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Nancy Gilliam

Nancy Gilliam

Actor, Director, Editor

Born November 9, 1961 in St. Albans, New York, USA

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Nancy Gilliam's literary and media career spans over 40 years beginning with her first television appearance on "Wonderama", Metromedia Television's (now FOX TV) most successful children's television show hosted by Bob McAllister. She made her professional stage debut in Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production of "The Wedding Band" with Ruby Dee, Robert Loggia & Polly Holliday. She appeared in the MGM motion picture "Fame" and sang on the motion picture soundtrack of "The Wiz". She co-authored the hit records "Take A Chance" and "Stop Playing on Me", which was picked up by NBC TV as the theme song for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled "The Gloating Place".

Her literary credits include contributions to three titles in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, "The Hustler's Ten Commandments" by Hotep, and "Blacks Behind the Scenes in Film and Television" by Dr. Eleanor Earl and veteran producer, Monty Ross.

She served as script consultant & production manager on "VI Degrees: The Movie", in which she also portrayed the role of Sharon. Other credits include Assistant Director for the television pilot, "Flagrant Fouls", script consultant on Unchained Entertainment's "The Plot" (in which she also played the role of Margie Palmer).

She is one of the producers on "King Dog" (2013),based on the true life story of Terrell Johnson,the former leader of the Gangster Disciples and first convicted felon in America to become a law enforcement officer.

She has shared her wealth of experience as both a speaker and a planner at conferences and festivals across the country including The African American Literary & Media Conference in Reno, Nevada, The Philadelphia Black Film & Media Conference, The SOL Film Festival in Norfolk, Virginia, The South Florida Youth in Film Festival, The Boynton Beach Arts Explosion, and the Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium. She returned to her alma mater to conduct a writing workshop and as a guest speaker for the Drama Department's Senior Seminar in 2005 and 2006 at The Fiorello H. LaGuardia School of the Arts.

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Actor

16

Type

Year

American Zealot Poster

American Zealot Feature Film2026NAACP Meeting Attendee

The Soil Poster

The Soil Feature Film2026Aunt Cora Simmons

Dear Momma Poster

Dear Momma Feature Film2025Denise Brown

Christmas Bae Poster

Christmas Bae Feature Film2024Momma Gail Cooks

Sunny Days Short Film2021Self

Wawa Women of the Revolution TV Special2018Elizabeth 'Bet' Freeman

The Journey of Herman Stone Poster

The Journey of Herman Stone Short Film2013Mrs. Stone

Changing the Game Poster

Changing the Game Feature Film2012Church Visitor

Love and Litigation Feature Film2011Mrs. Keraboa

Prisoner Short Film2010Judge

VI Degrees Short Film2010Sharon

The Light TV Movie2000Background Vocalist

Loving TV Series1983Reporter

Fame Feature Film1980Extra

The Wiz Feature Film1978Vocalist

Wonderama Poster

Wonderama TV Series1955Dance Contestant

Director

5

Type

Year

By Your Side Short Film2021

Sunny Days Short Film2021

All We Need is Love Video2018

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Fuss or Fight Video2012

Editor

5

Type

Year

By Your Side Short Film2021

Sunny Days Short Film2021

All We Need is Love Video2018

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Fuss or Fight Video2012

Cinematographer

4

Type

Year

Sunny Days Short Film2021

All We Need is Love Video2018

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Fuss or Fight Video2012

Writer

3

Type

Year

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Fuss or Fight Video2012

VI Degrees Short Film2010

Music Department

1

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1985

Producer

2

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Fuss or Fight Video2012

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Where Did We Go Wrong? Video2014

Production Manager

1

VI Degrees Short Film2010

Other Crew

1

Dirty Laundry Poster

Dirty Laundry Feature Film2006

Script and Continuity Department

1

VI Degrees Short Film2010

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