Crystal Carson (born June 24, 1967) is an American

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and former actress.

Early life

Carson has been teaching and coaching professionally in Los Angeles for the past 20 years. Prior to that, she worked as an actress in 25 theatre repertory and summer stock companies.

Career

Among her television credits are a contract role as Julia Barrett on the

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'' (1991–1993; 1997; 1998). Her character Julia was a successful businesswoman and older sister to troubled teen Brenda (

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). She was also cast as Trish in the 1985

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'' The Zero Boys'' and as Denise, a bridesmaid in the 1987

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''. In television, Carson appeared for 3 weeks on the award-winning episodic '' JAG'', 6 weeks on the mega-hit ''

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'', and had guest starring roles on ''

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.'' As for the above-mentioned role of “Julia Barrett” that Carson portrayed on ''General Hospital'', it was responsible for her being voted "Best New Female" by ''

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'' and put on their cover as one o
"Television's Most Beautiful Women"
and then nominated for "Best Female Newcomer" on the ''Soap Opera Digest'' Awards in 1992. More recently, Carson has committed to pursuing a full-time career as an acting coach. Carson was employed by

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-TV (2004–05) as the on-set coach for a full season of the crime procedural, ''The Inside'', where she focused primarily on lead actress Rachel Nichols. Currently, she guest teaches at the Margie Haber Studios, where she has been employed for 16 years. She conducts seminars at The University of Nebraska, and continues to coach privately. Her clients, over 30 working actors, have included

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(''L Word''),

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(''Bones''),

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(''Joe Dirt'', ''White Chicks'', ''The Game''),

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(''Guess Who'', ''Committed''), Vanessa Marcil (''Las Vegas''), Rachel Nichols (''Alias'', ''Amityville Horror'', ''Them''),

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(''Battlestar Galactica'', ''Memorie''),

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(''Kite Runner''),

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(''The Other Side of the Tracks'', ''Fallen'', ''DOA: Dead or Alive''),

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(''The New Guy'', ''American Pie'', ''House of the Dead 2'', ''The Darwin Awards'') Stephen Rider (Daredevil, Elementary) and Brian White (''The Shield'', ''Mr. 3000'', ''Chicago Fire, Ray Donovan'').

Teaching experience

Crystal Carson Studios - Owner, Teacher, Private Acting Coach 1995 - Currently ReActing by Heart class and Auditioning by Heart 3-day intensive workshop - Creator of these traveling workshops, and teaching at various locations, including
Los Angeles Center Studios

Reel Pros Studios
Los Angeles; Atlanta Media Campus and Studios - 4 times annually; Actors Center: London
The Actor's Centre

Diorama Studios
Dublin -''
The LabPinewood Studios: Atlanta
; Three of Us Studios: NYC
Omaha Performing Arts
- Holland Center; an
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
- UNL, Nebraska 1995 - Currently Sunday Industry Panel - Founder, Master of Ceremonies 2006 - Currently Studio Institute Global
Los Angeles Center Studios; Downtown Campus
(2000 - Currently) Industry Hollywood - Host teacher of audition technique classes for actors from the U.K. (2007 - 2017
Saigon International Film School

5 day acting workshop in Vietnam (2014)
'
Margie Haber Studios
'' – Guest-teacher of audition technique classes (1993 - 2007) The Studio - International film actor's training - Lead acting workshops with German actors (1993 – 2006) NYC Seminars / Margie Haber – Taught biannual 4-day seminars in New York at Three of Us (1993 - 2000) Professional Actors Theatre of the Handicapped; sponsored by CBS-TV - taught classes (1992–94) Arrowhead Retreats – Co-taught workshops with television director, Phil Romano & Al Valetta (1991 – 96) Charity work: Carson founded "Take a Chance with the Stars," a celebrity casino night benefitting the American Cancer Society, which raised more than $100,000. She is also on the board of "Enrichment Works" a non-profit keeping theatre in elementary schools by providing classes, workshops and productions since 1999.

Personal life

Carson was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer.

References

External links

Interviews and articles
with Crystal Carson. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Crystal 1967 births Living people American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses American acting coaches People from Spalding, Nebraska 21st-century American women