Simone Vicari Moore

Simone Vicari Moore is a Jamaican born actress, writer, producer, singer, educator. She is known for her recent appearance as Coretta Scott King in HBO’s late-night comedy Random Acts of Flyness (2018) and roles in American Broadcasting Company Boston Legal and CBS Studios Cold Case. Her Shakespeare performances, such as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth for Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (2021), have earned her critical acclaim. 
= Early Life and Education =
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Moore was raised in Brooklyn, New York. Moore was dancing and singing by the age of 5. In high school, she frequently went to Manhattan to perform in talent shows and modeling events, often performing from the catalogues of Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.
Simone received her Bachelors of the Arts from Brooklyn College and earned her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied Theatre and Dance while working with master teachers like Des McAnuff, Darko Tresnjak, Fiona Shaw, and Lisa Harrow. She also completed study in Post Modern Literature and French Cinema at the University of Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3.
== Career ==
==== Modeling ====
Moore began professionally modeling in New York as a hair and beauty model, she has done several collaborations with photographers like Barron Claiborne after working in Paris, Les Bain Douche was a favorite. While working, she cultivated an interest in acting and went to pursue classical training at the University of California, San Diego.
==== Film ====
Simone’s film credits include Arc (2006), Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2006), Notorious (2009 film), as well as lead roles in The Prospects (2010) as Cherise and Bea at Rehab (2021) as Denise . Simone also appeared in Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014) directed by Arthur Jafa with cinematography by Malik Hassan Sayeed, and produced by Kahlil Joseph (filmmaker). 
Filmography
Year	Title 	Role
2021	Bea at Rehab 	Denise
2019	A Prelude To... 	Larissa
2018	Fevah 	Tanya
2014	Dreams Are Colder Than Death 	Girlfriend
2010	The Prospects 	Cherise
2009	Notorious 	Person on the street
2008	Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club	Narcotics Cop
2006	Arc 	Maya Gibbs
==== Theatre ====
While at UCSD, Simone starred as Madeleine in La Jolla Playhouse’s 2003 production of Beauty, under the direction of Tina Landau. Before graduating from UCSD, Moore began working off-Broadway at Classical Theatre of Harlem, where she played Lady Macduff in its production of Macbeth and Tomboy in Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. 
Thereafter, she moved to Los Angeles, where she starred in productions at Odyssey Theatre, Lillian Theatre, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), and The Black Dahlia Theatre. She received recognition for her roles as Sylvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2006), and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007), under the direction of Ben Donenberg at the Shakespeare Center Los Angeles.
Moore took the role of then-city councilwoman Letitia James in the 2010 production of In the Footprint, a critically acclaimed stageplay addressing gentrification in New York City, at The Civilians. Simone also received praise for her work as Queen Gertrude in Hamlet for Shakes on Sound (2016), directed by Claire Kelly.
After some time away from the stage, Moore returned to the Los Angeles theatre scene in the role of Betty in Rogue Machine Theatre’s 2019 production of Gunshot Medley.
Upon recommendation by Diane Venora, Moore starred as Lady Macbeth alongside Keith David for The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production of Macbeth in 2021. Director Ben Donenberg approached the project as “entirely experimental,” merging the virtual production with a graphic novel format. This was Moore’s third show with SCLA artistic director Ben Donenberg.
Casting History
Year	Role 	Title 	Theatre
2021	Lady Macbeth 	Macbeth 	Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
2019	Betty 	Gunshot Medley 	Rogue Machine Theatre
2016	Gertrude (Hamlet)	Hamlet 	Shakes on Sound
2011	Hallie 	Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant 	Lillian Theatre
2010	Letitia James 	In the Footprint 	The Civilians
2007	Helena 	A Midsummer Night's Dream 	Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
2006	Michelle 	Huck and Holden 	Black Dahlia Theatre
2006	Sylvia 	The Two Gentlemen of Verona 	Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
2006	Dumbolu 	Sex and Work 	Lillian Theatre
2004	Tomboy 	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death	Classical Theatre of Harlem
2003	Madeleine 	Beauty 	La Jolla Playhouse
2003	Lady Macduff 	Macbeth 	Classical Theatre of Harlem
==== Television ====
Moore has had guest starring roles in Franklin & Bash on TNT, Boston Legal on ABC, Without a Trace on CBS, and All of Us on the CW. After a starring role in the ABC television movie Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith (2009), Simone moved to the CBS series Cold Case, where she appeared as Carmen Walters (2009). 
After working with casting director Rick Pagano on the stage, Moore held a guest role on Boston Legal, then later another recurring role as Michaela in Jon Avnet’s Lauren, alongside Troian Bellisario and Bradley Whitford between 2012-2013.
Most recently, Simone has appeared in HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness as civil rights leader Coretta Scott King in 2018.
Simone has also appeared in Television advertisement|television advertisements for products such as Liberty Mutual, Science Moms, and Twix.
Television Appearances
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2018	Random Acts of Flyness 	Coretta Scott King	
2017	The Retreat 	Chelsea 	TV Movie
2013	Lauren 	Michela 	Episodes: 2.2, 2.8, 2.10
2012	Franklin and Bash 	Attractive Juror 	Episode: Voir Dire
2009	Canned 	Stephanie 	TV Movie
2009	Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington	Shamika 	TV Movie
2009	Cold Case 	Carmen Walters 	Officer Down, Jackals
2007	Without a Trace 	Taryn Riggs 	Absalom
2007	Boston Legal 	Ania Gadios 	The Fat Burner
2006	All of Us 	Vanessa 	Episode: The Hair Down There
==== Writing and Production ====
In 2020, Moore’s one-woman play The Divorce Comedy: A Spiritual Study premiered at the REDCAT’s New Original Works (NOW) Festival, marking her debut as a writer. 
= Awards =
Moore was awarded the California Institute of the Arts REDCAT Grant for new and emerging artists in 2020, which funded the production of The Divorce Comedy.
= Personal Life =
In 2014, Moore took a hiatus from acting. She moved to New York, where she became the Founding Art Teacher for a network of charter schools in East Harlem. Although she loved working with children, Moore was unhappy with her life away from acting and returned to Los Angeles in 2019.
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