Ep 16. From Clair Huxtable to The Everyday Actor with Lisann Valentin

Written By Ashley Menard

In this special episode lawyer, actor and storyteller Lisann Valentine chats with Ashley about her new book "The Everyday Actor" It's A Daily Workbook To Find Your On-Camera Magic. This workbook gives you the tools you need to take control of the wand! With empathy and kindness, The Everyday Actor offers motivational, user-friendly tips, and simple scenes for daily on-camera practice.

Actor, Lawyer & Teacher Lisann Valentin chats with Ashley about her new book The Everyday Actor. A Daily Workbook To Find Your On-Camera Magic If acting is a means of wielding your inner magic, this workbook gives you the tools you need to take control of the wand! With empathy and kindness, The Everyday Actor offers motivational, user-friendly tips, and simple scenes for daily on-camera practice.

  • Lisann Valentin has lived many lives. A hybrid author, an elementary school teacher, a lawyer, and an actor, her favorite role has been as a storyteller within the realm of film and television for over a decade.
    A working Film, TV and Voice Over actress, she shares on-camera acting tips in her latest book, "The Everyday Actor," encouraging fellow thespians to keep their magic alive!
    The abridged version of her memoir "Playing the Part" is featured in the New York Times Best Seller "Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It." It tells the story of why she went from lawyer to actor and how writing through that journey helped her discover her true passion.

    Whether she's acting or writing, this native New Yorker divides her time between Brooklyn and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. To learn more, head on over to LisannValentin.com/books and sign up for her newsletter.
    Latest work:

  • Ana Salgado on The Blacklist (aired in April 2020) - one of my favorite experiences to date.

  • Voice of a Long Island mom in Gov. Cuomo’s winning Wear A Mask PSA (aired in May 2020)

  • Upcoming films: Here Today, opposite Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish. 

  • The series credit we share, Dr. Brenda Lopez on Step Into My Office (streaming now)

Ashley Menard

Ashley Monique Menard is the multi-hyphenate award-winning actress and star of The Art of Blowing it and The Eff Your Fears Podcast. 

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