Diona Reasonover

Diona Reasonover
Born (1992-01-06) January 6, 1992
Detroit, Michigan[1]
Occupation Actress

Diona Reasonover is an American actress. She starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television show Clipped.

Early life

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan,[1] Reasonover attended Renaissance High School.[2] While in high school, she was a member of Mosaic Youth Theatre,[3] a group of over 100 teenagers who performed in Detroit and internationally.[2]

Reasonover attended Oberlin College[4] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater and dance.[5] She also earned a Master of Fine Arts[6] in acting from the California Institute of the Arts.[5] She worked as a barista while in school.[7]

Career

In 2010, Reasonover starred in HYPERBOLE: origins at [Inside] the Ford as a part of the Los Angeles-based art collective Rogue Artists Ensemble.[8]

Reasonover acted in Lydia R. Diamond's play Stick Fly with Mo'olelo Performing Arts at San Diego's 10th Avenue Theatre in 2011.[9] Reasonover played Cheryl, the daughter of a family's maid whose life has been dramatically changed by an all-expense-paid prep school education.[9] Calling her performance "superb", a theater reviewer for the North County Times said she was "brainy, proud, and easily wounded, and she offers much of the show's comic relief".[9] A reviewer for the San Diego Examiner called Reasonover "a formidable force to be reckoned with."[10] A reviewer for the San Diego Union-Tribune called her performance "quietly fiery".[11] Reasonover received an award at the Tenth Annual Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence.[12]

At Upright Citizens Brigade, Reasonover is a member of improvisation group Ham Radio, which performs around Los Angeles.[13] She is also a member of the long-form improvisation group Essence.[13]

Reasonover starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television series Clipped.[14] She patterned the character on her sister Elisa.[3]

Reasonover played Becky White on an episode of 2 Broke Girls, aired on February 3, 2016.[15]

Reasonover also did the voice of Mary-Anne on Doris & Mary-Anne Are Breaking Out Of Prison.[16]

Reasonover appeared as "Kasie Hines" in three episodes of the CBS crime drama NCIS in a recurring role for Season 15. She was upped to a series regular for Season 16.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Cintron, Christian (June 16, 2015). "'Clipped' Star Diona Reasonover Is Far, Far From 'A Token'". The Blot Magazine.
  2. 1 2 Margolin, Michael H. (May 29, 2001). "Gem glitters for Mosaic Youth Theatre fund-raiser". The Detroit News. p. 3D.
  3. 1 2 Bendix, Trish (June 15, 2015). ""Clipped" character are out and proud". AfterEllen.
  4. ↑ Hinds, Julie (June 13, 2015). "Detroit comic actress gets TV break with TBS' 'Clipped'". Detroit Free Press.
  5. 1 2 "Live Interview with Diona Reasonover, star of the TBS sitcom Clipped". Booktrib. July 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Narasaki, Rosie (August 11, 2015). "Who is Charmaine on Clipped? Diona Reasonover Talks the Character's Future & Why She Should Date a Certain 'Gilmour Girls' BFF". Bustle.
  7. ↑ Dandy, Brittany (August 20, 2015). "Meet Comedienne Diona Reasonover: TBS' up and coming female comic is more than just a funny girl". Black Enterprise Magazine.
  8. ↑ Columbus, Candyce (November 2, 2010). "World Premiere of 'Hyperbole: origins' at [Inside] the Ford". Los Angeles Examiner.
  9. 1 2 3 Kragen, Pam (March 9, 2011). "Mo'olelo's 'Stick Fly' is entertaining, if uneven". North County Times. Escondido, California.
  10. ↑ Davis, Carol (March 10, 2011). ""Stick Fly" A Weekend filled with Family, Fun and Fuming". San Diego Examiner.
  11. ↑ Hubert, James (March 11, 2011). "Mo'Olelo's 'Stick Fly' Buzzes in Bursts: Humor-laced family saga at its best when characters get angry when not, it falls short". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Celebrate Artists Achievements". San Diego Examiner. February 8, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Diona Reasonover". Upright Citizens Brigade. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "'Clipped' may finally be a winning sitcom for TBS". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, West Virginia. June 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ "And the No New Friends". 2 Broke Girls. Season 5. Episode 10. February 3, 2016. CBS.
  16. ↑ "DORIS & MARY-ANNE ARE BREAKING OUT OF PRISON". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  17. ↑ "NCIS: Diona Reasonover Upped to Series Regular for Season 16". TVLine/TVLine Media, LLC. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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