Alysia Joy Powell is a native of Southern California that, currently,

resides in Brooklyn. Born of two parents who met in an acting class,

however starting her entertainment career late in her 20’s with

Gospel music. First as an artist, singing with the likes of Richard

Smallwood, Yolanda Adams and GMWA and singing back up for

Artists like Mary J. Blige, before managing artists.

She, then, realized her childhood dream of acting, having a 20+ year

career In Film, TV, and Stage with recent credits such as: Guest

starring roles on Bull, Billions, Random Acts of Flyness, Pose,

Recurring on Mysteries of Laura and currently Recurring as

Wyndolyn Capers on Orange Is The New Black. She is pursuing her

talents behind the camera, as well, as a Director and writer the new

web series For EBC, St. James Pl and Co-Director/Actress for the TV

Pilot, Boys and Girls. She is, also, working on her One Woman Show,

Different Shades of Love, which was featured in the Emerging Artist

Festival, that is written by her.

She is, patiently, waiting to see what God has for her next as she

explores her other gifts and talent such as; screenwriting, stand up,

teaching acting, singing, making jewelry for her jewelry line "MY

Diva-Tude", the designing of her Plus size clothing line “A.Joy”, and

the completion of writing her TV Pilots, Façade’ and M’dame Joy. She

just returned from Cleveland, shooting the Fred Hampton Project,

playing opposite Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out). Alysia Joy Powell is a force

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