Shari Belefonte
A Short Biography

Shari Belafonte is the definitive renaissance woman.

She's an Award-Winning Actor, Producer, Director, Singer, Writer, Spokesperson, Photographer/Videographer and Film Cinematographer, as well as a Voice Over artist for cartoons, documentaries and commercials. Shari’s face has graced hundreds of magazines covers world-wide including six Vogue covers. She's currently recurring on Apple TV's hit show, “THE MORNING SHOW” with Jennifer Anniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carrell and Jon Hamm as well as recurring in Tyler Perry's hit series “SISTAS” for BET.

She's a powerhouse behind the camera too. Creating numerous projects in both her Production companies, Sowelu Entertainment and as a partner with her Husband, Sam Behrens, for HighLife Aerial which provides drone and virtual touring real estate and architectural videography.

Shari now adds to her full resume a list of SAG-AFTRA duties. She is on the National Board, the local LA Board, she Co-Chairs the National Women's Committee, is a Vice Chair for the National and LA EEOC and is a member of the National Native American Committee and National Diversity Committee, as well as a voting delegate.

She first co-starred in the very popular Aaron Spelling series, “Hotel”. That led to her star turn on USA television’s “Beyond Reality” and numerous guest-starring roles in television, even today (such as “9-1-1” and “Station 19”), sit-coms, movies, dramas and feature films, along with several commercial assignments, including CALVIN KLEIN, LAWRYS, MASTERCARD and DIET COKE.

She joined Robin Leach for a season on “Lifestyles With Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte”; “First Edition”, the book review show for PBS with Charlie Rose; segments for “The TODAY Show”; “Entertainment Tonight”; “Good Morning America”; and “E! Style”, just to name a few. From there, she hosted the highly acclaimed “Travels In Mexico and the Caribbean” series for PBS which you can now see on Amazon Prime and HULU; the internet travel show iNEXT.TV’s “Destinations” and Microsoft’s first foray into internet streaming with “Mungo Park”. Shari co-created and co-hosted the first SAG/AFTRA contracted internet show, “The Daily Schmooze”. She also created, directs and stars in the YouTube show “Chix On The Links”, where she plays and interviews celebrity pals, while playing golf.

A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University with a BFA in Drama and Production, Shari continued to hone her varied crafts by studying with such noted teachers as Harry Mastrogeorge in acting, Stephen Book in Improv, Seth Riggs in music, Robert McKee and John Truby in screenwriting, Greg Gorman in Photography and has utilized her writing talents to fine tune many screenplays and commercial copy. Forging relationships with some of today's leading film makers, she’s equally at home behind the camera as well as in front, and is a videographer and certified Steadicam Operator, and Drone Operator.

Shari sits on the boards of LILI CLAIRE COMMUNICATIONS (for children living with Neurogenetic Birth Conditions), on the OMNI MULTI-CULTURAL TV FEST, is an advisory board member to PALM SPRINGS WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION, as well as an advisory member to the NATIONAL BLACK MUSICIANS COALITION (NBMC). She's a staunch advocate for all animals and "NO KILL" facilities.

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