Summer Rain Menkee

Summer Rain Menkee (birth given name by hippie parents) was born and raised on the Oregon Coast. Summer appeared in "The First Lady" opposite Viola Davis (Showtime), as well as Season 2 of "P-Valley" (STARZ), Season 5 of "Dynasty" (CW), Season 3 of "The Resident" (FOX), among many others. She was a Performing Arts Scholarship recipient and Theatre major at Seattle Pacific University, with additional training at American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco), comedy with Lesly Kahn and improv with Upright Citizen's Brigade (Los Angeles). She was an acting member of the iconic Met Theatre (Hollywood) where she performed in many original works, as well as Shakespeare in the parks with Classical Theatre Lab and with Kingsmen Shakespeare Co. She co-wrote, produced and starred in the award winning short film "Now Or Never," and her solo show "Born Again Bohemian." Summer taught theatre at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, as well as with L.A.U.SD.'s Arts Education and Gifted And Talented Conservatory. Summer's first TV appearance was on Showtime's "Sleeper Cell" in 2007. She stars in the musical comedy adventure film "Hello From Nowhere," (available on AppleTV, Amazon Prime) and has supporting roles in the thriller drama feature "Solid Rock Trust" (streaming on TUBI) and historical drama "TILL."