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Angela started her acting journey when she was cast in her first speaking role opposite Eddie Murphy in "48 Hours," by producer Joel Silver. Walter Hill was the director and he subsequently cast Angela in another movie, "Crossroads", opposite Ralph Macchio.

In 1983, she traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico where she spent five weeks filming "Jungle Warriors" for German director, Ernst R. Von Theumer. She did all her own stunts and had the pleasure of working with Dennis Hopper and firing an AK-47.

In 1985, she traveled to the Cannes Film Festival and had dinner with director Howard Avedis, who later cast her in "Kidnapped," a Warner Bros. film starring David Naughton, where she would meet her future husband, John Witherspoon.

Angela continued to work in film and television in "Ugly Betty", "Joan of Arcadia", "Soul Plane", "The Wayans Bros.", "L.A. Law", "Criminal Minds," "My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "Black Jesus," and a starring role in "The Moment After."

Angela returned to the stage when she did a full production of the Theresa Rebeck play, "Loose Knit" at the Jewel Box Theatre with Lee Ann Matusek, who would later become her producing partner.

She credits her coach Richard Lawson with encouraging her to become a filmmaker. In 2013, she directed her first short film, "Last Call". Soon after, she produced and directed a short documentary on artist Betye Saar. She then wrote and directed the short silent film "Sunset & Neverland." She also produced and directed "Wish Me Luck." Angela's first documentary was well received in 2017. In 2021, she looks forward to releasing a full-length documentary about artist Betye Saar, which she is producing and directing. She is currently working with young talent such as Juhahn Jones, Maia Modeste and director Abdul Malik Abbott. This summer, she is working on an original script by Jahmela B. Yarbrough, where she's playing Will Cattlett's mother.

"Dreams don't have expiration dates."

-Angela Robinson Witherspoon

Awards

Angela Robinson Witherspoon

Harlem International Film Festival

Studio City Film Festival, US

Telly Awards

Long Beach Indie, California

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