Abernathy, Donzaleigh (Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy, Donza Leigh)

PERSONAL

First name is pronounced "don-za-la"; full name, Donzaleight Avis Abernathy; daughter of Ralph David (Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader and a civil rights leader) and Juanita Abernathy; married George C. Bosley, 1989. Education: Emerson College, B.F.A.; studied acting at the Stella Adler Acting Institute and with Judith Weston.

Addresses:

Agent—Chasin Agency, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90077.

Career:

Actress. New Roads Schools, founding member of the board of trustees; New Visions Foundation, founding member. Spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control, Prevention HIV/Aids Awareness Conferences, Washington, DC, and Amnesty International of Canada.

Member:

Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Emergency room nurse, Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990.

Computer hacker, Night of the Running Man, 1994.

(As Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy) Walter's mom, Camp Nowhere, Buena Vista, 1994.

Effie Petit, Lone Justice 2, Triboro Entertainment, 1995.

Nurse, Stranger in My House (also known as Total Stranger), 1999.

Martha, Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003.

Esmerelda, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Herself and Martha, Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2003.

Karen, Grilled, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Also appeared in 20 Dates; Other People's Money; Homestead.

Film Work:

Promotion manager, Invasion U.S.A., 1985.

Wardrobe assistant, Voyage of the Rock Aliens, 1987.

Casting assistant, In Country, Warner Bros., 1989.

Casting (location), After Dark, My Sweet, Avenue Entertainment, 1990.

Production assistant: second unit, Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990.

Third assistant director, Last Time Out, 1994.

Television Appearances; Series:

Mrs. Sara Jean Jackson, Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998-2002.

Reporter, Commander in Chief, ABC, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herself, King, NBC, 1978.

Cora Mae Turner (Part 2), Grass Roots, 1992.

Lorrie, Family Album (also known as Danielle Steel's "Family Album"), NBS, 1994.

Nurse Gloria, Sidney Sheldon's "Nothing Lasts Forever," CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sue, Murder in Mississippi, NBC, 1990.

MHA, Out of Darkness, ABC, 1994.

Awake to Murder (also known as Awake to Danger), NBC, 1995.

(As Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy) Alcina Lewis, Cagney & Lacey: Together Again, CBS, 1995.

Computer hacker, Night of the Running Man, HBO, 1995.

Abducted: A Father Love (also known as Fugitive from Justice), NBC, 1996.

Nurse Betty, Miss Evers Boys, HBO, 1997.

Henrietta King, Don King: Only in America, HBO, 1997.

Azaleigh, The Tempest, NBC, 1998.

Dr. Hellstrom, The Sky's On Fire (also known as Countdown: The Sky's On Fire), ABC, 1998.

Nurse, Stranger in My House (also known as Total Stranger), Lifetime, 1999.

Narrator, Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story, Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Irene Timmons, Dangerous Minds, ABC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Assassinated: The Last Days of King and Kennedy, TBS, 1998.

Prism Awards 2000, syndicated, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jenny Manley, "Watts a Matter?," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Naomi, "Silence of the Lambskins," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992.