{{Short description|American actress}} {{distinguish|Alexandra Brewis Slade}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexandra Slade | image = Alexandra Slade.png | caption = Slade in 2012 | birth_place = | birth_date = | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * Monte Vista High School * Grossmont College * American Musical and Dramatic Academy }} | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2014–present | known_for = {{Plainlist| * ''Friend of the World'' * ''We All Die Alone'' }} | credits = {{Plainlist| * ''Good People'' * ''The Legend of Georgia McBride'' * Portrayal of Ruby Bridges in ''The Ruby in Us'' }} | height = 5'4" | father = Rolland Slade | website = }}
'''Alexandra Slade''' is an American actress who appeared in the films ''Friend of the World'' (2020)'', We All Die Alone'' (2021) and Cygnet Theatre's production of ''The Legend of Georgia McBride'' (2017). She portrayed a young Ruby Bridges in Old Globe Theatre's ''The Ruby in Us'' (2019) and was nominated for a Craig Noel Award for ''Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female'' by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for her portrayal of Ado Annie Carnes in ''Oklahoma!'' (2016) at New Village Arts Theatre.
==Career== Slade was cast as the leading role of Diane in ''Friend of the World''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Alexandra Slade {{!}} Diane – Friend of the World |url=https://charybdispictures.com/friend-of-the-world/alexandra-slade/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Charybdis Pictures}}</ref> by Brian Patrick Butler in 2017<ref name="Times of SD">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Ken|title=San Diego's Spielberg? Q&A With Director Brian Butler Near Sci-Fi Film Premiere|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2020/07/24/san-diegos-spielberg-qa-with-director-brian-butler-near-sci-fi-film-premiere/|work=Times of San Diego|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> and the film was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2022-10-18 |title=Sunset Cliffs adds touch of beauty to apocalyptic San Diego-made film 'Friend of the World' |url=https://www.pointloma-obmonthly.com/news/story/2022-10-18/sunset-cliffs-adds-touch-of-beauty-to-apocalyptic-san-diego-made-film-friend-of-the-world |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Point Loma-OB Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref> Her performance, alongside co-star Nick Young, has received praise from several film critics.<ref name="Elements of Madness">{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Douglas|title=Paranoia seeps through every frame of surrealist, absurdist sci-fi thriller "Friend of the World."|url=https://elementsofmadness.com/2022/05/05/fotw/|work=Elements of Madness|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Horror Society">{{cite web|last=Brewer|first=Mac|title=Friend Of The World (Review)|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2022/05/19/friend-of-the-world-review/|work=Horror Society|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Horror Geek Life">{{cite web|last=Hannon|first=Melissa|title=Review: ‘Friend of the World’ (2020) is a bizarre apocalyptic film|url=https://www.horrorgeeklife.com/2021/07/30/review-friend-of-the-world-2020/|work=Horror Geek Life|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> Daniel M. Kimmel described her character as introspective and intersectional.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimmel |first=Daniel M. |date=2022-06-03 |title=Review – Friend Of The World |url=https://northshoremovies.wpcomstaging.com/2022/06/03/review-friend-of-the-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605193050/https://northshoremovies.wpcomstaging.com/2022/06/03/review-friend-of-the-world/ |archive-date=2022-06-05 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=North Shore Movies |language=en-US}}</ref> That same year she was cast as Kate in ''Good People'' at Scripps Ranch Theatre<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reimer |first=Jon |date=2017-02-04 |title=Good People at Scripps Ranch Theatre {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/feb/04/theater-good-people-scripps-ranch-theatre/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}</ref> and Jo in ''The Legend of Georgia McBride'' at Cygnet Theatre.<ref name="San Diego Reader">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jeff|title=Characters crave spotlight but throw away lines|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/oct/25/theater-characters-spotlight-throw-away-lines/|work=San Diego Reader|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref>
In 2019, Slade portrayed a young Ruby Bridges in ''The Ruby in Us'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ofield |first=Helen |date=2019-06-19 |title="The Ruby in Us" is a precious gem |url=https://patch.com/california/lemongrove/ruby-us-precious-gem |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620230151/https://patch.com/california/lemongrove/ruby-us-precious-gem |archive-date=2019-06-20 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Patch |language=en}}</ref> a production at the Old Globe Theatre.<ref name="Broadway World">{{cite news|last=Cristi|first=A.A.|title=GLOBE: CoLAB's Fourth Annual Juneteenth Presentation Offered As A Live Online Event!|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/GLOBE-CoLABs-Fourth-Annual-Juneteenth-Presentation-Offered-As-A-Live-Online-Event-20200612|work=Broadway World|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> She was later cast as part of an ensemble in ''We All Die Alone'' by Jonathan Hammond.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danceswithfilms.com/we-all-die-alone/|title=We All Die Alone USA, 2021, 13.5 min. FUSION SHORTS GRP 4|work=Dances With Films|date=13 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role |- |2015 |''Luminous Flux'' |Dr. Samantha Edwards |- |2016 |''5150'' |Unknown |- |2020 |''Friend of the World'' |Diane |- |2021 |''We All Die Alone'' |Evangelique |}
== Stage credits == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Location !Ref. |- | |''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' |Millie | |<ref name=":3" /> |- | |''Much Ado About Nothing'' |Beatrice | |<ref name=":3" /> |- |2012 |''Once on This Island'' |{{n/a}} |San Diego Performing Arts Center, San Diego, California | |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Rent'' |{{n/a}} | | |- |''Hairspray'' |Little Inez |Welk Resort Theatre, Escondido, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Steven |date=2013-09-29 |title=HAIRSPRAY |url=https://stagescenela.com/2013/09/hairspray-11/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=StageSceneLA |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2014 |''Chicago'' |Mona |Coronado Playhouse, Coronado, California |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |- |''The Jungle Book'' |Assistant Choreographer |The Theatre Arts School of San Diego, San Diego, California |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Bare'' |Kyra / Assistant Choreographer |Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Case |first=Jenny |date=2014-07-16 |title=bare: a pop opera |url=https://www.diversionary.org/bare |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Diversionary Theatre |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Naughty or Nice'' |{{n/a}} |Tenth Avenue Arts Center, San Diego, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eitland |first=Kris |date=2014-12-20 |title=Fun and Dysfunction in 'Naughty or Nice' – San Diego Story |url=https://sandiegostory.com/fun-dysfunction-naughty-nice/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=San Diego Story}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2015 |''Plays by Young Writers'' |Danielle Jones |Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hebert |first=James |date=2015-01-27 |title=Review: Young dramatists dig deep |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/sdut-plays-by-young-writers-festival-review-2015-2015jan26-htmlstory.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''San Diego, I Love You 3.0'' |Joanne |La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hebert |first=James |date=2015-02-10 |title=UCSD a good match for mobile romance |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/sdut-circle-dot-theatre-ucsd-review-2015feb10-htmlstory.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Wrenegades: An Ecological Adventure'' |Cactus Wren |La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=David |date=2015-06-06 |title=Nature Surviving in San Diego – San Diego Story |url=https://sandiegostory.com/nature-surviving-in-san-diego/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=San Diego Story}}</ref> |- |''Spring Awakening'' |Anna |The Barn Stage Company, Temecula, California |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ruby In Us, a coLAB Presentation {{!}} The Old Globe |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/news--media/latest-news/press-release-page/arts-engagement/the-ruby-in-us-a-colab-presentation/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The Old Globe Theatre}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''Ragtime'' |Pas de Deux, Ensemble |San Diego Musical Theatre, San Diego, California | rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Oklahoma!'' |Ado Annie Carnes |New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California |- | rowspan="3" |2017 |''Good People'' |Kate Dillon |Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California |- |''The Legend of Georgia McBride'' |Jo |Cygnet Theatre, San Diego, California |<ref name="San Diego Reader" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowerison |first=Jean |date=2017-10-20 |title=A 'Legend' grows |url=https://sdnews.com/a-legend-grows/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=SDNews |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans: A Salsa Fairy Tale'' |{{n/a}} |New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |date=2017-12-01 |title=CINDERELLA Comes To New Village Arts |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/CINDERELLA-Comes-To-New-Village-Arts-20171201 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=BroadwayWorld |language=en}}</ref> |- |2018 |''BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!)'' |Cassandra |Moxie Theatre, San Diego, California |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kragen |first=Pam |date=2018-02-04 |title=Smart, snappy 'Bliss' gives tragic heroines a hopeful future |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sd-me-review-moxie-20180204-story.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Baltimore Sun }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> |- |2019 |''The Ruby in Us'' |Young Ruby Bridges |Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California |<ref name=":0" /> |- |2022 |''Rent'' |{{n/a}} |Patio Playhouse Community Theatre, Escondido, California | |}
{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="6" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |List of awards and nominations |+Accolades !Event !Year !Award !Title !Result !Ref. |- |San Diego Theatre Critics Circle |2016 |Craig Noel Award for ''Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female'' |''Oklahoma!'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="SCTCC">{{cite web |date=February 8, 2016 |title=Honoring professional theater with "The Craig Noel Awards" |url=https://sdcriticscircle.org/awards/2016-awards/ |access-date=May 28, 2022 |work=The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629085427/https://sdcriticscircle.org/awards/2016-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Atlanta ShortsFest |2022 |Best Ensemble Cast |''We All Die Alone'' |{{nom}} | |- |Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival |2022 |Best Ensemble Cast in a Short Film |''We All Die Alone'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=2022 DTLA Film Festival Announces Award Winners |url=https://dtlaff.com/2022-dtla-film-festival-announces-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=DTLA Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |San Diego Film Awards |2022 |Best Ensemble Cast |''We All Die Alone'' |{{won}} | |- |Simply Indie Film Fest |2023 |Best Ensemble Cast |''We All Die Alone'' |{{won}} | |}
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