Angela Ray

Acclaimed in the New York Times for her performance on the hit show Atlanta, Angela Ray is an actress, author, award-winning spoken word artist and speaker. A few of her other roles include P-Valley, Dynasty, and Queen Sugar. She is best known as "Carol", the shady landlord on Love thy Neighbor. She played the only character in the entire Tyler Perry movie franchise to successfully lead "Madea" to the Lord in Boo! A Madea Halloween. Angela is the author of the books, Blackberry Whispers, Rays of Motivation, and Megastar Student Leadership: Lessons I Learned as an Actress That Can Help Lead, Achieve and Succeed. As a speaker, she has presented to thousands of students around the country and considers it part of her mission to mentor young people. Angela is frequently booked to host a myriad of live events, both virtual and in person. For six years, she was the resident emcee for the touring show, "The Food Lion Chef Challenge" presented at both the CIAA and ACC basketball tournaments. She also hosted a live version of "Family Feud" at the Southern Women's Show. She is the host of her own program, The Angela Ray Show broadcasting on various podcast platforms. A recipient of the George Moses Horton Award for poetry and an award-winning spoken word poet, Angela has electrified audiences around the country. She has been commissioned to pen poetry for several high-profile individuals including Minnie Stackhouse, the mother of NBA All Star Jerry Stackhouse, Beverly E. Smith, the 26th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Sylvia and Larry Leon Hamlin, the founders of the National Black Theatre Festival and Mattye Reed, the namesake for the Mattye Reed African American Heritage Center. Angela is a Life Member of the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.