Shelley K. Booker

Shelley K Booker is a classically trained actor who started her theatrical & commercial career in London, England after attending East 15 Acting School. From there, she settled in LA to pursue Film, Television, Voice Over and Commercial work (lists upon request). Later, she moved back to New York City from where she originally hails, and found success working in the Film & Commercial Industry. Ultimately, Shelley settled in California where she works as an Actor, a DLSE Certified Studio Teacher, and Credentialled bilingual K-12 Educator/Acting Teacher. She holds a BA in Theatre from UC Irvine, a Bachelor's in Spanish, a Post Graduate Theatre Degree in Classical Theatre from East 15 Acting School in London as well as a Master's in Teaching. Shelley divides her time between California and The World at large depending on where her work brings her. Shelley's latest role is on Hulu's raucous Emmy Nominated comedy hit, The PEN15 Show as Derrick's Mom. She also is featured in the High School Comedy, MAMABOY playing Mrs. Hankins where she navigates parenting her pregnant SON!. Shelley can be seen in several National Commercials (Disney Princess Little Mermaid, IMB & Trinet ) as well as a small role in Woody Allen's film BLUE JASMINE starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin and Peter Sarsgaard, and has just finished being a stern Audition Judge in the Award Winning Short, 'Selling Rosario'-(Selling Rosario tells the story of a young girl growing up in a migrant labor camp and her parents' risky plan to get her out of an unsafe, squalid environment) Shelley seen playing herself in "Couple's Therapy" as a Teacher! Lately, she has been trying her hand at Stand-Up and is busy creating a PodCast of her very own! Shelley is an avid athlete, outdoors person, traveler, gardener and has added mountain climbing to her list of hobbies! Shelley grew up speaking Spanish at home & is bilingual: She has studied French & is a language aficionado who can speak some German, Vietnamese, Russian, Mandarin & Hindi as well! Also a DLSE Studio Teacher, you will see her name credited to some incredible projects: The PEN15 Show, Special, All-American, Adam Ruins Everything, the adorable RomCom, Plus One, Gerard Butler's 'Of Men & Mavericks', College.Humor, PIXAR, Laika Entertainment', FLIPPED Press Tour/Rob Reiner, Talbot's, Sprint, Biscotti, MTV's WorldOfJenks/Made/TeenCribs/QuieroMisQuinces, Discovery, Microsoft, McDonald's, Gymboree, and Disney's National Tours of'Beauty & The Beast' & 'PeterPan'