Debbie Omariba. Remember that name.
She is a Kenyan actress who is making waves in the USA. Debbie has just been signed up for a role in a new upcoming TV series by HBO.
Paulina Reiter who is part of her management told Word Is via email, "She has since landed her first on screen TV role on HBO’S upcoming Chance with Hugh Laurie (Doctor House) and moved to Los Angeles to position herself to appear on the big screen."
Adding, "In her first week in LA she managed to gain across the board representation from one of Hollywood's top agencies Momentum Talent and Literally Agency [as well as sign up with] top manager Victor Kruglov. She has also co-founded a production company Friends on Fire which has seen it’s first short film accepted into the LAcinefest."
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The TV series, Chance is described as a provocative psychological thriller that focuses on Eldon Chance (Laurie), a San Francisco-based forensic neuropsychiatrist who reluctantly gets sucked into a violent and dangerous world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness.
After an ill-advised decision regarding an alluring patient who may or may not be struggling with a multiple personality disorder, Chance finds himself in the crosshairs of her abusive spouse, who also happens to be a ruthless police detective. In over his head, Chance’s decent into the city’s shadowy underbelly, all while navigating the waters of a contentious divorce and the tribulations of his teenage daughter, soon spirals into an ever deepening exploration of one of mankind’s final frontiers — the shadowy, undiscovered country of the human mind.
It is not clear what role the Kenyan actress has been cast as but you can check out Debbie's showreel.
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/170429543" width="100%" height="525" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/170429543">Debbie Omariba Acting Reel</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user43879813">Debbie Omariba</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
