Jocelyn
was born on a sunny July day in Houston, Texas. Luckily, most of
her life was spent in Austin, Texas where her first acting
role was "Chicken Little". Despite Austin's
landlocked nature, her first career goal was to be a Marine
Biologist. Her parents took her eventual change of heart
remarkably well. In high school she managed to perform with
two different bands, hold a job, and get into the National
Honors Society.
She
graduated from the College of Fine
Arts at The University of Texas in Austin with
a BA. Go Longhorns! At UT she also performed
frequently with the Longhorn Singers, the university's
Pop/Broadway ensemble and worked at several of Austin's
professional theatres. Immediately after graduation, she
left for Great
Britain to attend The London
Academy of Performing Arts. London was an amazing experience
on so many levels. She originated the role of "Demelza" in
The Fall of the House of Usher there and was given the
opportunity to perform at the Royal Albert Hall during a benefit
for the Red Cross. During the two years of conservatory
training, she focused on Classical Acting
while learning Stage Combat, Laban Movement, Improvisation,
Singing, and Dancing.
After her return to the United States, she chose New York
City to be her new homebase. The
national tour of Annie
was her first NY job. Martin Charnin cast and
directed her and she had a fabulous year playing the "Star-To-Be"
in that show. Other favorite regional theatre roles are
"Mrs. Walker" in The Who's Tommy, "Sally Bowles" in
Cabaret, and "Edwin Drood" in The Mystery of Edwin
Drood.
Simultaneously, Jocelyn started working more and
more in film. From educational narrative films to student
films to independent shorts to national commercials, she enjoyed
shooting all these pieces immensely. She looks forward to
many, many more. . . . .
