Auti Angel
Appearance
Auti Angel | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | October 15, 1969
Died | March 23, 2022 | (aged 52)
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, rapper, dancer, choreographer |
Auti Angel (October 15, 1969–March 23, 2022) was an American entertainer.[1]
Angel was born in San Diego and raised in Torrance, California. At 18, she launched a professional dancing, choreography, and music career. She was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1992 car accident and continued her career.[2] She was a main character on the 2012 The Sundance Channel reality television series Push Girls,[3] which won a Critics Choice Award[4] for "Best Reality TV Show". She was also one of the stars in the HBO film Musical Chairs.[5][6] She died March 22, 2022, of breast cancer.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- Wings of Legacy (2006) (Auti)
- Musical Chairs (2011) (Nicky)
- Hollywood Sex Wars (2011) (Wheelchair Dancer)
- Only Human (2019) (Angel)
- Commander in Chief (2020) (Wheelchair)
References
[edit]- ^ "Auti Angel - About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Pam Vetter. "Auti Angel Carves Out Niche as First Hip Hop Wheelchair Singer and Dancer". Disboom.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "Push Girls". The Sundance Channel. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Andrea Alonso (11 June 2013). "Push Girls Win Big at Critic's Choice Awards". www.LAmag.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Auti Angel, Star of Musical Chairs, on Being Disabled in Hollywood". The Daily Beast. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Staff. "Musical Chairs on Demand". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- ^ "Auti Angel: 1969-2022". 24 March 2022.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2022 deaths
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from San Diego
- American actors with disabilities
- American choreographers
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Torrance, California
- People with paraplegia
- Wheelchair users
- American screen actor, 1960s birth stubs