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Lauren E. Banks
Lauren E. Banks is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her television roles as Siobahn Quay in the Showtime crime drama '' City on a Hill'' (2019) and Jennie Reeves in the Paramount+ western series '' Lawmen: Bass Reeves'' (2023). Early life Banks is from Durham, North Carolina, where she attended Hillside High School. She was a keen track and field athlete and captain of the basketball team, as well as president of the drama club. She then attended Howard University and the Yale School of Drama. Career Banks appeared as defense attorney Siobhan Quay alongside Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in ''Showtime'' 1990s Boston-set series '' City on a Hill'', landing a role in season one shortly after graduating from Yale Drama School in 2017 and moving to series regular with season two. She has also appeared in the ''Starz'' limited series '' Gaslit''. Her other credits include ''Maniac'' for Netflix and '' Dietland'' from AMC. In 2023, she was cast in Taylor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Geffen School Of Drama At Yale University
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre – acting, design (set design, costume design, lighting design, projection design, and sound design), directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, technical design and production, and theatre management. It was known as the Yale School of Drama until a $150 million gift by David Geffen in 2021. The school operates in partnership with the Yale Repertory Theatre, also located in New Haven. History The school traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second-oldest college theatre association in the US, founded in 1900. The " Dramat" produced the American premieres of Albert Camus's ''Caligula'' and Shakespeare's ''Troilus and Cressida'', as well as origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |