Oct. 11, 2024鈥揂ctor Sharon Blynn will deliver an interactive career guidance presentation to 含羞草社区 cinematic arts, graphic design, and digital animation students on Tuesday, Oct. 22, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Kemper Recital Hall, Leah Spratt Hall, Room 101.
鈥淎s part of Missouri Western鈥檚 applied learning model, this presentation is designed to help students find their voice and develop their career path,鈥� said Dr. David Sutera, assistant professor of cinema at Missouri Western.
Blynn is a cancer survivor, an 鈥渁ctorvist,鈥� writer and founder of 鈥淏ald Is Beautiful,鈥� an ovarian cancer awareness organization dedicated to empowering women and girls to define their beauty and wholeness on their own terms. She has appeared on TV and in films, and performed on stages in New York and Los Angeles, as well as sharing her Bald Is Beautiful message all over the world.听
Most recently, Blynn played the role of Skrull alien Soren (wife to Ben Mendelsohn鈥檚 Talos) in 鈥淐aptain Marvel鈥� and 鈥淪pider-Man: Far from Home鈥� and Red Wizard Dimitra Flass in 鈥淒ungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.鈥�
She has also appeared on TV鈥檚 鈥淭his Is Us鈥� (NBC), 鈥淭he Detour鈥� (TBS), 鈥淏ody of Proof鈥� (ABC), 鈥淪hameless鈥� (Showtime), and 鈥淟ie to Me鈥� (Fox), and she hosted the PBS documentary, 鈥淭he Whisper: The Silent Crisis of Ovarian Cancer鈥�, and the Revlon Pink Pony Foundation鈥檚 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk About Cancer鈥� podcast.听
Blynn鈥檚 recent honors include the BraveHeart Women鈥檚 Courage Award and the Lilly Tartikoff/EIF Hope Award, and she was named a Revlon Role Model and Lifetime TV 鈥淩emarkable Woman.鈥澛�
This event is free and open to the public.
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