Banza Pandora J. Townsend

With a passion for music that opened her up to an explosive love of everything art, Banza began acting in 2011 landing a lead role as 'Ruth' in the Indianapolis Dance and Urban Theater's sold out rendition of A Raisin in the Sun. In the last few years she has flexed her acting muscles in a dozen theater productions, including the popular comedy Women Behind Bars, 'Gilda' in the stage production of For Colored Girls and most recently Lipstick Monologues; Traces of her Lipstick. With leading roles in the film drama's, " My Brother's Shadow," action thrillers such as"Straight out of Hate" and a Redbox favorite "6 feet Below Hell by William X. Lee, Banza has an unlimited range. In a Recent workshop with Renowned Casting Director Ravynn Drummer, Banza was praised as being "Entertaining...Someone you can work with and mold and place in almost any role." She is currently producing and directing a film about domestic violence based on a play by Demarco Plays, entitled Dear Diary the Movie. Outside of acting, Banza is strengthening her knowledge of the industry by using her business and paralegal degrees to run her newly founded production company Pandora J Productions, while participating in the editing and shooting of film. -Currently represented by Talent-Fusion and Heyman Talent Agencies