Ambre Anderson
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Ambre Michele Anderson is an American
model
and actress. Anderson has appeared in national and international television commercials, print ads for national magazine publications and national point of sale
posters for cigarette and beverage companies.
, is an attorney and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
, and her mother, Marcia, is a dentist. She graduated from the Milford Mill Academy
in Baltimore County. While in high school she modeled in several highschool talent shows and local fashion shows. Upon graduation she went on to college at Howard University
where she landed a job as a regular on BET
's Planet Groove
. In her junior and senior years at Howard, Anderson would go on calls in Washington and New York
during her spring and summer breaks. After getting her B.A.
, she moved to New York, sharing a small apartment with two other aspiring models.
of New York
). Other print jobs for Coca-Cola
, Seagram
's, Jeep
, Newport
, Kohl's
, Verizon and Samsung
soon followed. Her face and ads have appeared in the Ebony
, Essence
, and Fortune
magazines, thousands of point-of-purchase posters (Newport cigarettes), on thousands of boxes of hair products and even a 40-foot-tall billboard in Times Square
for WE
.
and then driving an actual red Jeep Liberty away. She has also done national television commercials for Burger King
, Palmer's Cocoa Butter, the Food Network
and Kellogg's.
, the Today show, ABC Primetime
, Blue's Clues
, Law & Order
, Sex and the City
, and the CW's All of Us
, as an actress. On March 4, 2008 she appeared on ABC
's Primetime: What Would You Do?
, as the waitress (Lisa). She is a member of AFTRA and SAG
. In April 2008, on ABC's 20/20, Anderson portrayed the young woman singing 'Stop! In The Name of Love' with intentional amateurishness as part of a social experiment involving pedestrians reacting to her bad signing. Mary Wilson
, who recorded the song as a member of The Supremes
approached Anderson at the end of the story and gave her constructive criticism towards her style in contrast to the pedestrians whose reactions were positive but disingenuous.
's "Full Moon", and the videos of Swizz Beatz
, Rah Digga
, Fat Joe
, and Ghostface Killah
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. Anderson has appeared in national and international television commercials, print ads for national magazine publications and national point of sale
Point of sale
Point of sale or checkout is the location where a transaction occurs...
posters for cigarette and beverage companies.
Early life
Anderson was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father, Curt AndersonCurt Anderson
Curtis Stovall Anderson is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist. Anderson was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, is the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. After serving 12...
, is an attorney and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, and her mother, Marcia, is a dentist. She graduated from the Milford Mill Academy
Milford Mill Academy
Milford Mill Academy is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the west side of the county close to the Baltimore City border just outside of the Baltimore Beltway.-About the School:...
in Baltimore County. While in high school she modeled in several highschool talent shows and local fashion shows. Upon graduation she went on to college at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
where she landed a job as a regular on BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
's Planet Groove
Planet Groove
Planet Groove was a music oriented talk show that premiered in late-1996 on BET, when the short-lived Unreal was cancelled. This show's hostess was...
. In her junior and senior years at Howard, Anderson would go on calls in Washington and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
during her spring and summer breaks. After getting her B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, she moved to New York, sharing a small apartment with two other aspiring models.
Career
She got her first lucrative modeling job posing in a department store catalog (BradleesBradlees
Bradlees was a chain of discount department stores which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. The chain went bankrupt in 2000 and all of its stores were closed by March 2001.-History:...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
). Other print jobs for Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, Seagram
Seagram
The Seagram Company Ltd. was a large corporation headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world. Toward the end of its independent existence it also controlled various entertainment and other business ventures...
's, Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
, Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Kohl's
Kohl's
Kohl's Corporation is an American department store chain headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating , 1,089 stores in 49 states. In 1998, it entered the S&P 500 list, and is also listed in the Fortune 500...
, Verizon and Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
soon followed. Her face and ads have appeared in the Ebony
Ebony (magazine)
Ebony, a monthly magazine for the African-American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the autumn of 1945...
, Essence
Essence (magazine)
Essence is a monthly magazine for African-American women between the ages of 18 and 49. The magazine covers fashion, lifestyle and beauty with an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone.-History:...
, and Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
magazines, thousands of point-of-purchase posters (Newport cigarettes), on thousands of boxes of hair products and even a 40-foot-tall billboard in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
for WE
We
We is the first-person, plural personal pronoun in Modern English.- Atypical uses of we : A nosism is the use of 'we' to refer to oneself....
.
National television commercials
Anderson's first national television commercial came in 2004 and was for Jeep where she was depicted as an artist painting a picture of a red Jeep LibertyJeep Liberty
Inspired by styling from the Dakar and Jeepster concept cars, the Liberty was intended as a replacement for the discontinued Jeep Cherokee . Three trim levels were initially offered; the top end Limited, a more rugged looking Renegade and the base Sport. All were made available with either 2WD or 4WD...
and then driving an actual red Jeep Liberty away. She has also done national television commercials for Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
, Palmer's Cocoa Butter, the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
and Kellogg's.
International television commercials
Anderson's first international television commercial was filmed in Tel Aviv, Israel in July 2008. Titled "The Ring", Anderson portrays one of two final contestants in the Yes.stars network parody-commercial of The Bachelor. The commercial runs 56 seconds and is only available in hebrew.Network television
By 2004, Anderson had branched out, landing gigs on Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, the Today show, ABC Primetime
Primetime (TV series)
Primetime is an American news magazine show which debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title Primetime Live.-Early history:...
, Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues is an American children's television show airing on the Nickelodeon family of channels. The show premiered on September 8, 1996 and airs on Nick Jr. and other channels, although production of new episodes ceased by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries,...
, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, and the CW's All of Us
All of Us
All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB All of Us is an American sitcom that...
, as an actress. On March 4, 2008 she appeared on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Primetime: What Would You Do?
Primetime: What Would You Do?
Primetime: What Would You Do?, more commonly known and referred to as What Would You Do?, an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since 2008 as part of the Primetime series. The show is about setting up everyday scenarios that reflect on how people react, why they react, and when they...
, as the waitress (Lisa). She is a member of AFTRA and SAG
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
. In April 2008, on ABC's 20/20, Anderson portrayed the young woman singing 'Stop! In The Name of Love' with intentional amateurishness as part of a social experiment involving pedestrians reacting to her bad signing. Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson may refer to:* Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx , British poet, widow of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson* Mary Wilson , American singer, member of The Supremes...
, who recorded the song as a member of The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
approached Anderson at the end of the story and gave her constructive criticism towards her style in contrast to the pedestrians whose reactions were positive but disingenuous.
Film
Anderson, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, has starred in several locally produced short films including the Valence Johnson production "Delores Furst". And has just filmed a feature role in the 2011 film "You're nobody till somebody kills you".Music videos
Anderson has appeared in several music videos including BrandyBrandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
's "Full Moon", and the videos of Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
, Rah Digga
Rah Digga
Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...
, Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
, and Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
.
Awards
- 2008 Legacy Award (art)- from Women of Distinction
- 2011 Alumni Award- from the Milford Mill AcademyMilford Mill AcademyMilford Mill Academy is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the west side of the county close to the Baltimore City border just outside of the Baltimore Beltway.-About the School:...
External links
- http://tv.yahoo.com/ambre-anderson/contributor/2180952
- http://artworkbyambre.com