Crystal Porter Bazemore

Birth Name: Crystal Dionne Porter

Crystal Porter Bazemore, a graduate of Hampton University has been seen in numerous motion pictures. Bazemore garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Feature Film at the World Music International ...Show More

Crystal Porter Bazemore, a graduate of Hampton University has been seen in numerous motion pictures. Bazemore garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Feature Film at the World Music International Film Festival (WMIFF) and a win for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Diaspora Film at the Nollywood Africa Film Critics Award (NAFCA) for her role of Pearle in Paparazzi. As the only actress to win Best Actress in a Lead Role in Diaspora Film two years in a row at NAFCA, Bazemore took the second win for her portrayal of Erica in the thriller False Engagement under the direction of famed Nollywood Director, Desmond Elliott. Other award and motion winning & studio films include What to Bring to America, Somebodies (which was spun-off into a BET television series) and Dark Remains. Tyler Perry's Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and Allen Wolf's In My Sleep. TV credits include One Life to Live, Drop Dead Diva, Barely Famous and ABC pilot Rom Com. Bazemore has been the voice of Macy's/Lazarus/Goldsmith, national and regional campaigns for Bank of America, Verizon, Georgia Power and text book narration for Prentice Hall. Bazemore has graced theater stages throughout the U.S. Atlanta's Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center in the role of Cuban mistress, Cecilia in Day Of Kings under the direction of Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth caught the eye of critics & audiences alike. The Actors Group Theatre in Los Angeles welcomed Bazemore as Vivian Baptiste in A Lesson Before Dying. Her role as Angela Lovett played to sold-out audiences in the National Touring Company of Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark. Bazemore understudied the role of Taylor in the Ovation winning play Stickfly at the Matrix Theatre under the direction of Shirley Jo Finney. Bazemore has worked with several acclaimed modern playwrights. She produced the short film Five which garnered a nomination for Best Short at the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIFF). She recently wrapped filming on Sean Durant's feature, Gina's Journey: The Search for WIlliam Grimes and Tawan Bazemore's thriller Sound. Bazemore is in post production on her Sci-Fi pilot, Unofficially: Home which she created, co-wrote and starred in. She has been cast in the feature film At The End Of The Tunnel and is set to star in the short film Blood At The Root which she co-wrote. Bazemore is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Hide