| Intro | American actress, comedian and writer |
| Is |
Writer Comedian Actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Humor Literature |
| Gender | female |
Azie Mira Dungey is an American actress, comedian and writer. She wrote and played the lead role in the comedic web series “Ask a Slave”. Dungey is currently a writer for the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. The show is in its second season and has been nominated for seven Emmy’s including Best Comedy Series.
Early life and education
Dungey was born in Washington, DC. She spent her early childhood in Philadelphia, PA and later moved to Maryland where she attended middle and high school. She was a drama major at New York University, graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts.
Actress and writer
Dungey took part in a number of theatre productions in Washington, DC, including The Walworth Farce at Studio Theatre.
Dungey performed the role of a slave as part of an ongoing historical reenactment of life at the Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia, USA, once owned by President George Washington. Part of her job was to answer tourists’ questions about slavery while staying in character.
In 2013, Dungy moved to Los Angeles. She then wrote the script for a web series called Ask a Slave, and performed the lead role, that of Lizzie Mae, a slave. The series includes actual incidents from her experiences on the plantation. The series has received more than two million views.