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Charlotte Ayanna Born Charlotte Lopez
September 25, 1976
San Juan, Puerto RicoOther names Charlotee Roldan Occupation Film and television actress Years active 1995-present Charlotte Ayanna (née Lopez; born September 25, 1976) is an American actress and former Miss Teen USA.
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Early life
Ayanna was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but moved to Vermont at an early age. She had a troubled childhood, spending thirteen years in foster homes after her mother, Emma, was judged to be mentally unfit to look after her and her two siblings.[1] In 1994, at age 17, she was adopted into a foster home.[2][3] She has since become a spokeswoman for foster children.
Career
Her first national exposure was in 1993, when she became Miss Teen USA.[4] Charlotte co-authored a book titled Lost in the System, published in 1996, detailing her childhood and subsequent rise to Miss Teen USA. She later changed her last name to "Ayanna", meaning "blessed" in Cherokee.[5]
Following her pageant victory, she made guest appearances on television shows including Weird Science and Entourage. She also appeared in the music video for fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martín's hit She's All I Ever Had.
Her film roles include Jawbreaker (1999), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000), Kate & Leopold (2001), Training Day (as Ethan Hawke's wife), and Love the Hard Way (2003) with Adrien Brody. She also starred with Sean Patrick Flanery as the sexy vampiress in the horror-made-for-DVD movie The Insatiable (2007). She also appeared partially nude on Love the Hard Way.
Filmography
- Weird Science (3 episodes, "Dead Can Dance", "Puppet Love" and "Phantom Scampi", 1995–1996) .... Annie / Jessie / Wendy
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1 episode, "Here We Go Again", 1996) .... Beth Rawlings
- The Steve Harvey Show (1 episode, "Pool Sharks Git Bit", 1996) .... Jody
- The Secret World of Alex Mack (2 episodes, "The Understudy" and "Without Feathers", 1996–1997) .... Hannah Mercury
- Trojan War (1997) .... Nina (as Charlotte Lopez)
- Telling You (1998) .... Allison Fazio (as Charlotte Lopez)
- Profiler (1 episode, "Cravings", 1998) .... Kristen
- Jawbreaker (1999) .... Elizabeth "Liz" Purr (as Charlotte Roldan)
- The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) .... Tracy Campbell
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) .... Jessie and performer of SEX A.M. and Amazing Grace
- Stealing Time (2001) .... Samantha "Sam" Parkes
- Love the Hard Way (2001) .... Claire Harrison
- Training Day (2001) .... Lisa
- Kate & Leopold (2001) .... Patrice
- Spun (2002) .... Amy
- Entourage (1 episode, "Date Night", 2004) .... Joanne
- Once Upon a Wedding (2005) .... Margarita
- Push (2006) .... Lisa
- The Thirst (2006) .... Macey
- No. 6 (2006) .... Mila
- The Insatiable (2007) .... Tatiana
- Errand boy (2010) .... Candi (completed)
- Rain from Stars (2010) .... Nora (post-production)
Awards and nominations
In 2002 she won the Best Actress award at the Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films for Love the Hard Way (2001) tied with Kajol for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
Further reading
- Lopez, Charlotte (1996). Lost in the System. Fireside. ISBN 978-0684811994.
References
- ^ "CNN - Former foster child 'Dancing' with Daryl Hannah - January 27, 2000". CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/27/charlotte.ayanna/index.html.
- ^ Charlotte Ayanna Biography (1976-)
- ^ TIENDA BORICUA, Antojitos y más
- ^ "Charlotte Ayanna. (Man at His Best).(actress)(Brief Article)". Esquire. July 1, 2003. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23466164_ITM.
- ^ A Woman We Love: Charlotte Ayanna by Peter Martin - Esquire.com
External links
- Charlotte Ayanna at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlotte Ayanna at AllRovi
Miss Teen USA titleholders (1983–1999) Ruth Zakarian (1983) · Cherise Haugen (1984) · Kelly Hu (1985) · Allison Brown (1986) · Kristi Addis (1987) · Mindy Duncan (1988) · Brandi Sherwood (1989) · Bridgette Wilson (1990) · Janel Bishop (1991) · Jamie Solinger (1992) · Charlotte Lopez (1993) · Shauna Gambill (1994) · Keylee Sue Sanders (1995) · Christie Lee Woods (1996) · Shelly Moore (1997) · Vanessa Minnillo (1998) · Ashley Coleman (1999)
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