Esther Brown(1997-2024)
- Actress
Esther Lucille Brown is a trained actor based in Los Angeles, California. Most recently she was nominated for Best Actress for her work in Out of Love at Toronto's International Nollywood Film Festival 2022.
Out of Love received multiple nominations and awards, including nominations for Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director. Wins were secured for Best African Female Filmmaker and Best Student Film.
Esther grew up on stage in Lincoln, Nebraska. For eight years throughout elementary, middle, and high school she performed in over a dozen productions including musicals, plays, and one acts, playing roles such as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Lorraine in Hairspray! the Musical, and Marion Hollander in Don't Drink the Water by Woody Allen. She competed in One Act competitions for three years and received the Outstanding Actress Award each year before moving to San Francisco to continue her training in film and television.
Once in San Francisco, Esther studied Sanford Meisner's technique under teachers Peter Lewis and Anthony Montes at the Academy of Art University, along with singing classes with Cynthia Baggot and Deb Eubanks, and Improvisation with Second City's Karen Hirst. There she landed the role of Margot in Legally Blonde: The Musical, directed by Clark Lewis at Sutter Theatre, along with various films around the city. Freekick, one of the short films she worked on directed by JP Diaz, was selected to be an official Cannes Film Festival short film selection. Upon moving to San Diego, she continued honing her craft after finding Andrew Benne and Irene Muzzy, and made her way to Los Angeles. There she studied with Fran Montano and Peter Wise, and is currently working on a variety of films, shorts, and music videos.
Esther is signed with Penny Middlemiss at MPM Models and Talent Agency. She looks to inspirations like Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, and Angelina Jolie for their incredible range and ability in their craft, and would like to thank parents Catherine and James Brown for their support and words of encouragement along her journey, as well as her talented teachers, colleagues, and close ones. In her free time she loves staying fit with yoga and pilates, catching up on an ever-growing pile of new books, and spending time with friends and family.
Out of Love received multiple nominations and awards, including nominations for Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director. Wins were secured for Best African Female Filmmaker and Best Student Film.
Esther grew up on stage in Lincoln, Nebraska. For eight years throughout elementary, middle, and high school she performed in over a dozen productions including musicals, plays, and one acts, playing roles such as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Lorraine in Hairspray! the Musical, and Marion Hollander in Don't Drink the Water by Woody Allen. She competed in One Act competitions for three years and received the Outstanding Actress Award each year before moving to San Francisco to continue her training in film and television.
Once in San Francisco, Esther studied Sanford Meisner's technique under teachers Peter Lewis and Anthony Montes at the Academy of Art University, along with singing classes with Cynthia Baggot and Deb Eubanks, and Improvisation with Second City's Karen Hirst. There she landed the role of Margot in Legally Blonde: The Musical, directed by Clark Lewis at Sutter Theatre, along with various films around the city. Freekick, one of the short films she worked on directed by JP Diaz, was selected to be an official Cannes Film Festival short film selection. Upon moving to San Diego, she continued honing her craft after finding Andrew Benne and Irene Muzzy, and made her way to Los Angeles. There she studied with Fran Montano and Peter Wise, and is currently working on a variety of films, shorts, and music videos.
Esther is signed with Penny Middlemiss at MPM Models and Talent Agency. She looks to inspirations like Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, and Angelina Jolie for their incredible range and ability in their craft, and would like to thank parents Catherine and James Brown for their support and words of encouragement along her journey, as well as her talented teachers, colleagues, and close ones. In her free time she loves staying fit with yoga and pilates, catching up on an ever-growing pile of new books, and spending time with friends and family.
