Tamela D'Amico is an American singer, actress, and filmmaker who started the production company La Strega Entertainment in 2006 and BELLONA Entertainment in 2020.

Career

D'Amico was one of 24 finalists on the FOX television reality show On the Lot produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. She received attention from the show's producers with her entry film entitled Volare starring Federico Castelluccio.

D'Amico attended film school at Florida State University and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. She produced and directed the internet program Sex Ed: The Series. She has created internet programs for Atom Films, Funny or Die, Frog Island, Comedy ETC and Comedy Central. Her debut jazz album, Got a Little Story, was executive produced by actor Peter Krause and Jimmy Hoyson and arranged by Chris Walden. She executive produced the album Big Band Jazz for Billy Vera and sang a duet with him on one song on the album. She acted the part of Janet Smythe on the program Best Friends Whenever and appeared in the film Walt Before Mickey. She has also appeared in the Amazon series Englishman in L.A. She has modeled for Alison Raffaele Cosmetic and Mellow World Handbags. She was named Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Web Series at the Los Angeles Web Series Festival. Sex Ed: The Series was nominated for a Streamy Award and a Webby Award.

Discography

  • Like One (2004)[1]
  • I Can't Sleep (2005)[2]
  • The Tamela D'Amico Album (2007)[3]
  • Got a Little Story (2009)[3]
  • Down With Love (2010)[4]
  • Love and the Gun (feat. Tamela D'Amico) (2014)[5]
  • I'll Never Be Free (feat. Tamela D'Amico) (2015)[6]
  • Winter Wonderland (2016)[7]
  • Christmas Lights (2016)[8]

Film

Year Film Role(s) Director, Company, Notes
2019 One Little Finger Raina Rupam Sarmah
Filming Love is Not Love Vita Stephen Keep Mills
Filming Quinn Lola Andrew Cinclair
2017 Englishman in LA: The Movie Cassidy Clack David Vendette, Devolver Digital Films
2017 Harlem to Hollywood Herself Alan Swyer
2016 3 People I've Never Heard Of Adrianna David Rosfeld
2016 TRUMP: (Ya Got) Trouble Producer, Director Tamela D'Amico, Richard Kraft, La Strega Entertainment
2015 The Modern Fundamentalist: Kim Davis Parody Producer, Director Tamela D'Amico, Richard Kraft
2015 Walt Before Mickey Mrs. Doyle Khoa Le, Netflix
2015 Jupiter Ascending Plinth Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Warner Bros.
2014 Rob the Mob Performer Raymond De Felitta, Soundtrack, Performer ("Love and the Gun")
2012 What Might Have Been Producer, Director missing dance sequence from Bladerunner
2011 Black Swan, Grey Goose Actress Cooper Barnes
2010 Pizza With Bullets Performer Robert Rothbard, Performer ("I COULD BE GOOD 4 U")
2010 On a Dark and Stormy Night Leah, Performer Ezequiel, Performer ("Don't Die")
2010 Mitchum's Hardest Working Person in America: 86 Year Old Piano Tuner Producer, Director Tamela D'Amico, Brian Herzlinger
2008 West of Brooklyn Cousin Nikki, Performer Danny Cistone, Performer ("Amazing Grace")
2007 Game Over Producer, Writer, Director Tamela D'Amico, Fox Network
2005 The Black Magic The Singer, Performer Aloura Charles, Performer ("Mon Coeur Est Un Violon")
2004 Volare Tomato, Director, Producer, Performer ("Sing, Writer Tamela D'Amico, Performer ("Sing, Sing, Sing"),
2001 Mafioso, The Father, the Son Gina Anthony Caldarella, Allumination Filmworks

Television

Year Film Role(s) Notes
2016– Comedy ETC Various Characters, Producer, Director 53 episodes, through production company La Strega Entertainment
2015–2016 Best Friends Whenever Young Janet Smythe 5 episodes, The Disney Channel
2014–2016 Englishman in L.A. Cassidy Clark 4 episodes
2012 Sex Ed: The Series Actress, Director, Producer 6 episodes, through production company La Strega Entertainment
2012 Sherman's In Sanity Claudia, Associate Producer 2 episodes
2011–2012 Pacino & Pacino Talent Agency Producer, Director 6 episodes, Comedy Central
2008 Passions Actress Episode dated 7 August 2008
2007 The Timer Game Producer 22 episodes
2007 On the Lot Herself 4 episodes, Fox
2002 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Herself Episode: #2.9 (Dec 5, 2002)
2001 Crossing Over with John Edward Herself Episode dated 1 February 2001
1998 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch Teen Dancer Episode: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener" (Season 3, Episode 1)

Music Videos

Year Video Title Role(s) Artist
2014 Room With A View Producer Billy Vera
2014 Love and the Gun Performer Tamela D'Amico
2013 One For My Baby Performer Tamela D'Amico
2013 Perfect Performer Tamela D'Amico
2011 Bye, Bye, Blackbird Producer, Director, Cinematographer Nancy Harms

References

  1. ↑ "SonicFire – Like One (2004, CDr) - Discogs". Discogs. 30 August 2004.
  2. ↑ "Trance Sessions Solstice | Nukleuz Records". 26 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tamela D'Amico | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Down with Love - Single by Tamela d'Amico". iTunes. 5 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Love and the Gun". Amazon.
  6. ↑ "I'll Never be Free". Amazon.
  7. ↑ "Winter Wonderland - Single by Tamela d'Amico". iTunes. 22 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Christmas Lights (Feat. Ben Burget) - Single by Tamela d'Amico". iTunes. 22 November 2016.
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