Jon Mack
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Jon Mack is an American
actress, musician
, and model
. She is best known for her role as Ava Gardner
in the 1999 biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
. She is also the lead singer of the band Auradrone.
, Mack was a performer at an early age: singing and teaching herself guitar. She became active in chorus and drama in high school, continuing studies at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University
and the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles
.
In 1999, she portrayed film legend Ava Gardner
in the Emmy Award-winning biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
starring Halle Berry
.
In March 2009, under the name Auradrone, she released her first album "Whitelite Britelite", a collection of original electronic rock music; two months later, she released a remix of the album as "Whitelite Britelite: Rehabilitated."
United States
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actress, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and 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....
. She is best known for her role as Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
in the 1999 biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television film directed by Martha Coolidge. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film was aired in the United States on August 21, 1999. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film is marketed with the tagline: "Right woman....
. She is also the lead singer of the band Auradrone.
Personal life
Born in MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Mack was a performer at an early age: singing and teaching herself guitar. She became active in chorus and drama in high school, continuing studies at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
In 1999, she portrayed film legend Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
in the Emmy Award-winning biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television film directed by Martha Coolidge. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film was aired in the United States on August 21, 1999. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film is marketed with the tagline: "Right woman....
starring Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
.
In March 2009, under the name Auradrone, she released her first album "Whitelite Britelite", a collection of original electronic rock music; two months later, she released a remix of the album as "Whitelite Britelite: Rehabilitated."
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television film directed by Martha Coolidge. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film was aired in the United States on August 21, 1999. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film is marketed with the tagline: "Right woman.... |
Ava Gardner | |
| 2009 | Lost In The Woods | FBI Agent #3 | |
| 2009 | Saw VI Saw VI Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith... |
Female Addict (Jane) | |
| 2009 | Accused At 17 Accused at 17 Accused at 17 is a 2010 television crime drama directed by Doug Campbell and written by Ken Sanders and Christine Conradt. It stars Nicole Anderson, Cynthia Gibb, Linden Ashby, Barbara Niven, and Billy Moses. The film was released on May 1, 2010.-Plot:... |
News Reporter | |
| 2010 | Mongolian Death Worm (TV movie) | Steffi | |
| 2010 | The Confidant | Psychiatrist | |
| 2010 | Mandrake (TV movie) | Carla Manning | |
| 2011 | Supertanker (TV movie) | Morgan | |
| 2011 | Spiders 3D Spiders 3D Spiders 3D is an upcoming 3D thriller film directed by Tibor Takács, from a screenplay by Takács and Joseph Farrugia.... |
Female Doctor | |
| 2011 | Camel Spiders | Sharon | |
| 2011 | Mega Cyclone (TV movie) | Kathy |
Discography (as "Auradrone")
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Whitelite Britelite | CD / Digital | |
| 2009 | Whitelite Britelite: Rehabilitated | Digital | |
| 2011 | Bleeding Edge Bleeding edge Bleeding edge technology is technology that is so new that it could have a high risk of being unreliable and may incur greater expense in order to use it... |
CD / Digital |