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Simone Vicari Moore is a Brooklyn-raised, British-Jamaican actress. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Simone spent most of her teenage years in Brooklyn, New York City with her extended family, she started singing and dancing by age 5. In high school, she studied Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday's complete catalog of songs. She would take off to Manhattan to perform in talent shows and modeling events.

After enjoying work as a model and voice-over artist in New York and Paris, she decided to try acting. The model-turned-scholar decided to apply to drama schools and was accepted to the UC San Diego Theatre and Dance Program among others. At UCSD she had the pleasure of working with Des Mc Anuff, Darko Tresnjak, Anne Bogart, Lisa Harrow and Fiona Shaw among others. Right out of school, she started working Off-Broadway at The Classical Theatre of Harlem and has performed many plays in New York, Los Angeles, and regionally, including the prestigious La Jolla Playhouse.

Classically trained Simone has garnered critical acclaim in The New York and Los Angeles Times for her Shakespeare roles and her work with the Civilians Theatre Company in New York and The Shakespeare Center LA where she recently played Lady Macbeth. Her move to Los Angeles has been very fortunate as she has quickly booked leading roles in independent films, heavy guest-starring, and recurring roles on television including Boston Legal, Cold Case, and Without a Trace.

Her solo play "The Divorce Comedy" premiered at the REDCAT in Los Angeles, during their 2020 New Original Works Festival.

Simone is a soulful singer. She volunteers for various socially conscious organizations and teaches art to children.

Born on the island of Jamaica and moved to Brooklyn, New York City as a young girl.

She was a distance runner, she ran 800s and 400s for 4 years.

She studied dance at the Edna Manley School of the Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica.

Simone has three half sisters and one half brother.

She attended the University of California at San Diego.

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