Alice L. Walker - Biography

Alice L Walker was born in Evanston, IL. Her father, a pianist and painter introduced her to the ballet Swan Lake when she was four year old, and her path in the arts began. After years of study in both ballet and theater, Alice performed with several prominent ballet companies in Chicago and abroad before being cast as a dancer in Thomas Carter's film, Save The Last Dance. This experience, along with injuries preventing her from continuing with the rigors of company life, began her transition into acting in both film and TV as well as musical theater. She trained at Piven Theater Workshop in Chicago before studying under Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West, as well as acting coaches Art Wolff and the late Peter Haskel. An avid reader, Alice L Walker writes screenplays and children's stories. She also has been known to teach musical theater, having directed over 20 musicals.