Michalina Almindo

Biography

Date of Birth Schenectady, New York, USA Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Biography Before pursuing an acting career Michalina sold cars for a living in upstate New York. After much success in sales she moved on to become a business manager for the automobile industry. Much of her time when not acting and Producing is spent supporting other artists. Michalina is known for her dedication, determination and commitment to not only create opportunities for herself but her community. She truly is inspirational in her journey to encourage artists to collaborate instead of compete. IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous Trivia She studied her craft under the direction of Sande Shurin, author of "Transformational Acting...A step Beyond". Her real life son Bailey Almindo played her on-screen son in the film Nate Dogg (2003). This film won best debut feature film at the Raindance Film Festival in London 2003. Michalina's very first film audition was for filmmaker Thomas Farone. He cast her and the two have been working together ever since. She is currently one of the Producers and has a small role in his most recent film Aftermath (2010). She is one of the co-founders of a group called Independent Artists Collaborative in the NY Hudson Valley. It is a group of all artists working to master there craft while collaborating with each other to create new works. She started this group with fellow artists and closest friends Evan Leone, Christina Vinsick and Jim Dippolito. The short film Four (2007) she directed and produced won four awards at the 2007 Edwood Film Festival. Her short film, Distractions, aired nationally on BET and BET-J as a part of "Lens on Talent: A Filmmakers Challenge". Personal Quotes "So maybe I can't change the world but I can make a difference in my corner of it." Live like you mean it! Actress: * In Production * 2000s * 1990s 1. Aftermath (2010) (post-production) .... Roxy 2. "All My Children" .... Valley Inn Maid / ... (4 episodes, 2006-2007) ... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" - USA (promotional title) - Episode #1.9510 (2007) TV episode .... Valley Inn Maid - Episode #1.9509 (2007) TV episode .... Valley Inn Maid - Episode #1.9505 (2006) TV episode .... Valley Inn Maid - Episode #1.9300 (2006) TV episode .... Nurse 3. Freedomland (2006) (uncredited) .... Waitress 4. Find Me Guilty (2006) (uncredited) .... Gino's Girlfriend ... aka "Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story" - USA (long title) 5. Prime (2005) (uncredited) .... Dinner guest 6. War of the Worlds (2005) (uncredited) .... Refugee 7. The Honeymooners (2005) (uncredited) .... Diner Regular 8. "Jonny Zero" .... Call Girl / ... (2 episodes, 2005) - Man Up (2005) TV episode .... Call Girl - Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Girl in the Hood 9. Hitch (2005/I) (uncredited) .... Club Girl 10. In Good Company (2004) (uncredited) .... Hector's Date 11. Melinda and Melinda (2004) (uncredited) .... Susan's Neighbor 12. "The Sopranos" .... Family Friend (1 episode, 2004) - Marco Polo (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Family Friend 13. Marci X (2003) (uncredited) .... Latin Pop Star 14. Nate Dogg (2003) .... Nate's Mom 15. "Sex and the City" .... Prostitute (1 episode, 2002) ... aka "S.A.T.C." - USA (promotional abbreviation) ... aka "Sex and the Big City" - Israel (English title) - Anchors Away (2002) TV episode .... Prostitute 16. "The Education of Max Bickford" .... Alumni (1 episode, 2001) - Who Is Breckenridge Long? (2001) TV episode .... Alumni 17. Roberta (1999) .... Pool Hustler 18. Auditions (1999) .... Michalina Producer: * In Production * 2000s 1. Aftermath (2010) (post-production) (producer) 2. Boxed In (2007) (executive producer) 3. Four (2007) (producer) 4. Breaking Up (2007) (executive producer) 5. Tempting God... Tricking the Devil (2006) (V) (producer) Director: 1. Distractions (2008) 2. Four (2007) 3. Tempting God... Tricking the Devil (2006) (V)