Yassmin Alers

'''Yassmin Alers''' is an American film and stage actress.

== Early life and education == Alers was born in New York City's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

== Career == She was dance captain and understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's ''RENT'' on Broadway. She also appeared in the Broadway productions of Paul Simon's ''The Capeman'' and in the revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show''. Alers has appeared in the International Tour of ''The Who's Tommy'' and the National Tour of ''RENT''. She most recently was on Broadway with On Your Feet and at GEVA Theater Center in Rochester with In The Heights, where she played the role of Abuela Claudia.

==Filmography== * ''West Side Story'' (2021) as Lluvia<ref name=jj>{{Cite web |title=Meet the cast of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/west-side-story-cast/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref> * ''The American Mall'' (2008) (TV) as Erin * ''Chain Link'' (2008) as Jade<ref name=yy>{{Cite web |title=Yassmin Alers |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bdb16bcc0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026104852/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bdb16bcc0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> * ''Across the Universe''<ref name=jj/> (2007) as Harlot<ref name=yy/> * ''The Ten Commandments: The Musical'' (2006) as Ensemble

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==External links== * [http://www.yassminalers.com Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103150704/http://yassminalers.com/ |date=2006-01-03 }} * [http://www.broadwayworld.com/bios/viewstar.cfm?starid=223 Broadway World] * {{IBDB name}}

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