Beautiful
Unashamed and Unafraid

About Jozanne Marie

Jozanne Marie is an acclaimed actress, playwright, poet, speaker, and an advocate for women.

This Jamaican-born multi-talented artist won an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Solo Show for Beautiful, which she wrote and performed. Beautiful has garnered critical acclaim by various news outlets, magazines, and celebrities; it was named a Critic's Choice in the Los Angeles Times and Best of the Week in Gospel Rhythms Magazine. Her experience writing and performing Beautiful led Jozanne to start the National Beautiful Campaign: The Shame Does Not Belong To You.

Jozanne is a graduate of the prestigious Acting Studio Conservatory in New York City. She has appeared in film, television, and theater productions, and has played principal roles in many national commercials, including writing and starring in a National Campaign for Sprite.

Her poetry workshop SPIT teaches inner city youths to make a difference in their communities by using their own unique voices regarding social issues, such as gang violence, global warming, and sexual assault. Her summer project Men Making a Change was requested and presented to first lady Michelle Obama.

Jozanne Marie is also an ordained minister. She has served as the president of Tuesday Night Bible Study for Young Adults at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ and has performed for some of the largest church communities in her gift of poetry.

Marie is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Dramatist Guild; board member for the African Artist Association; cofounder of Sunjoz Productions; and an associate programmer for The Bentonville Film Festival, which champions women and diverse voices in media.