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Velma Austin

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Velma Austin is known for Animals (2014), Light It Up (1999) and Chicago Fire (2012).
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    Known for

    Kim Shaw and David Dastmalchian in Animals (2014)
    Animals
    6.3
    • Charge Nurse
    • 2014
    Clifton Collins Jr., Sara Gilbert, Rosario Dawson, Usher, Robert Ri'chard, and Fredro Starr in Light It Up (1999)
    Light It Up
    6.0
    • Lester's Mom(as Velma Austin Massey)
    • 1999
    David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lady with Dog
    Market Value (2017)
    Market Value
    7.4
    • Tonya Miller
    • 2017

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    Actress

    • Market Value (2017)
      Market Value
      7.4
      • Tonya Miller
      • 2017
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Guard
      • 2016
    • Kim Shaw and David Dastmalchian in Animals (2014)
      Animals
      6.3
      • Charge Nurse
      • 2014
    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lady with Dog
      • 2013
    • The Great Melting Pot (2013)
      The Great Melting Pot
      TV Series
      • Caren
      • 2013
    • Clifton Collins Jr., Sara Gilbert, Rosario Dawson, Usher, Robert Ri'chard, and Fredro Starr in Light It Up (1999)
      Light It Up
      6.0
      • Lester's Mom (as Velma Austin Massey)
      • 1999
    • Halle Berry and Jessica Lange in Losing Isaiah (1995)
      Losing Isaiah
      6.4
      • Rehab Leader
      • 1995

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Velma Austin Massey
    • Other works
      She acted in George C. Wolfe's revue, "The Colored Museum," at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Sylvia Carter, Rick Worthy, and Jacqueline Williams ALSO in the cast. Andre De Shields was director.

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      She was awarded the 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Revue for "The Colored Museum" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

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