Lisa Davina Phillip

Lisa Davina Phillip is a British actress and singer.

Phillip began acting in her early teens, when she appeared in various productions for local theatre group Second Wave Centre For Youth Arts. She then studied Drama, Media and Popular Culture at University College Northampton, and went on to train as an actress at the Academy Drama School in London, where she was the recipient of the "Stage" Scholarship.

In 2003, she was a runner-up for the BBC’s Norman Beaton Fellowship. This led to radio work, including Mrs Wilkes in "A Kind of Home: James Baldwin in Paris" (alongside Ronald Pickup), and readings of Alice Walker and Tony White for BBC Radio 4’s "Open Book".

Other voiceover work includes the lead role of teenage prostitute Macy in Jillian Li-Sue's harrowing, award-winning short film "Laters" (BBC Three).

Theatre credits include: Alphonsine in "The Rwandan Testimonies (World Music)" (Donmar Warehouse), Edna Mitchell in "Waiting For Lefty" (BAC) and Swing/Understudy for Shenzi and Rafiki in "The Lion King" (Lyceum Theatre). In 2006, she appeared in Trevor Nunn's acclaimed musical production of the Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" (Savoy Theatre).

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A4140037 "Laters" on BBC Film Network]
* [http://www.porgyandbess.co.uk/ "Porgy and Bess" Savoy Theatre London official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lisadavinaphillip Lisa Davina Phillip on MySpace Music]