Lisa Ruffin & Nay Nay Kirby
Lisa Ruffin, Founder of Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant & Nay Nay Kirby Entertainer and 2013 winner of said pageant join Mother Love in studio to invite families to, The 21st Annual event. held Sunday August 10, 2014 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
About Lisa
She is a multi-talented award winning performer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At age sixteen Lisa was awarded a scholarship to The Juilliard School. Ruffin conceptualized and created Little Miss African American, the largest scholarship pageant for young girls. This ART educational program is proud to celebrated its 21st year. Lisa's hope for these young girls is to have the freedom to dream big, believing they can accomplish anything their little hearts desire.
Ruffin has a wide range of work from film, television, commercials, music VIDEOS, theater and stage. The first video she choreographed, "JoAnna", won an American Music Award. Her choreography credits include, "Moesha" starring Brandy, and "The Steve Harvey Show". She also choreographed "The Artist Journey and Funk Blast" for Paul Allen's $420 million dollar experience music project produced by Digital Domain. Lisa is the youngest African American woman to choreograph a Broadway Stage production, "Up Close and Personal" at the Lunt Fontaine Theatre. Among many other achievements, she has also performed on Broadway, and had 2 Billboard Top 20 R&B hit records. Lisa provided background vocals on numerous road tours. Her acting credits include, "Him and Us", "Seth", "The Raven", and her very memorable role as "Deena" on the long running soap "All My Children". Lisa has made appearances on The David Letterman Show and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and has graced the covers and interiors of respected magazines such as Essence, Ebony and Black Enterprise. She had numerous commercials, including her "Secret" commercial, directed by award winning director, Jessica Yu. Ruffin choreographed and performed with "Tina Turner" for HBO. Lisa has been a national judge & choreographer for the NAACP's ACT-SO competition. Lisa directed and choreographed a company of "For Colored Girls", and received glowing reviews for her choreography for "In the Continuum" at The Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara.
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