Meet THE siSTARS
Caryn Ward Ross
Actress/ Producer, Caryn Ward Ross is most known for her role as Erica Harrison, a feisty and out-spoken "Sunbeam" on five seasons of the comedy series THE GAME (formerly on the CW, currently on the BET Network). Ross’ other television credits include co-starring and recurring roles on HBO’s “Entourage”, “Lincoln Heights”, “The Shield”, "Friends," “General Hospital”, and “Love That Girl" from the creators of The Jamie Foxx Show and executive producer Martin Lawrence.
Caryn has starring and supporting roles in feature films such as "Motives" with Vivica Fox and Shemar Moore; "N-Secure" with Elise Neal, Essence Atkins, and Lamaan Rucker; "Crossed The Line" with Vanessa Williams and Ice-T; and "Stompin" with Vanessa Bell Calloway and Sinbad.
Currently, Ross stars the new romantic comedy, "He's Mine, Not Yours" with Jason Weaver, Carl Payne, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Clifton Powell, and Gabrielle Dennis. Her latest film, “ Marriage Chronicles” with Darrin Henson, Vivica Fox, Terri J. Vaughn, and Persia White will be released theatrically in January 2012.
A professional trained dancer, Caryn studied at the Alvin Ailey Dance Center in New York City, and has performed with Janet Jackson, Usher, Arsenio Hall, Debbie Allen, Jasmine Guy, and Rosie Perez to name a few.
The siSTARS, created by Caryn Ward Ross, are four unique, sexy, and smart women brought together for the purpose of provocative and transformational entertainment.
Ross is the founder of ONEMind Films, a production company that produces provocative content for television, film, and New Media platforms. ONEMind produces “ The siSTARS” and has a dark comedy television pilot in development.
Caryn lives in her native city of Los Angles with her husband and two pit bulls, Tristan and Moe.
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Caryn has starring and supporting roles in feature films such as "Motives" with Vivica Fox and Shemar Moore; "N-Secure" with Elise Neal, Essence Atkins, and Lamaan Rucker; "Crossed The Line" with Vanessa Williams and Ice-T; and "Stompin" with Vanessa Bell Calloway and Sinbad.
Currently, Ross stars the new romantic comedy, "He's Mine, Not Yours" with Jason Weaver, Carl Payne, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Clifton Powell, and Gabrielle Dennis. Her latest film, “ Marriage Chronicles” with Darrin Henson, Vivica Fox, Terri J. Vaughn, and Persia White will be released theatrically in January 2012.
A professional trained dancer, Caryn studied at the Alvin Ailey Dance Center in New York City, and has performed with Janet Jackson, Usher, Arsenio Hall, Debbie Allen, Jasmine Guy, and Rosie Perez to name a few.
The siSTARS, created by Caryn Ward Ross, are four unique, sexy, and smart women brought together for the purpose of provocative and transformational entertainment.
Ross is the founder of ONEMind Films, a production company that produces provocative content for television, film, and New Media platforms. ONEMind produces “ The siSTARS” and has a dark comedy television pilot in development.
Caryn lives in her native city of Los Angles with her husband and two pit bulls, Tristan and Moe.
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Chrystee Pharris
Chrystee Pharris blazed onto NBC-TV as Simone Russell on the hit daytime soap opera Passions and she returned to NBC at night creating passion with Golden Globe Nominee Zach Braff on the hit show Scrubs as “J.D.’S” girlfriend Kylie. This versatile alumni of Emerson College has conquered feature films, theatre and is currently touring her hit one-woman show In Search of O. She also has a talk show with three other beautiful women called Black Hollywood Weekly with The siSTARS on ustream.tv/afterbuzztv on Thursdays. It’s The View, only hotter and sexier. She starred in Steppin’ directed by the late, Michael “Bear” Taliferro and My Girlfriend’s Back, with Malik Yoba. And yes, that was her on ABC’s reality Dating in the Darkthat aired this summer. Chrystee tirelessly donates her time by mentoring at women’s prisons and traveling the world from Compton to South Africa as an Ambassador speaking to young people on everything from education to setting goals in order to plan a better future for themselves. “My success means nothing, if I have not planted a seed in someone’s life.” “I want to give others what has been given to me: hope, vision and determination.” Without a doubt, Chrystee Pharris, the beauty with brains and belief is turning heads and making people take notice in all aspects of the entertainment industry -- all over the world.
www.ChrysteePharris.com
www.ChrysteePharris.com
Janora McDuffie
One of the most refreshing new talents to hit the screen or stage in some time, Janora McDuffie is paving a steady path to success. She started 2011 with an appearance on Cartoon Network’s Eagleheart starring Chris Elliot and produced by Conan O’Brien. She’s appeared on numerous major network shows including Grey’s Anatomy on ABC, The Event on NBC, Terriers on FX, and FOX network television favorites Lie to Meand 24. Many will also recognize her from her role in the Sony Screen Gems film, Obsessed, starring Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba. Janora McDuffie has made her mark in Hollywood displaying her smart and sexy sophistication and unbridled talent on a variety of projects.
Ever since her initial childhood stage performances, Janora has used her gifts to entertain and engage audiences with her portrayals of diverse characters. In middle school, she signed her first autograph after bringing the house down as Carrot Top in the musical Carnival. As a teen, Janora was awarded the prestigious Morehead Award, which provided a full scholarship and enabled her to study abroad, while a student at the University of North Carolina. At UNC her talents were magnified when she was crowned Miss UNC, culminating at graduation where she not only received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performance Studies and Psychology, but also delivered the commencement speech.
One role that could not keep Janora’s attention was that of a consultant in corporate America. Within months of starting a traditional “9 to 5” she felt herself being pulled back to her passion and relocated to sunny California. Janora jumped in headfirst, scoring appearances on CBS shows The Young & the Restless, Eleventh Hour, Close to Home, The Unit and the CW’s Veronica Mars early in her career. Her most memorable role was in her 14-episodes as FBI Special Agent Abbot for MyNetworkTV’s dramatic series Desire, a show broadcast not only in the United States but in countries around the globe.
No stranger to cinema, Janora has put her stamp on award winning short films and feature length movie projects. She has been selected as the Honorary Co-Chair of the 2011 Annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival in her hometown of Durham, North Carolina. In 2010, she appeared in To Save a Live distributed by Samuel Goldwyn films, responsible for successful movies Fireproof and Amazing Grace. Odicie, which tackled the topic of HIV/AIDs, placed Janora in a film alongside veteran actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. She also worked in Be My Baby,with actor/choreographer Cris Judd, and Endangered Species, winner of the Independent Film Festival in Atlanta and Best Dramatic Short Film in the Action-On Film Festival in Long Beach. She brought laughs in the romantic comedy Big Ain’t Bad, which went on to win the audience choice award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. Janora also starred in the lead role of Carla, in The Message, screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 she was awarded Best Actress at the Biola Film Festival for the film Be the Man, which aired on BET.
Moving from screen to stage is not a stretch for Janora. She brought an attractive energy to the role of Nicole in Don B. Welch’s big hit The Bachelorette Party, co-produced by blockbuster actor Will Smith. She has also graced the stage in performances of The Colored Museum and Cinderella. Janora has also done voiceover work, adding a touch of femininity to the Grand Theft Auto video games and lending her voice acting skills to the films Takers and The Soloist.
Currently Janora McDuffie is focused on her craft and determined to leave a lasting impression on all audiences. She is the co-host of a new award winning show NoMoreDownLowTV also featured in a 2011 edition of Jet magazine. One need only review her resume or reel to see that her acting ability has true range. Janora McDuffie made a choice after college to let her talents take her into her destiny. Today she is living her dream and will be a woman to watch as her career continues to blossom.
www.JanoraMcDuffie.com
Ever since her initial childhood stage performances, Janora has used her gifts to entertain and engage audiences with her portrayals of diverse characters. In middle school, she signed her first autograph after bringing the house down as Carrot Top in the musical Carnival. As a teen, Janora was awarded the prestigious Morehead Award, which provided a full scholarship and enabled her to study abroad, while a student at the University of North Carolina. At UNC her talents were magnified when she was crowned Miss UNC, culminating at graduation where she not only received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performance Studies and Psychology, but also delivered the commencement speech.
One role that could not keep Janora’s attention was that of a consultant in corporate America. Within months of starting a traditional “9 to 5” she felt herself being pulled back to her passion and relocated to sunny California. Janora jumped in headfirst, scoring appearances on CBS shows The Young & the Restless, Eleventh Hour, Close to Home, The Unit and the CW’s Veronica Mars early in her career. Her most memorable role was in her 14-episodes as FBI Special Agent Abbot for MyNetworkTV’s dramatic series Desire, a show broadcast not only in the United States but in countries around the globe.
No stranger to cinema, Janora has put her stamp on award winning short films and feature length movie projects. She has been selected as the Honorary Co-Chair of the 2011 Annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival in her hometown of Durham, North Carolina. In 2010, she appeared in To Save a Live distributed by Samuel Goldwyn films, responsible for successful movies Fireproof and Amazing Grace. Odicie, which tackled the topic of HIV/AIDs, placed Janora in a film alongside veteran actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. She also worked in Be My Baby,with actor/choreographer Cris Judd, and Endangered Species, winner of the Independent Film Festival in Atlanta and Best Dramatic Short Film in the Action-On Film Festival in Long Beach. She brought laughs in the romantic comedy Big Ain’t Bad, which went on to win the audience choice award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. Janora also starred in the lead role of Carla, in The Message, screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 she was awarded Best Actress at the Biola Film Festival for the film Be the Man, which aired on BET.
Moving from screen to stage is not a stretch for Janora. She brought an attractive energy to the role of Nicole in Don B. Welch’s big hit The Bachelorette Party, co-produced by blockbuster actor Will Smith. She has also graced the stage in performances of The Colored Museum and Cinderella. Janora has also done voiceover work, adding a touch of femininity to the Grand Theft Auto video games and lending her voice acting skills to the films Takers and The Soloist.
Currently Janora McDuffie is focused on her craft and determined to leave a lasting impression on all audiences. She is the co-host of a new award winning show NoMoreDownLowTV also featured in a 2011 edition of Jet magazine. One need only review her resume or reel to see that her acting ability has true range. Janora McDuffie made a choice after college to let her talents take her into her destiny. Today she is living her dream and will be a woman to watch as her career continues to blossom.
www.JanoraMcDuffie.com
Tanjareen Martin
Part of the comic relief of The siSTARS, Tanjareen tells it like it is! Why? Because she grew up on the mean streets of the Inglewood suburbs. Earning her BA in Media Management and Production, this Delta Sigma Theta soror eventually quit her Talent Coordinator job at Paramount Pictures to pursue her lifelong dream of acting. Since then, Tanjareen has appeared in numerous TV shows (CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, GIRLFRIENDS, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), movies (LOVE FOR SALE, MISS MARCH, JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION), commercials (PIZZA HUT, SHADOW BOXER, SUBWAY), & has co-hosted talk radio (FOXXHOLE RADIO, DHERBS RADIO). Miss Martin was an Associate Producer for the film LOVE FOR SALE, and through her production company
CITRIC CINEMA Inc, she recently wrote & produced a sexy comedic web series called THE CELIBATE NYMPHO CHRONICLES. (www.CelibateNympho.com) This series was so hot it was banned from YouTube! Meanwhile she just booked a leading role in the sexy new Cinemax series called
THE JUMP OFF which premiers in Fall 2012, and in the new sit-com FAMILY TIME, coming to a living room near you. Basically, Tanjareen is an Actor/Host/Producer/Sketch Comic/Car Singer…& Celibate Nympho! Her bold humor and untraditional viewpoints bring a nice balance to The siSTARS quartet.
www.tanjareen.com
CITRIC CINEMA Inc, she recently wrote & produced a sexy comedic web series called THE CELIBATE NYMPHO CHRONICLES. (www.CelibateNympho.com) This series was so hot it was banned from YouTube! Meanwhile she just booked a leading role in the sexy new Cinemax series called
THE JUMP OFF which premiers in Fall 2012, and in the new sit-com FAMILY TIME, coming to a living room near you. Basically, Tanjareen is an Actor/Host/Producer/Sketch Comic/Car Singer…& Celibate Nympho! Her bold humor and untraditional viewpoints bring a nice balance to The siSTARS quartet.
www.tanjareen.com
