Monday, April 14, 2014

Interview w/ Actress & all around Teen Personality Mandalynn Carlson (@IActSoIAM) on #TheSashaMarinaShow!

Mandalynn is 14 and an actress, singer, stand-up comedian and radio personality. Formerly from Detroit, this tomboy teen now resides in Los Angeles with her parents and black lab Deli. She has performed her sassy stand-up five times at the world famous Hollywood Improv. Each Saturday morning, she talks to a teen audience worldwide on the number one teen internet radio show on UBN network called BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT. A survivor of being bullied, she is an outspoken advocate, promoting anti-bullying education and is currently on a tour of Southern California schools.

She was the series lead in the BRENDA FOREVER, a 2013 NBC pilot. She was seen in a guest star role of ANNIE STANNER in SCANDAL on ABC and in a co-star role on CSI:NY as KELLY DUPARS on CBS. Mandalynn was also cast as a recurring character on the pilot TOTALLY! She has two feature films coming out later this year. Mandalynn is SUMMER DEAN, the starring role in A HORSE FOR SUMMER with Dean Cain -- her second project with Dean -- the first one called HOLIDAY MIRACLE, where she was a lead character as Dean’s daughter KARA LANGSTON. Mandalynn’s first feature, directed by Marc Forester of Monster Ball fame, was a supporting role with Gerard Butler, Michelle Mongahan and Michael Shannon in the emotional film, MACHINE GUN PREACHER. Mandalynn also starred as ANNIE BAXTER in THE DEAD KID, which tells a bullying story from her perspective. The film is currently in film festivals worldwide. She has just been cast in a supporting role of TIFFANY in DEADLY SANCTUARY.
She has also recently been nominated for “BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SERIES” from the Young Artist Awards for her role in an episode from last season’s “SCANDAL.” youngartistawards.org/noms35

Twitter: @IActSoIAm
Facebook: MandalynnCarlson

Tune into Mandalynn's Interview on TSMS Radio 
Tuesday, April 15th at 3pm EST / 12pm PST!