Acting
Marlene Slaughter
Marlene, Houston native, began her career in the arts by winning gold at the NAACP ACT-SO competition for Drama in 2015. She earned her BFA degree in Acting and MultiMedia Entertainment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Before graduation she secured professional representation with the Gray Talent Group and her first two professional jobs, a commercial for Blue Cross Blue shield and a cross-country tour with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Since then, she’s appeared in television shows like 61st Street; Somebody, Somewhere; American Greed; and numerous commercials for Project Makeover, Glassdoor, Red Robin, and more. Recently she joined cast of Ghostlight, a Sundance Film Festival-debuted movie and started her short film journey with Take 290.
Acting credits
7.1When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss.
Ghostlight
2024
NRA defeated artist from the Westside of Chicago finds inspiration in the common ground she discovers through a spontaneous interaction with an art curator from the Southside.
Take 290
2024
NRThree queer friends launch a half-witted heist to steal back a sweater from one of their exes. But recovering from heartbreak isn't quite the slick-lit, neon-noir adventure one of them imagines.
Sam Wants Her Sweater Back
2026