Marie Poncé

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Born
Marie McKinney
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (BA) National Shakespeare Conservatory (MA)
OrganizationOpen Artists NYC, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Known forCultural Arts Administration
TelevisionOne Life to Live (ABC), Bare Feet (PBS), Sesame Street
Websitemarieponce.com

Marie McKinney-Poncé is an American actor, author, singer. She teaches at the NYU/ Stella Adler School of Acting.

Early life

Marie Poncé was born in Boston, Massachusetts on [date]. A week later family moved to Burma where her father Theophilus Ellis McKinney, Jr.[1] and her mother Sarah was a coloratura soprano, sang with Louis Armstrong.[2]

Her great-grandfather Thomas Cannady (aka Thomas Lloyd) won a court case against the Railroad in N.C. and was first known lawyer of color in Georgia. Her grand father, Theophilus Elijah McKinney, Sr., was Dean of Johnson C. Smith University,[3] Her grand mother Martha (Marie) Cannady (Lloyd) served in her local South Christian Leadership Conference Chapter. W. E. B. and Shirley Graham Dubois are Marie Poncé's god-parents.[4]

Marie grew up in different places: Yangon, Burma, where her first words were milk and thank you in Burmese, Cairo, Egypt, Israel, Paris, France, Hong Kong, China, Honolulu, Hawaii. In the United States she lived in Florida, Louisiana, New York, Washington, D.C. and Delaware.

In 5th grade, Marie and her sister Margaret, were hired to dance/choreograph for commercial openings in the NY area. On her 10th birthday, Marie sang on Sesame Street on Channel 13 in the NBC building studio. At 10 and 11, Marie was a solo singer for community events. Marie attended Virginia Road School, Valhalla High School, and met husband Robert G. Poncé, a.k.a. The Night Watchman on WHCR's Soul Lounge Prime Time and founding Director of Harlem Emergency Network[5] At Marymount Secondary School she was V.P of the Student Council.[6] At 18, Marie McKinney won Miss Black USA[7] for Delaware and placed 7 in the National in Phoenix, Arizona.

Education

Marie McKinney obtained B.A. in English/Theater at College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Mass.[8] Marie McKinney then gained a Masters in Drama and Dramaturgy at National Shakespeare Company Conservatory, NYC.

For several years, Marie Poncé studied the cherokee and Garifuna Arawak languages.

Career

Indigenous work

For 22 years to present, Marie Poncé is project manager for Native Artist Booths at The Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow[9] at Queens Farm Museum,[10]

Pioneer of Cherokee and Arawak language revitalization, and Native Caribbean research she performers original solo cultural works and shows and workshops with The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Inc.[11] at venues like: The MET, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Hudson River Museum, SummerStage's Harlem Caravan, Dir. George Faison.[12]

Marie is featured in NY Times,[13] The New Yorker, Annual Dance Concert at Theater for the New City and Indian Country Today articles as one of few female Native American Hoop Dancers on the East Coast.[14][15]

Marie Poncé's solo performances included: The Jewish Museum, a featured segment on PBS TV's Mickella Mallozzi's Barefeet, Almost Summer Celebration Wagner Park, the Re-Opening of Wagner Park's Climate protective wall, 2025.[16]

Marie was curating panelist for Traveling Taino Exhibit at NMAI (2019) and coordinating family historians like Sarah Louise Evans, Marsha Sumter, Sonja Johnson with NMAI researchers, Christina Marie Gonzalez, Jorge Baracutei Estevez, Bobbie Gonzalez. Other mentors: Kacikes: Cibanakan, Xeiruti, Roberto Mukaro Borrero, Irka Mateo, Jose Barierro and Thunderbirds.

Marie Poncé is producer of documentary film on The Thunderbirds in their 50th year and was featured in indie documentary film" Native New Yorkers. Ms. Poncé founded Open Artist NYC, The NEC Monthly Meets, produced and presented Arts, Grants, Resources and Opportunities at Screen Actor's Guild's NY offices. Marie Poncé Co-produced healing structured improvisation, educational programs and small group intervention for over 300 survivors of civil war and sexual abuse with the U.N. Salena Brown and Dr Janet M. Lerner founder of Restoration and Healing, Inc. in Monrovia, Liberia(2010-12), who started the first accredited social work program in Liberia.[17]

Theatre production

Originated role of Nellie Monk 'n' Bud Laurence Holder Dir. Jasper McGruder at International Festival for Experimental Theater, Egypt in the Cairo Opera House; Theater for the New City, NYC, The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, Scotland with actors, Alvin Alexis and Tony Jackson.[18][19][20][21]

Educator

Adjunct Professor of Character and Atmosphere classes at SAG Conservatory, NYU/Stella Adler Studio of Acting Director and The Negro Ensemble Company's Actor's Training Program, after founding and directing The NEC's Arts-in-Education Program, starting out as Wardrobe Supervisor for The NEC.

Marie Poncé developed arts education programs for: Tony Randall's National Actor's Theatre, Learning Through Expanded Arts Program, Phyllis Rose Dance Company, Theatre in Motion and Tony Randall s National Actors Theatre, impacting the lives of thousands of NYC students (pre-K to college).[22][23][24]

At The World Trade Center, Marie (aka Marmarra McKinney) was a Course Supervisor and Introduction Leader managing courses at Landmark Education, in the wake of 9/11.[25]

Performing arts

She returned to partner with O.L. Duke in 2001 producing The Negro Ensemble Company's Tea, Taxes and Shakespeare, playing multiple roles while managing quick on stage, changes in Lou Myers Just A Little Bit of Somethin'..[26][27][28]

She was a principal in Essence Magazine's first TV commercial.[29] Aswell the Where's the Beef commercial opposite Joan Rivers.

Marie is author, traditional arts, dance and accent coach for her play, The Roots of Rap.

Marie Poncé 's Performing Artist Roles Include writing, and performing AWOL the TV pilot for Mad TV with 'Debra Wilson', Tamara Tunie and Carl Kissin, Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire; Carmen, the waitress on ABC's One Life to Live, Law and Order , Malik Yoba's NY Undercover, Fed Ex Woman' for Fed Ex Southern Hemisphere at The Hilton Las Vegas with Chicago City Limits, Salt 'n' Peppa's Express Yourself Video, Sesame Street[30][31][32].[33] Film: Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies with Tom Hanks, Science Teacher in Matthew Broderick's Stranger's with Candy, Players Wife in For Love of the Game, Robin in Rye Psychiatric Hospital's The Gathering, 'Fed Ex Woman' for Fed Ex Southern Hemisphere, Salt 'n' Pepa's "Express Yourself" Video, Lotto, Blue Steel, Dead Presidents, several Spike Lee Movies: Do The Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Other Theatre: Her in Through Her Eyes "Africa" in Cornbury: The Queen's Governor, "Griot" in Lola Louis' The Children's Legacy.

Toured as Singer: Adiva, Marvelettes, Funk Guru (band), Heyna Second Sons.

Possible sources

[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]

Awards

  • Featured in NY Times with the Thunderbirds.[13]
  • New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship and Panelist: Choreography; Gibney Dance in Process Residency, Lower Manhattan Community Council.[51]
  • Cherokee Language Certificate from Cherokee Nation Language Department levels 1-4, Pick of the Fringe Edinburgh Scotland.
  • Audelco Award.[52]
  • Ensemble Acting nominee, National Honor Society, Miss Black USA Delaware, Densford Fund grant writer for the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Inc.[53][54][55]
  • The Field Residency from The Field NY in spring 2013
  • Fieldwork residencies in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Rielly, Morgan (2003-01-15). "Theophilus Ellis McKinney, Jr. '54". Bowdoin College Obituaries. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Is the letter on display that Truman wrote in defense of his daughter's singing? | Harry S. Truman". www.trumanlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ↑ "Our History | Johnson C. Smith University". www.jcsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  4. ↑ "W.E.B. Du Bois | Biography, Education, Books, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Harlem Emergency Network". harlememergency.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Marymount School | school, Tarrytown, New York, United States | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Miss Black USA Pageant", Wikipedia, 2025-09-11, retrieved 2025-10-24
  8. ↑ "Robyn Hunt - Department of Theatre and Dance | University of South Carolina". sc.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  9. ↑ "46th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow 2025". Pow Wow Calendar. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  10. ↑ "Queens County Farm Museum". Queens County Farm Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  11. ↑ "Thunderbird American Indian Dancers". Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  12. ↑ OutandAboutnycmag (2014-08-19). "Summerstage Harlem Dance Caravan: Erasing The Boundaries". Out & About NYC Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Round (and Hoop, and Eagle and Deer) Dancing on First Avenue (Published 2019)". 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  14. ↑ Graeber, Laurel. "Spare Times: Feb.6 - Feb.12 | Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Dance Concert and Powwow". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  15. ↑ ravensky23 (2019-09-09). Thunderbird dancers, Marie, a skilled hoop dancer performing. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi | Empower NYC | Season 6 | Episode 601. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via www.pbs.org.
  17. ↑ "Training". Restoration and Healing Inc. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  18. ↑ "About - Gilded Balloon". gildedballoon.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  19. ↑ "Jasper McGruder – A Performing Arts Legacy Project site". performingartslegacy.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  20. ↑ "Opera Egypt | About". cairoopera.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  21. ↑ "Opera Egypt | Home". www.cairoopera.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  22. ↑ Tony Randall - Charlie Rose. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via charlierose.com.
  23. ↑ "LEAP NYC | Arts Education | New York, NY, USA". leapnyc. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  24. ↑ "Phyllis Rose Dance Company |". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  25. ↑ "JOAN MYERS BROWN TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND LOUIS MOFSIE TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE FIELD OF DANCE – The Bessies". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  26. ↑ "archives.nypl.org -- Negro Ensemble Company records". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  27. ↑ "Lou Myers | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  28. ↑ Bailey, Jack (2013-02-20). "Well-known Actor, WVSU Alumni Lou Myers Passes Away". West Virginia State University. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  29. ↑ "Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends". Essence. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  30. ↑ One Life to Live, Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Inc., Creative Horizons, 1968-07-15, retrieved 2025-10-24
  31. ↑ SaltNPepasHere (2008-12-04). Salt N Pepa- Express Yourself. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via YouTube.
  32. ↑ "Discover All Chicago City Limits Improv Has to Offer". www.chicagocitylimits.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  33. ↑ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", Wikipedia, 2025-10-24, retrieved 2025-10-24
  34. ↑ Marie Poncé (2022-04-11). Marie Poncé Thunderbirds: Native American Hoop Dance Drums Along the Hudson 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via YouTube.
  35. ↑ "About New York Women in Film & Television". New York Women in Film & Television. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  36. ↑ "Thunderbird American Indian Dancers". Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  37. ↑ "Thunderbird American Indian Powwow". Queens County Farm Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  38. ↑ Schwartzkopf, Sara (2014-03-01). "The 10 Biggest Pow Wows in Indian Country". ICT. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  39. ↑ "Shirish Korde Composer | Official Website". Shirish Korde. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  40. ↑ "Philip Meister, Helped Start Cubiculo Theater (Published 1982)". 1982-04-05. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  41. ↑ Staff, Variety (1991-01-21). "Mario Siletti". Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  42. ↑ "Lobdell, Peter T. | Faculty & Staff | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  43. ↑ "Linda Hunt", Wikipedia, 2025-10-11, retrieved 2025-10-24
  44. ↑ "archives.nypl.org -- Cubiculo Theatre records". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  45. ↑ Vershbow, Ben (2009-02-04). "Roots of Rap: Poetry - IRT". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  46. ↑ Bridge of Spies, DreamWorks Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, 2015-10-16, retrieved 2025-10-24
  47. ↑ "An oral history of 'Strangers With Candy,' the comedy that changed TV's rulebook". Los Angeles Times. 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  48. ↑ For Love of the Game (1999) - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via www.imdb.com.
  49. ↑ Blue Steel, Lightning Pictures, Precision Films, Mack-Taylor Productions, 1990-03-16, retrieved 2025-10-24
  50. ↑ Dead Presidents (1995) - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via www.imdb.com.
  51. ↑ "Home". LMCC. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  52. ↑ "52nd ANNUAL "THE VIV" AUDELCO AWARDS". 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  53. ↑ "Miss Black USA". Miss Black USA. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  54. ↑ "Marie Poncé | Gibney Resident Artist". Gibney. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  55. ↑ "NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship". Nyfa. Retrieved 2025-10-24.

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