Biography

Faith McCoy is an award-winning Actress from Gary, Indiana. Faith and the cast of "Shreveport Son" recently won the Grand Prize and placed 1st for Best Film at Louisiana Film Prize. Often called "Film Prize", this is an annual film contest and festival giving away one of the largest cash prizes for a short film in the world! She is quoted saying, "Acting should not be called acting! It is an art of realism; one creates real human beings with real human behavior. Each character that I create must be relatable to the audience in order for truth to be portrayed." She is married to the love of her life and best friend, Jermaine Wade.
- IMDb mini biography by: Faith Monique

Faith McCoy is a trained Pianist and Singer/Songwriter.

Faith McCoy and her husband do not drink any forms of alcohol. They are teetotalers.

Faith McCoy is an avid sports fan. Having been born in the Chicago area, she is a Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Bears fan.

Faith McCoy's mother, Gale McCoy, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away during the filming of "Shreveport Son". She is honored at the end of the film.

Faith McCoy is an avid tennis fan; her favorite player is Naomi Osaka. She attended the US Open tennis tournament in 2021 for the first time and got to watch Osaka along with many other great players in-person.