RéSUMé
about Laura
Height: 5'8" (172.72 cm) | Size: 6 (European 36) | Hair Colour: Brown
U.K. Spotlight actress: pin# 3810-5642-3890
Laura Budzelek is an international performing artist. The multilingual singing actress speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Laura’s passion for culture and the arts inspires her to explore characters in film and on stage in various languages and accents. In addition to singing at numerous theaters in Europe, Laura has performed in acclaimed venues in New York City, including Symphony Space, The National Opera Center and the Austrian Consulate.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Television/ Film
PROJECT NAME | ROLE | PRODUCTION COMPANY
30 Rock | Swingles Patron | NBC Universal
Vocal Match | Singer-songwriter | Holleran Media Productions
Quickwave Infomercial | Wife (bilingual) | Tristar Products Inc.
Tower Heist | Scarecrow | Universal Pictures
A Friend in Need | Buttercup | Oakhaven Group
Stage Acting, Musical Theatre & Classical Vocal Performance
PRODUCTION | ROLE | PRODUCTION COMPANY
Emma - Emma - Sun and Moon Theatre - Melissa Barrett
Sense and Sensibility - Elinor - Sun and Moon Theatre - Melissa Barrett
Centennial Celebration of Edith Piaf - Edith Piaf - Alliance Française
Norma (concert excerpts) - Adalgisa - The Schubert Club of Fairfield County
Così fan tutte (concert excerpts) - Dorabella - The Schubert Club of Fairfield County
Le nozze di Figaro - Marcellina - Manhattan Opera Studio
Die Zauberflöte - Second Lady/Second Spirit - FAVA (Salzburg, Austria)
Die Zauberflöte - Third Spirit - New York Lyric Opera Theater
La Périchole - Brambilla - FAVA (Perigueux, France)
Man of La Mancha - Aldonza - The Ridgefield Theater Barn
L'incoronazione di Poppea - Arnalta/Damigella - New York Lyric Opera
Soccer Moms From Hell - Juanita - Three-Studio Inc.
Arsenic and Old Lace - Elaine Harper - Town Players of New Canaan
Crimes of the Heart - Chick - The Acting Company of Greenwich
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night - Dorothy - The Acting Co. of Greenwich
The Actor's Nightmare - Meg - The Acting Co. of Greenwich
The Yeomen of the Guard - Peasant Woman - Village Light Opera Group
The Odd Couple - Cecily Pigeon - Curtain Call, Inc.
Fiorello! - Nina - Curtain Call, Inc.
Jesus Christ Superstar - Principal Dancer - Curtain Call, Inc.
Twelfth Night - Dancer/Court - Curtain Call, Inc.
Witness For The Prosecution - The Other Woman - The Darien Players
No Dogs Allowed - Carmen - The Ridgefield Theater Barn
California Suite - Gert Franklyn - JTE University of CT
Historias para ser contadas - Esposa - Teatro Estudio Sur
Education & Training
Actors Studio at Pinewood Studios | Screen Acting Course
Franco-American Vocal Academy | Opera
University of Connecticut | M.A., B.A.
New York University | Professional Certificates
Voice | Amy Shoremount
Acting | English | Michael Beckett | H.B. Studio
Acting | Spanish | Ernesto De Villa Bejjani | 88 Performing Arts
Acting | French | Manisha Snoyer | Act French
Musical Theater | Gayle Swymer | H.B. Studio
Musical Theater | Jean Sabatine | University of Connecticut
Dance | Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop & Musical Theatre | Broadway Dance Center and Dieter Riesle
Special Skills
LANGUAGES
English (Native Speaker), Spanish (Native Fluent), French (Fluent), Italian (Fluent), German (Conversational)
ACCENTS
British (R.P.), Cockney, Irish, French, Eastern European, German, Italian, New England, New York, Southern, Spanish, Puerto Rican and anything else if she works on it!
OTHER
Ballroom Dancing, Piano, Songwriter, U.S. Passport, Italian Passport, Drivers License, Certified Language Teacher