Alysia Joy Powell is a native of Southern California that, currently, resides in Brooklyn. Born of two parents who met in an acting class, however starting her entertainment career late in her 20’s with Gospel music. First as an artist, singing with the likes of Richard Smallwood, Yolanda Adams and GMWA and singing back up for Artists like Mary J. Blige, before managing artists.
She, then, realized her childhood dream of acting, having a 20+ year career In Film, TV, and Stage with recent credits such as: Guest starring roles on Bull, Billions, Random Acts of Flyness, Pose, Recurring on Mysteries of Laura and currently Recurring as Wyndolyn Capers on Orange Is The New Black. She is pursuing her talents behind the camera, as well, as a Director and writer the new web series For EBC, St. James Pl and Co-Director/Actress for the TV Pilot, Boys and Girls. She is, also, working on her One Woman Show, Different Shades of Love, which was featured in the Emerging Artist Festival, that is written by her.
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