Acting
Marlene Slaughter
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Acting
Credits
3 titles
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 Fes…
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7.2When 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
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
7.2When 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