TAWNY DAHL--BIO PAGE

Widely recognized as the tempting seductress Pandora in John Singleton's Baby Boy which led to landing a part in Mody Mod's (Samad Davis) Durdy Game, Tawny Dahl says she got her start in the music video market. She had no previous acting experience, but got plenty of professional guidance from John Singleton and acting coach Michelle Richards.

Some of us who are old enough remember the story of Lana Turner and how she was said to have been discovered at the soda fountain in Schwab's drug store in Hollywood. Tawny's start is a bit like that.  As a nursing student, Tawny worked part time in a clothing store on Hollywood Boulevard not far from the original Schwab's site.  There, she was approached by a scout,  wanting to recruit her for a music video. The astute teenager was skeptical at first, but the offer turned out to be legitimate. From then on, casting agents kept her busy with a continuous flow of work. The hours were long but the pay was decent. She could now make as much in a day that before could take a week. The time came when she received a call from casting director Kim Harding who thought she would be perfect for a certain part in an upcoming feature film. The film's director was having trouble finding the right person for the role, in fact, it was the last part to be cast. When Tawny walked into John Singleton's office, he must have known then and there that he had found the right person to play the seductress Pandora in his critically acclaimed Baby Boy. She had no previous acting experience, but got plenty of professional guidance from John Singleton and acting coach Michelle Richards. Her performance caught the attention of director Mody Mod (Samad Davis) who starred her in his tale of ultimate deception Durdy Game. Currently, she is finalizing a deal on a new movie that like the others will have a positive moral message and high entertainment value.

She does not buy into the commonly accepted idea within the entertainment industry that girls who do music videos are somehow inferior or substandard. She does not believe the work to be necessarily demeaning, although this might be the case at times. She says "It really boils down to what kind of standards you set for yourself. Music videos can be an excellent way to break into show business. You meet all kinds of interesting people who can lead you into other opportunities. The bad rap on video girls was probably perpetrated by those who would profit from keeping the pay as low as possible."

Tawny was born in Los Angeles, growing up in Venice, the San Fernando Valley, and Palmdale, California with her parents and older sister. These varied environments, from the trendy beach scene to the remote high desert, provided her with a broad perspective on life that has enhanced her depth as an artist.