Lanette Ware

Lanette Ware

56 · Born: Dec 27, 1968

Personal Details

BornDec 27, 1968 Manhattan, New York, USA

Biography

Lanette, a talented individual, hails from Manhattan, New York, where she was born and raised. She began her journey in the world of entertainment at a tender age, starring in her first commercial when she was just three years old. Her passion for the arts was evident from a young age, and she went on to study cinematic language at The Toronto Film School, earning a BA in Drama from the London, UK/New York State Theater Academy.

In addition to her academic achievements, Lanette is a published writer and a certified basic Spanish teacher. Her early training in music theory, writing, and directing came from the prestigious High School of Performing Arts and the Diller Quaile Music School in New York.

Lanette's extensive experience in the entertainment industry has led her to work with notable playwrights, including John Henry Redwood, with whom she helped develop the lead role in his final theatrical work, "An 'Ole Soul, A Young Spirit", at The New Harmony Project in New Harmony, Indiana.

As the CEO of A WWB Production, Inc. and a member of the Academy/CMPA, The Actors Studio, NY/LA, WIF-T, and acting unions SAG/AFTRA/AEA//UBCP, Lanette is dedicated to producing projects that showcase underrepresented and marginalized communities of color, providing accurate depictions of themselves on screen.

In 2024, Lanette is set to produce an original premium drama series, a preschool animated series, a detective procedural, a documentary series featuring mature women across genres and provinces, as well as a short-form romantic comedy.

Lanette is represented by The Characters Talent Agency in all categories, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.

Career

2026
Whistle
Whistle as Maya Jackson
2025
Seven Veils
Seven Veils as Beatrice
2024
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside as Coach Parker
2022
Firestarter
Firestarter as Principal Lewis
Death She Wrote
Death She Wrote as Mrs. Tollson
Anything for Jackson
Anything for Jackson as Detective Bellows
Girl
Girl as Betty
Diggstown
Diggstown as Judge Lawrence
2019
Two Turtle Doves
Two Turtle Doves as Professor Warren
White Lie
White Lie as Dr. Platt
2018
2017
Black Cop
Black Cop as The Host (voice)
Taken
Taken as Theresa Redcliffe
2016
2012
A Mother's Nightmare
A Mother's Nightmare as Officer Tate
2011
Donovan's Echo
Donovan's Echo as Susan Boyd
17th Precinct
17th Precinct as Judge Leslie Harowan
2007
2005
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children as Monifa (segment "Jesus Children of America")
2003
Easy
Easy as Tanya - Bookstore Owner
2002
2000
Shaft
Shaft as Terry