# Alexandra Slade

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{{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](/source/Monte_Vista_High_School_(Spring_Valley%2C_California))
* [Grossmont College](/source/Grossmont_College)
* [American Musical and Dramatic Academy](/source/American_Musical_and_Dramatic_Academy)
}}
| occupation         = [Actress](/source/Actress)
| years_active       = 2014–present
| known_for          = {{Plainlist|
* ''[Friend of the World](/source/Friend_of_the_World)''
* ''[We All Die Alone](/source/We_All_Die_Alone)''
}}
| credits            = {{Plainlist|
* ''[Good People](/source/Good_People_(play))''
* ''[The Legend of Georgia McBride](/source/The_Legend_of_Georgia_McBride)''
* Portrayal of [Ruby Bridges](/source/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](/source/Friend_of_the_World)'' (2020)'', [We All Die Alone](/source/We_All_Die_Alone)'' (2021) and [Cygnet Theatre](/source/Cygnet_Theatre_Company)'s production of ''[The Legend of Georgia McBride](/source/The_Legend_of_Georgia_McBride)'' (2017). She portrayed a young [Ruby Bridges](/source/Ruby_Bridges) in [Old Globe Theatre](/source/Old_Globe_Theatre)'s ''The Ruby in Us'' (2019) and was nominated for a [Craig Noel Award](/source/Craig_Noel_Awards) for ''Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female'' by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for her portrayal of [Ado Annie Carnes](/source/Ado_Annie) in ''[Oklahoma!](/source/Oklahoma!)'' (2016) at New Village Arts Theatre.

==Career==
Slade was cast as the leading role of Diane in ''[Friend of the World](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Media_in_San_Diego)|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> and the film was distributed by [Troma Entertainment](/source/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](/source/Nick_Young_(actor)), 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](/source/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''](/source/Good_People_(play)) 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](/source/San_Diego_Reader) |language=en}}</ref> and Jo in ''[The Legend of Georgia McBride](/source/The_Legend_of_Georgia_McBride)'' at [Cygnet Theatre](/source/Cygnet_Theatre_Company).<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](/source/San_Diego_Reader)|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, Slade portrayed a young [Ruby Bridges](/source/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](/source/Patch_(website)) |language=en}}</ref> a production at the [Old Globe Theatre](/source/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](/source/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](/source/We_All_Die_Alone)'' by [Jonathan Hammond](/source/Jonathan_Hammond_(filmmaker)).<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](/source/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](/source/Friend_of_the_World)''
|Diane
|-
|2021
|''[We All Die Alone](/source/We_All_Die_Alone)''
|Evangelique
|}

== Stage credits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Location
!Ref.
|-
|
|''[Thoroughly Modern Millie](/source/Thoroughly_Modern_Millie_(musical))''
|Millie
|
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|
|''[Much Ado About Nothing](/source/Much_Ado_About_Nothing)''
|[Beatrice](/source/Beatrice_(Much_Ado_About_Nothing))
|
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|2012
|''[Once on This Island](/source/Once_on_This_Island)''
|{{n/a}}
|San Diego Performing Arts Center, [San Diego, California](/source/San_Diego%2C_California)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[Rent](/source/Rent_(musical))''
|{{n/a}}
|
|
|-
|[''Hairspray''](/source/Hairspray_(musical))
|[Little Inez](/source/Little_Inez)
|Welk Resort Theatre, [Escondido, California](/source/Escondido%2C_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](/source/Chicago_(musical))''
|Mona
|Coronado Playhouse, [Coronado, California](/source/Coronado%2C_California)
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
|-
|''[The Jungle Book](/source/The_Jungle_Book)''
|Assistant Choreographer
|The Theatre Arts School of San Diego, San Diego, California
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|''[Bare](/source/Bare%3A_A_Pop_Opera)''
|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](/source/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](/source/San_Diego_Union-Tribune) |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''San Diego, I Love You 3.0''
|Joanne
|[La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse), [La Jolla, California](/source/La_Jolla%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Spring_Awakening_(play))''
|Anna
|The Barn Stage Company, [Temecula, California](/source/Temecula%2C_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](/source/The_Old_Globe_Theatre)}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[Ragtime](/source/Ragtime_(musical))''
|Pas de Deux, Ensemble
|San Diego Musical Theatre, San Diego, California
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[Oklahoma!](/source/Oklahoma!)''
|[Ado Annie Carnes](/source/Ado_Annie)
|New Village Arts Theatre, [Carlsbad, California](/source/Carlsbad%2C_California)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[Good People](/source/Good_People_(play))''
|Kate Dillon
|Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California
|-
|''[The Legend of Georgia McBride](/source/The_Legend_of_Georgia_McBride)''
|Jo
|[Cygnet Theatre](/source/Cygnet_Theatre_Company), 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](/source/Cinderella)''
|{{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](/source/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](/source/Baltimore_Sun) }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
|2019
|''The Ruby in Us''
|[Young Ruby Bridges](/source/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](/source/Craig_Noel_Awards) for ''Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female''
|''[Oklahoma!](/source/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](/source/We_All_Die_Alone)''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival](/source/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}}
|
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|8997361}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes | celebrity/alexandra_slade | Alexandra Slade }}
* [https://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/alexandra-slade/E8MHC6tlttFUgUsRoAYL97/main/ Alexandra Slade] at [Moviefone](/source/Moviefone)
* [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Alexandra-Slade/ Alexandra Slade] at [Broadway World](/source/BroadwayWorld)
* [https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/506338-alexandra-slade Alexandra Slade] at About the Artists
* [https://www.cygnettheatre.com/who-we-are/artists/alexandra-slade/ Alexandra Slade] at [Cygnet Theatre](/source/Cygnet_Theatre_Company)

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