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CHARLIE




                 KERSH






                                                Charlie Kersh was born in Hanoi, Vietnam,
                                                adopted by her American parents, Kevin and
                                                Nancy, and moved to the United States as an
                                                infant.  She has a brother, John, and a sister,
                                                Nadia.  Charlie is an accomplished actor,
                                                singer, dancer and martial artist.  She
                                                currently holds a 4 th degree black belt in
                                                Taekwondo. She is a Taekwondo Xtreme
                                                Martial Arts (XMA) World Champion as well as
                                                a Creative Martial Arts World Champion. She

                                                was handpicked by director David Leitch for
                                                his 87 North Action Team.

                                                At age five, Charlie asked to attend an EXPO
                                                talent event in Dallas, Texas; and, from there,
                                                was invited to New York City.  Within months of

                       CHARLIE KERSH            her arrival, Charlie signed with Abrams Artists
                                                Agency (currently A3 Artists Agency) and

                                                booked several national commercials, earning
                                                her SAG status.

                 While in NYC Charlie saw her first Broadway show and was smitten with
                 musical theater.  At nine years old, she was cast as Lavender in
                 Broadway’s national tour of “Matilda the Musical.”  She spent nine months
                 on the road and performed in over 200 shows to stellar reviews.
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