Meissa Hampton is an American independent film actress, writer,
director and activist. She has published a book of poetry is a
contributing writer for the Guardian, and received a Ford Scholarship.
She is currently a Resident Artist at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Her film projects have screened internationally in festivals and on
television. She has received 12 Best Actress awards from domestic and
international independent film festivals. She formed One Pair of Shoes
Productions to direct and produce A Social Cure, a feature-length
documentary about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. In 2015 she
authored a petition the Screen Actors Guild to address the gender
inequities that were fueling sexual harassment and assault in the
Entertainment industry. She founded the Actors Alliance for Gender
Equity in Media and the website $#!% People say to actresses which
provides an anonymous forum for performers to share their stories of
harassment and assault in the industry. She has been cited and
interviewed about her activism by The Guardian and The Independent. In
2017, after Harvey Weinstein was indicted for sexual assault and rape,
she wrote an article for the Guardian.Hampton was born in Silver
Spring, Maryland. She grew up in Gaithersburg and Rockville, Maryland
just north of Washington DC. Her parents are Jean and Norman Hampton.
Her Brother is Chris Hampton. Her half-brother is Jonathan Stipkala.
She studied classical piano and dance. She was a competitive swimmer
medaling at the All-Met Conference for the
Maryland/Washington/Virginia region and was a downhill snow skier. She
co-founded an editorial magazine (the Zoilus†) and was president of
her freshman class at Gaithersburg High School. She attended James
Madison University and Brooklyn College, where she studied under the
Ford Colloquium. She also won an award from the Academy of American
Poets for poetry composition, performed slam poetry throughout NYC and
published the poetry chapbook “One Pair of Shoes†in 2008. She
lived in Paris before returning to New York to continue her theatre
studies at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC, then MIT and Harvard
University.Hampton was first seen internationally when she starred in
“Should I Stay or Should I Go,†part of VH-1's "Lyrically
Speaking" series of short films, which won a ProMax World Gold Award.
She co-wrote the Feature Film “Uptown†with her co-star and
director. Of her performance in Uptown, The Independent Critic said
“Hampton is a revelation. She is stellar as the lost and lonely soul
she portrays.â€
director and activist. She has published a book of poetry is a
contributing writer for the Guardian, and received a Ford Scholarship.
She is currently a Resident Artist at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Her film projects have screened internationally in festivals and on
television. She has received 12 Best Actress awards from domestic and
international independent film festivals. She formed One Pair of Shoes
Productions to direct and produce A Social Cure, a feature-length
documentary about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. In 2015 she
authored a petition the Screen Actors Guild to address the gender
inequities that were fueling sexual harassment and assault in the
Entertainment industry. She founded the Actors Alliance for Gender
Equity in Media and the website $#!% People say to actresses which
provides an anonymous forum for performers to share their stories of
harassment and assault in the industry. She has been cited and
interviewed about her activism by The Guardian and The Independent. In
2017, after Harvey Weinstein was indicted for sexual assault and rape,
she wrote an article for the Guardian.Hampton was born in Silver
Spring, Maryland. She grew up in Gaithersburg and Rockville, Maryland
just north of Washington DC. Her parents are Jean and Norman Hampton.
Her Brother is Chris Hampton. Her half-brother is Jonathan Stipkala.
She studied classical piano and dance. She was a competitive swimmer
medaling at the All-Met Conference for the
Maryland/Washington/Virginia region and was a downhill snow skier. She
co-founded an editorial magazine (the Zoilus†) and was president of
her freshman class at Gaithersburg High School. She attended James
Madison University and Brooklyn College, where she studied under the
Ford Colloquium. She also won an award from the Academy of American
Poets for poetry composition, performed slam poetry throughout NYC and
published the poetry chapbook “One Pair of Shoes†in 2008. She
lived in Paris before returning to New York to continue her theatre
studies at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC, then MIT and Harvard
University.Hampton was first seen internationally when she starred in
“Should I Stay or Should I Go,†part of VH-1's "Lyrically
Speaking" series of short films, which won a ProMax World Gold Award.
She co-wrote the Feature Film “Uptown†with her co-star and
director. Of her performance in Uptown, The Independent Critic said
“Hampton is a revelation. She is stellar as the lost and lonely soul
she portrays.â€
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