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Jami Harris Shine

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Jami Harris made her professional theatre debut at age 13 as a spunky bunny in a regional production of The Wind in the Willows and continued to act in local community theatre and professional productions throughout her childhood in South Carolina. In 2009, she turned her attention to film when she booked the female lead in independent feature film The Death of Kevin Frye shooting in Bartlesville, OK. Since then, she has had principal roles in over 30 films as well as in numerous commercials, music videos, and industrial videos. She is the spokesmodel for Quantus Creative in Tulsa, OK, and appears in a series of web videos for US Cellular. Her most notable role to date was as the runaway Lindsey in feature film "Pawn's Move," which won a Dove seal of approval and is distributed through multiple retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, and Netflix. Jami serves on the boards of two not-for-profit organizations and has recently tried her hand at screen writing. Her first screenplay, The Last Gift, which she co-wrote with Chad Henninger, was shot in McAlester, OK in November 2012, and she is writing a new screenplay (as of June 2013) that will be produced in Tulsa, OK.
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Has a B.S. degree in Accounting.
Raised in South Carolina, where she danced and was involved with community and regional theatre as a child.
First professional acting role was as Rabbit Lucy in a touring production of The Wind in the Willows at age 13.
Was the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Script-to-Screen Film Festival and has received two Best Actress in a Feature nominations for her work in The Death of Kevin Frye and Pawn's Move.
Has a 6 pound Papillon named "Pippin" who has appeared with her in two short films and one stage production.

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