ACTING TIPS WITH TAMIKA SIMPKINS: GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

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ACTING TIPS WITH TAMIKA SIMPKINS: GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Tamika Simpkins, Actor / SAG-AFTRA Foundation Staff

Monday, March 4, 2024

Begins at 3:00 PM PST | 6:00 PM EST
Check-in begins at: 2:30 PM PST | 5:30 PM EST

1 Hour

Sunday, March 03, 2024



In these monthly, one-hour live Zoom sessions, working actor and SAG AFTRA Foundation staff member Tamika Simpkins dives deeper into questions about actors’ professional pursuits. This live program will mainly address the topics of that week’s Small Group Sessions, and members are encouraged to bring their specific questions to discuss.

Please note that members are highly encouraged to attend Small Group Sessions before coming to this program. 

Philadelphia-born Tamika Simpkins is a television, theatre and voiceover actress inching through a journey filled with purpose and wonderment. She relocated on a whim to Los Angeles to pursue her creative aspirations after losing a bet to a friend. Tamika has performed in regional theaters in the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays DOUBT and in DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN, including many others. Her on-screen credits include GRACE & FRANKIE, DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE, NCIS, SOUTHLAND, THE ROOKIE: FEDS and THE WIRE to name a few. Her love of storytelling has included voiceover performances in audiobooks for independent authors on Audible, video games, commercials, PSAs and most recently, Marvel’s BLACK PANTHER: WAR FOR WAKANDA & Bethesda's STARFIELD video games. 

In addition to honing her craft working in front of the camera, Tamika has also worked behind the camera and has written, produced, and edited several independent film and media projects. For a few years, she was also a Commercial Casting Associate in her hometown. She also holds a double major Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and African-American Studies and has worked over two decades in the tech industry with artists and entrepreneurs and major corporations such as Warner Bros Studios and Clear Channel Radio.