Araba Walton

Araba Walton (born 4 November 1975 in Simbach am Inn, Germany) is an Afro-German actress and singer.

She completed a three-year course at the School of Acting, The Arts Educational Schools in London after studying theater studies in Munich, Germany.

Walton played in several West End and Off West End productions before moving end of 2001 to Hamburg to perform in a leading role in the musical "Der König der Löwen" ("The Lion King"). After two years she moved to Berlin where she is a permanent member of the "Berliner Logentheater" and the theatre group "abok".

She was background and lead singer in several bands (1990-1995 "Occams Razor", 2003 "Eruption" and "RITE Spirit"). In April 2008 her first album "Roland Appel" will be published by Sonar Kollektiv.

Araba Walton is a founding member of the "SFD - Schwarze Filmschaffende in Deutschland" (Black Artists in German Film) association.

Movie work (selection)

*"BERLIN calling" (2007)
*"Sunny Hill" (2007)
*"Bittersüßes Nichts" (2006)
*"Brown Girl in the Ring" (2005)
*"Asudem" (2005)
*"A2Z" (2004)
*"Über das Verschwinden" (2004)
*"Simon" (2003)

Theater work (selection)

*"Garuma" (2006 Arena, Berlin)
*"Blutknoten" (2005 Elsässisches Logentheater, Berlin)
*"Decameron" (2001 Cochraine Theater, London)
*"Life" as Lilly (2001 Museum of London)
*"Geschlossene Gesellschaft" as Ines (2000 London Tabard)
*"Three sisters" as Masha (2000 London Tabard)
*"Pentecost" as Antonia (2000 The Space, London)
*"Edmond" (2000 The Space, London)

Musical work

*"König der Löwen" as Queen Sarabi (2001-2002 and 2004 Hafentheater Hamburg)
*"Hair" (2001 Brighton Pavilion)

Album

*"Roland Appel" (album, Sonar Kollektiv)

External links

*imdb name|id=2070819|name=Araba Walton
* [http://www.fastforwardmanagement.de/actors.php?actor=10 Resume from Fastforward Management]
* [http://www.sfd-net.com/staff.html Biography at SFD]