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Azie Mira Dungey is an American actress, producer, and writer. She wrote and played the lead role in the comedic web series "Ask a Slave,"[1][2][3] and is currently, ". . .writing a book as a follow-up to the series."[4] Dungey also wrote for the Emmy nominated Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Girls5eva, both produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. She also wrote and produced on Sweetbitter [5] on Starz based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Stephanie Danler.[6] Dungey wrote and hosted on Season 1 of Say It Loud,[7] an educational series for PBS Digital. In 2019, she was executive producer and writer for Lena Waithe's Twenties, [8] a sit-com on BET and Showtime, as well as the Tracy Oliver and Amy Poehler produced comedy series, Harlem for Amazon Studios.

Early life and education

Dungey was born in Washington, DC. She spent her early childhood in Philadelphia, PA and later moved to Maryland where she attended middle and high school. She was a drama major at New York University,[9] graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts.[10]

Dungey is Pamunkey (also Mattaponi) and a very active member of the Native community. The tribe's enrollment policies that excluded members[11] who married or had children with African Americans was exposed by the Congressional Black Caucus[12] during their recognition process in 2013. Dungey comes from a family that was victim to Pamunkey anti-Black tribal law and they are currently seeking enrollment.[13]

Career

Dungey took part in a number of theatre productions in Washington, DC,[14][15] including The Walworth Farce at Studio Theatre.[16]

Dungey performed the role of a slave as part of an ongoing historical reenactment of life at the Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia, USA, once owned by President George Washington.[17] Part of her job was to answer tourists' questions about slavery while staying in character.[18] She worked there part-time for nearly two years from 2010 to 2012.[19]

In 2013, Dungey moved to Los Angeles. She then wrote the script for a web series called Ask a Slave,[20] and performed the lead role, that of Lizzie Mae, a slave.[21][22] The series includes actual incidents from her experiences on the plantation.[23] The series has received more than two million views.[15]

As a result, Salon magazine listed her as one of 10 black women SNL could hire.[24]

References

  1. ^ ""Ask A Slave" Web Series Pokes Fun At Americans’ Ignorance, Racism | News One". News One.
  2. ^ "Ask A Slave And Get A Real Answer". Here & Now.
  3. ^ Neetzan Zimmerman. "'Ask A Slave' Is the Best Web Series Since 'Drunk History'" Archived September 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Gawker.
  4. ^ "Azie Dungey is creating a book. | Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. ^ Sweetbitter (Drama), Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Evan Jonigkeit, Eden Epstein, Plan B Entertainment, 2018-05-06, retrieved 2021-06-15{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Stephanie Danler", Wikipedia, 2021-05-29, retrieved 2021-06-15
  7. ^ "Say It Loud (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  8. ^ Twenties (Comedy), Jonica T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Sophina Brown, DAE Light Media, Hillman Grad, 2020-03-04, retrieved 2021-06-15{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ "BYT Interviews: Azie Mira Dungey from "Ask A Slave"". Brightest Young Things, September 9, 2013
  10. ^ ""Ask a Slave" Takes Aim at Racial Ignorance". Mother Jones.
  11. ^ Sunray, Cedric. "Pamunkey Pride and Prejudice: How the Feds Mandated Racism". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  12. ^ Washington, Associated Press in (2014-11-28). "Congressional Black Caucus protests against Virginia Indian tribe recognition". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  13. ^ Dungey, Azie (August 18, 2020). "twitter thread: I've talked a bit about my family..." Archived from the original on 2020-08-19.
  14. ^ "Ask A Slave": Actress Creates Series Based On Ignorant Questions She Fielded". September 3, 2013 ‐ By Veronica Well Madame Noire.
  15. ^ a b http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/web-spinners/ "JET Cover: Web Spinners You Need to Know" By Britni Danielle JET.
  16. ^ " Play DC: The Walworth Farce @ Studio Theatre". Brightest Young Things, April 13, 2011
  17. ^ "Ask A 'Living History' Actor: Ask A Slave's Azie Mira Dungey On Her New Web Series" Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. DCist, by Matt Cohen on Sep 9, 201
  18. ^ "‘Ask A Slave’ Web Series Creator Azie Mira Dungey Uses Satire To Educate the Ignorant About Slavery". Good Black News.
  19. ^ "Ask A 'Living History' Actor: Ask A Slave's Azie Mira Dungey On Her New Web Series". DCist. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  20. ^ "WATCH: Have You Seen "Ask a Slave"?". Philadelphia.
  21. ^ "A-State Professor Receives Start-Up Grant 04/10/2014". A State, Arkansas State University.
  22. ^ "YouTube Comedy 'Ask a Slave' Tackles the Thanksgiving Question: 'What About the Indians?'". Indian Country Today, November 25, 2013.
  23. ^ "Satirical ‘Ask a Slave’ tackles modern knowledge of slavery". Isabelle Thenor-Louis, Brown Daily Herald.
  24. ^ Gupta, Prachi. "10 talented black women "SNL" could hire". Salon. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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