Tiffany Hobbs
Acting professor
Education
- M.F.A., theatre, Southern Methodist University
- B.A., theatre, public relations, University of Georgia
Credentials
- Professor of acting, 2024-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
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Actress (film, television, commercial), 2017-present, SAG-AFTRA
Television and film actress featured on top streaming platforms and major networks including Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, ABC, OWN, FX, PBS, TNT, Showtime and The Hallmark Channel. Notable roles include: Keisha in Donald Glover's Atlanta, Gail Mackenzie in Ozark, Sondra in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Alice in Spectacular Christmas.
- Broadcast news reporter/anchor, 2022-23, WJBF News Channel 6
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Actress (theater), 2022-present, AEA
Actress with more than 25 years of experience in theater, encompassing Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional productions. Starred in Disney's Broadway musical, The Lion King, in the principal role of Shenzi (North American tour). Performed in the Broadway musical, Waitress, as a cover for the principal role of Becky. Appeared as Ursula in Shakespeare in the Park's acclaimed production of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Kenny Leon (now on PBS's "Great Performances"). Starred as Olivia in the acclaimed Twelfth Night at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
- Adjunct professor and guest masterclass teacher, 2021, University of Texas at Arlington and Southern Methodist University
- Acting coach, 2019-present, Self-employed
- Casting associate and assistant, 2012-17, The Dallas Theater Center, OAS Casting, Feldman Casting
- Actress/educational outreach artist, 2015-17,The Lion King National Tour, North America
- Assistant professor, 2010-12, Southern Methodist University
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination (Olivia/Twelfth Night, Yale Rep)
- Best Performance, Actress and Supporting Actress (DFW Theater Critics, The Column, ATL Theater)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress (LA Webseries Festival)
- "Star Project" Winner (NBC and American Black Film Festival)
- Best Leading and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (San Francisco Broadway World Awards)
- Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Acting (SMU Meadows School of the Arts)
- Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors 1st Place Academic Performance Award-General Chemistry, Medical Writing I and Analytical Verbal Reasoning (Medical College of Georgia's Student Educational Enrichment Program)
- 2nd Place Academic Performance Award- Problem Solving Mathematics (Medical College of Georgia's Student Educational Enrichment Program)
Organizations
- Volunteer and board member of StateraArts
- Volunteer with Highland Park United Methodist Church in Special Needs Program
- University Theatre (SMU, UGA)
- Alpha Psi Omega National Honorary Theatre Society and Black Theatrical Ensemble (UGA)
Publications and presentations
Films
- Principal, A Spectacular Christmas, John Putch/Hallmark
- Supporting, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin/Netflix
- Supporting, Senior Year, Alex Hardcastle/Netflix
- Principal, Pay the Tithe, Andrew Sanford
Television
- Recurring Guest Star, The Mighty Ducks, Kat Coiro/Disney+
- Guest Star, Claws, Jamie Travis/TNT
- Guest Star, Pose, Tina Mabry/Netflix
- Co-Star, The First Lady, Susanne Bier/Showtime
- Co-Star, She Hulk, Kat Coiro/Disney+
- Co-Star, Woke, Maurice Marable/Hulu
- Co-Star, Atlanta, Hiro Murai/FX
- Co-Star, Ozark, Alik Sakharov/Netflix
- Co-Star, MacGyver, Peter Weller/CBS
- Co-Star, Happy!, Brian Taylor/SyFy
- Co-Star, Love Is ..., Oz Scott/OWN
- Co-Star, The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flannigan/Netflix
- Co-Star, Bull, Russell Fine/CBS
Theater
- Waitress (Broadway), Swing, u/s Becky, Diane Paulus/Brooks Atkinson Theatre
- The Lion King (National Tour), Shenzi, Anthony Lyn/Disney Theatrical
- Twelfth Night, Olivia, Carl Cofield/Yale Repertory Theatre
- Much Ado About Nothing, Ursula, Kenny Leon/The Public Theatre
- King Hedley II, Tonya, Jamil Jude/Kenny Leon's TCT
- The C. A. Lyons Project, Bethlehem Dunning, Kent Gash/Alliance Theater
- A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha, Anne Healey/Dallas Theater Center
- Clybourne Park, Francine/Lena, Joel Ferrell/Dallas Theater Center
- Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice, Patrick Kelly/Shakespeare Dallas
- Race, Susan, John Dillon/Kenny Leon's TCT
- Spunk, Delia, Woman, Missie May, Akin Babatunde/WaterTower Theatre
- Stagger Lee, Frankie, Patricia McGregor/Dallas Theater Center
Voiceover
- Aliens: Colonial Marines, Marine, Christopher Sabbat/Funimation
- Schneider Electric, Principal, McCann Erikson/SixTwentySix
- Queen City News, Principal, Dylan Smith/Queen City News
Commercial
- Schneider Electric, Principal, McCann Erikson/SixTwentySix
- Texas Lottery, Featured Dancer, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon/Producers
Web
- The Troubadoors, Series Regular, H. Esposito & B. Wingo/Heal By Rain Prod