyce]] – Emmy award-winning set decorator, interior designer, and fabric designer
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Jacob Harbeck - set designer; Art director for Sing Sing


Michael Harbeck- set designer, known for Sing Sing


==Film==
==Film==
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* [[Aaron Katz (filmmaker)|Aaron Katz]] – director, screenwriter, and editor, ''[[Quiet City (film)|Quiet City]]'',''[[Dance Party USA (film)|Dance Party USA]]'', ''[[Cold Weather (film)|Cold Weather]]''
* [[Aaron Katz (filmmaker)|Aaron Katz]] – director, screenwriter, and editor, ''[[Quiet City (film)|Quiet City]]'',''[[Dance Party USA (film)|Dance Party USA]]'', ''[[Cold Weather (film)|Cold Weather]]''
* [[Danny R. McBride]] – actor and writer, ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', and ''Eastbound & Down''
* [[Danny R. McBride]] – actor and writer, ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', and ''Eastbound & Down''
* [[Caitlin McHugh]] - actress, writer, model
* [[Caitlin McHugh]] actress, writer, model
* [[Jeff Nichols]] – writer and director, ''[[Shotgun Stories]]''
* [[Jeff Nichols]] – writer and director, ''[[Shotgun Stories]]''
* [[Tim Orr]] – cinematographer
* [[Tim Orr]] – cinematographer
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* [[Ida Bieler]] – violinist, professor; founder and Artistic Director of the International String Festival Baden Wuerttemberg
* [[Ida Bieler]] – violinist, professor; founder and Artistic Director of the International String Festival Baden Wuerttemberg
* [[Gwendolyn Bradley]] – soprano
* [[Gwendolyn Bradley]] – soprano
* [[Javier Calderon]] - musician, classical guitarist. Soloist with St. Louis, Atlanta, and Minnesota Orchestras; recitalist; instructor; performances with Yo Yo Ma, CD recordings.
* [[Javier Calderon]] musician, classical guitarist. Soloist with St. Louis, Atlanta, and Minnesota Orchestras; recitalist; instructor; performances with Yo Yo Ma, CD recordings.
* [[Cameron Carpenter]] – organist/pianist
* [[Cameron Carpenter]] – organist/pianist
* [[Judith Cloud]] – composer, alto vocalist, and educator
* [[Judith Cloud]] – composer, alto vocalist, and educator
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* [[Richard Cray]] – singer, actor
* [[Richard Cray]] – singer, actor
* [[Carlo Curley]] – organist, organ design and construction
* [[Carlo Curley]] – organist, organ design and construction
* [[Nia Imani Franklin]] - composer, Miss America 2019
* [[Nia Imani Franklin]] composer, Miss America 2019
* [[Stefan Jezierski]] - musician, french horn. High horn with the Berlin Philharmonic for many years; principal horn of the Kassel Staatstheater; played with the Cleveland Orchestra.
* [[Stefan Jezierski]] musician, french horn. High horn with the Berlin Philharmonic for many years; principal horn of the Kassel Staatstheater; played with the Cleveland Orchestra.
* [[Randy Jones (singer)|Randy Jones]] – original [[Village People]] cowboy
* [[Randy Jones (singer)|Randy Jones]] – original [[Village People]] cowboy
* [[John P. Kee]] – award-winning gospel musician
* [[John P. Kee]] – gospel musician
* [[Becca Stevens]] – singer/songwriter
* [[Becca Stevens]] – singer/songwriter
* [[Jim Lauderdale]] – singer/songwriter
* [[Jim Lauderdale]] – singer/songwriter
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* [[Atli Örvarsson]] – composer, conductor, musician, songwriter
* [[Atli Örvarsson]] – composer, conductor, musician, songwriter
* [[Sharon Robinson (cellist)|Sharon Robinson]] – cellist
* [[Sharon Robinson (cellist)|Sharon Robinson]] – cellist
* [[David Tayloe]] - tenor
* [[David Tayloe]] tenor
* [[Blair Tindall]] – oboist and author
* [[Blair Tindall]] – oboist and author
* [[Ransom Wilson]] – flutist and conductor
* [[Ransom Wilson]] – flutist and conductor
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==Visual arts==
==Visual arts==


* [[Matt Fraction]] writer, director and producer
* [[Alexander Isley]] – graphic designer
* [[Alexander Isley]] – graphic designer
* [[David LaChapelle]] – photographer and music video director
* [[David LaChapelle]] – photographer and music video director
* [[Hunter Schafer]] - visual artist, actress and trans activist
* [[Hunter Schafer]] visual artist, actress and trans activist
* [[Matt Fraction]] - writer, director and producer


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:21, 22 May 2024

This list of alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts includes high school, undergraduate, and graduate, former students of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. UNCSA offers high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees from the five arts schools of Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, and Music.

Dance

Drama

Design and production

  • Brian Sidney Bembridge – multiple award-winning scenic and lighting designer
  • Kevin Dreyer – lighting designer/reconstructor for dance, theatre, opera and film
  • Elizabeth Power – award-winning writer and educator
  • Paul Tazewell – costume designer, winner of a Tony Award for “Hamilton” and an Emmy for NBC's “The Wiz! Live
  • Kerry Joyce – Emmy award-winning set decorator, interior designer, and fabric designer

Film

Music

Visual arts

References

  1. ^ one of 10 comics to watch by Variety
  2. ^ Upton-Julio, Melissa (June 14, 2023). "Drama alumna Krys Marshall is out of this world in "For All Mankind"". UNCSA. Retrieved March 11, 2023.