# Dawn Halfkenny

Dawn Halfkenny is an American actress. She is known fo her role as Angela Parks in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners.

## Life and career

Halfkenny was born in West Virginia and later moved to Atlanta in the late 2000s. She made her debut starring in the low-budget action comedy film Jack Squad (2009) and later began appearing in a number of Atlanta-filmed movies and television productions. She made guest starring appearances in Atlanta, Survivor's Remorse, The Haves and the Have Nots and Tales.
From 2016 to 2022, Halfkenny starred as Angela Parks in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. She later guest-starred on Black Mafia Family and The Resident, and had the recurring roles in the BET+ crime drama series, The Family Business, and the Bounce TV comedy-drama, Johnson. She co-starred in the 2021 thriller film Karen, and in 2022 starred in the BET+ drama film, Bid for Love. In 2023, she had supporting role in the BET+ romantic comedy film My Valentine Crush.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Jack Squad | Kennedy | |
| 2010 | Intervention | Teresa | Short |
| 2010 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Tasha | |
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Omega Theta Rho Sister #2 | |
| 2010 | You're Fired | Sandra | Short |
| 2011 | Words to Kill | Stacie Bonet | |
| 2011 | Single in the ATL | Camille | |
| 2011 | Pinky Swear | Nurse | Short |
| 2011 | Who's to Judge | News Reporter | Short |
| 2011 | Girls Night Out (Exhale) | Drea | Short |
| 2012 | Inner Demons | Daphne | Short |
| 2013 | Inner Demons the Thrillogy | Daphne | |
| 2013 | Marry Me for Christmas | Charlene | TV movie |
| 2014 | First Impression | Tryanna | |
| 2014 | My Dad's a Soccer Mom | Sherri | |
| 2014 | Marry Us For Christmas | Charlene | TV movie |
| 2015 | For the Love of Ruth | Judy | |
| 2015 | Mr. Right | Norma | |
| 2016 | Bring Out the Lady | April | TV movie |
| 2018 | Nothing Like Thanksgiving | Denise Parks | |
| 2018 | Gentrification | Stephanie Morris | |
| 2018 | Pierre Jackson | Dana Jackson | |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Waitress | |
| 2019 | Black Privilege | Dawn | TV movie |
| 2019 | His, Hers & the Truth | Tamela | |
| 2021 | Fruits of the Heart | Alex | |
| 2021 | Bad Dad Rehab: The Next Session | Brandy | TV movie |
| 2021 | Karen | Chanel McFadden | |
| 2022 | Bid for Love | Sasha | |
| 2022 | Hyde Park | Lola Henderson | |
| 2022 | Montross: Blood Rules | Robyn Montross | |
| 2023 | My Valentine Crush | Jasmine | |
| 2023 | Love Karma | Tenille Garner | |
| 2024 | Bid for Love 2 | Sasha | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Osiris | Agent Reeves | Recurring Cast |
| 2016 | Atlanta | Nia | Episode: "The Club" |
| 2016 | Star | Hair Dryer Woman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016-22 | Saints & Sinners | Angela | Recurring Cast: Season 1-5, Guest: Season 6 |
| 2017 | Survivor's Remorse | Danyelle | Episode: "Feel Free To Comment" |
| 2018 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Kim | Episode: "Veronica's House" |
| 2019 | Tales | Cooper | Episode: "Slippery" |
| 2020-22 | The Family Business | Brandi | Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 4, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2021-23 | Johnson | Robin | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3 |
| 2022 | I Got a Story to Tell | Jennifer | Episode: "I'm So Fateful" |
| 2022 | Twisted | Tisha | Episode: "Who Dis?" |