Charlotte Ayanna
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Charlotte Ayanna (born Charlotte Lopez) is an American actress, author and former beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 1993.
Early life
Charlotte Lopez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but moved to Vermont at an early age. She had a troubled childhood, spending sixteen years in foster homes after her mother, Emma, was judged to be mentally unfit to look after her children.[1]
In 1994, at age 17, she was adopted into a foster home.[2][3]
Career
Her first national exposure was in 1993, when she became Miss Teen USA.[4]
Following her pageant career, she worked with author Susan Dworkin to write a book, Lost in the System (1996), about her experiences as a foster child and pageant winner.[5]
Ayanna then transitioned into acting, making guest appearances on episodes of various television series, including three episodes of Weird Science and one episode of Entourage. Her first acting credit, after changing her name to Charlotte Ayanna, was her appearance in an October 1998 episode of Profiler. She also appeared in the music video for fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martín's hit "She's All I Ever Had".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Her film roles include: a brief appearance as dead high schooler Liz Purr in Jawbreaker (1999); The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999); a stripper in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000); Love the Hard Way (2003) with Adrien Brody; and a sexy vampiress in the horror direct-to-video movie The Insatiable (2007). Her last known acting role was in the film Christmas in Compton (2012). Penultimately she was in Rain from Stars, filmed in 2010 but not released until 2013.
Personal life
After her pageant career ended and her book had been published, she chose to change her surname from Lopez to Ayanna, which she states means "blessed" in Cherokee.[4][6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Trojan War | Nina | |
| 1998 | Telling You | Allison Fazio | |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker | Elizabeth "Liz" Purr | |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Tracy | |
| 2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Jessie | |
| 2001 | Stealing Time | Samantha "Sam" Parkes | Template:Aka Rennie's Landing |
| 2001 | Love the Hard Way | Claire Harrison | |
| 2001 | Training Day | Lisa | |
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold | Patrice | |
| 2002 | Spun | Amy | |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Wedding | Margarita | |
| 2006 | Push | Lisa | |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Macey | |
| 2006 | No. 6 | Mila | Short film |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Tatiana | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Errand boy | Candi | Short film |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton | Ginger | |
| 2013 | Rain from Stars | Nora | Completed in 2010 |
| TBA | The American Way |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | Weird Science | Annie/Jessie/Wendy | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beth Rawlings | Episode: "Here We Go Again" |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jody | Episode: "Pool Sharks Git Bit" |
| 1996–1997 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hannah Mercury | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Profiler | Kristen | Episode: "Cravings" |
| 2004 | Entourage | Joanne | Episode: "Date Night" |
Awards and nominations
In 2002 she won the Best Actress award at the Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films for Love the Hard Way (2001) tied with Kajol for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
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References
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External links
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- Living people
- Models from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Actresses from Vermont
- American film actresses
- American actresses of Puerto Rican descent
- American television actresses
- Beauty pageant contestants from Vermont
- Miss Teen USA winners