Donna Morales

Born in Brooklyn. Native to Long Island. Former professional ballet dancer with Eglevsky ballet ,The South Shore Dance Company(1980-83) and Palm City Ballet Company (2017). Former Owner/ Artistic Director and choreographer of Minnie World Dance Studio(1991). A character actress who reunited with her acting career at age 42 appearing in several main stage productions at both community and regional theaters across Long Island and Queens , NY. Recently began film career. First film/video appearance in NYC Dept. of Education's Informational video titled" Message from the Chancellor" (October 2016). Her film credits now include Kill (2018), Marley (2018) ,Gone (2019) and most recently Essence (2020) screened at the NYLIFF festival Oct.2020 . Her most recent credit is Manhattan South Pilot(2021) in a featured role, directed by Chris Cardona. Donna continues to perform in both the theater and film industry and has added VoiceOver performance to her resume. Donna recently recorded her first audio book ,Naomi and the Reckoning for Quail Bell Productions and Finishing Line Press, as well as voiced the quirky character of Nessie, for Soundscape Theater, directed by John Cappello. Her next short film ,Where's The Will?" (2020) is in production , produced and directed by Paul Laudicano of Laudimama Productions.