Misti Traya (born September 23, 1981) is an American actress. She landed her first prime time television series regular role playing 15-year-old Allison Reeves in

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's comedy ''

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''. She is the daughter of actress

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Life and career

Traya was born in

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. She worked behind-the-scenes on the independent film, ''

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'', in which she received an on-camera role. Within weeks of her first actual audition, she landed recurring roles on ''

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'' and '' Huff''. Traya completed two feature films, ''Dying for Dolly'', a

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film directed by

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, starring

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and

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, as well as ''

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'', produced by Maverick Films, directed by

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, and starring

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and

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. She is currently working with visual artist

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on his six-minute film, ''One Minute To Act A Title:

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Favorite Movies'', intended to circulate in the contemporary art arena of museums and galleries. Traya also starred in VH1's ''

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''.

Personal life

Traya is married and has a daughter (b. 2011). She lives in London.''I ground my teeth so hard from stress I dislocated my jaw''

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, May 15, 2015

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traya, Misti American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from Honolulu 1981 births Living people Sarah Lawrence College alumni 21st-century American actresses