Heidi-Marie Ferren is a singer/actress, writer/spokesperson who has played Wonder Woman on HBO’s hit T.V. show “Bored to Death” and also served our Armed Forces across the globe as Miss USO. I caught up with her at Digital Hollywood where we talked about her latest project involving female driven content called, “Woman Enough,” and stories from her service as Miss USO. Heidi models how to show up in service yet also how to be brave and break the rules.
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Heidi-Marie Ferren is an actress, vocalist, and writer who originally hails from California, Arkansas, and Texas. For the past four years she has served our service members as Miss USO, performing and speaking across the globe as an ambassador and steward of gratitude. She has performed and lectured in over 700 venues including performances at CitiField, Nassau Coliseum, Madison Square Garden and Dick Clark’s ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Nivea Stage in Times Square.
As a country, jazz and gospel recording artist, Heidi’s credits include performances with Patti LaBelle, Lee Greenwood and Tony Orlando.
Most recently Heidi has had a recurring role on ABC’s hit comedy, ‘American Housewife’ starring Katy Mixon and the lead female role of Sophie in JKic’s award winning short film, The Talk, which is currently playing at festivals worldwide. She has had the honor of working with the incredible Gary Marshall in one of his last films and working alongside one of her mentors, Ted Danson, playing Wonder Woman on HBO’s hit T.V. show “Bored to Death”.
On stage, she has played leading roles in Shakespeare and Shaw across the globe with some of the world’s most renowned Directors. Some of her favorite roles include: Candace in the world premiere of ‘Dogshow;’ Frances Abbott in ‘In the Belly of the Beast,’ directed by Adrian Hall; Lena in Misalliance, directed by Ethan McSweeny; Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing; the Marquise in Successful Strategies, directed by Carl Forsman and Helena/Puck/Flute in the Award-winning PBS broadcast of Shakespeare’s, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’
To learn more, please visit www.heidimarieferren.net
Holly Shaw, CHT is a performance coach, creativity researcher and stand up comedian. Growing up in Indianapolis, IN she convinced her parents she needed to go to Chicago to get her own agent when she was 14 years old and has spent a lifetime in film, T.V. and on professional stages all over the world as an actor, dancer, and director.
Now she shares her passion for the problems that artists face as a Creativity Coach and a Certified Hypnotherapist and has helped hundreds of artists, from Emmy award winning and Grammy nominated artists to world class choreographers overcome their anxiety, stage fright, impostor syndrome, and creative blocks so that they can create original work and totally kill it onstage again and again without feeling like they're selling out or losing their sanity.
In 2016, Shaw wrote and released her book, The Creative Formula: Compose, Choreograph, and Capture Your Masterpiece which has become an Amazon bestseller. In 2018 she launched the Performers & Creators Lab podcast which was named one of 2019's most outstanding podcasts by Databird Research. She teaches regularly at the SAG/AFTRA offices in L.A. and SF and runs creative laboratory workshops like the Comedy Lab Open Mic once a month at Monaghan's on the Hill in Oakland. Follow her on Instagram @hollyshawspritely
