"Cassandra Freeman has made her mark in everything from drama to laugh out loud comedy across film, television, and the stage. She is best known for her feature roles in Spike Lee's Inside Man and Chris Rock's I Think I Love My Wife. She has also starred in The Last O.G., NBC's The Enemy Within, and Marvel's Luke Cage. And now she just finished her four-season run as Vivian Banks (Aunt Viv) on the hit Peacock show Bel Air."
"On this episode, she explains how she came to trust her intuition, how research into African traditions of performance shifted her paradigm, the "thievery" of over-direction and how it robs her of "discovery," the words that every actor should hear from their director, why it all starts with a prayer, and much more."
Cassandra Freeman built a versatile career spanning drama and comedy across film, television, and stage. Her notable credits include Inside Man, I Think I Love My Wife, The Last O.G., The Enemy Within, Luke Cage, and a four-season run as Vivian Banks on Bel Air. Her process emphasizes trusting intuition and beginning work with prayer. Research into African performance traditions reshaped her artistic paradigm. She criticizes over-direction as a form of "thievery" that robs actors of discovery. She values specific director words that foster exploration and creative freedom in performance.
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