Best Known For Two Speaking Roles in: AKA Sister Kendra (Psalmist/Minister) in the movie War Angel (2018), AKA Justice Forbes (Retired Federal Judge) in 'The Negotiator: Black Swan', where she portrays a sensitive yet firm World Leader. Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman is a budding actress whose said to be fun, outgoing and very easy to work with. It is also said she's deliberate/intentional making her the occidental and natural-born actress according to most. She remains eccentric, eclectic, and willingly teachable and keeps an open mind.
About Olivia Pope Friedman: Pope Friedman is an American Bar Association Listed Diversity & Inclusion Speaker and Author. Her platforms are Girl's and Women's Economic Empowerment, and Inclusion of People of Colour for Legal and High Judicial Professions. She's multi-lingual via military experience, is a tough yet fair (Certified) Mediator and Negotiator. She widely and confidently facicitizenlitates ease of settlement; case after case between parties. She has experience as a US Navy 'Doc', and gets along very well with people of many different cultures, orientations, and those from various walks of life. Olivia Pope Friedman also has a background in ministry, classical singing (opera), and is a meta-physician. Dr. Friedman brings much to the table as an actress with having lived such a full life already.
Beginning to Current Day: Dr. Friedman is a Harvard Educated, and Program on Negotiation (PON) Star Graduate, a Double Law Student and Metaphysician - Hailing from the West Side of Chicago (Illinois), born to parents, vested in (BrownStones) real estate, who struggled and lifted their family out of dire Chicago slums; Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman having international connections via her work and public speaking at the United Nations in New York, had been told frequently from the UN to the movie set while observing directors from afar - about her unique and 'Exotic' look; Olivia was quickly discovered by Eula Berassa, Casting Assistant and Assistant Director - who cast her in the movie (War Angel: The Awakening) during preproduction in February, 2018 with two very visible speaking/singing roles. It was said she "fit right in, is a natural born actress with no formal training."
Failed(Prior) Auditions & Opportunities for Prominent Roles: Dr. Friedman was called to audition for the Ford Motor Company #RollOn / #BornToRoll Commercial featuring prominent overachieving women of color driving Ford vehicles, while living out extraordinary lives as US Navy Doc's, Pilots, Cooks, Graffiti Artists and more! While not chosen for the commercial, she thanked all of those chosen in a very public and positive light on social media around the world. https://www.facebook.com/pope.friedman.5/videos/1027324694090320/ Dr. Friedman was told she was great was given an invitation to apply with a specific agency on referral; to register with them for future opportunities.
Previous Acting Experience: Child Actress Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman is no stranger to acting, despite having received no formal training as an actress, including the very in-formal drama experiences in high school theater, with starring roles in such plays as; Romeo and Juliet' as Juliet & 'Phantom of the Opera' (Modified), and several other theater plays, including her acting/singing activities at local Illinois churches. Dr. O uses her gift of voice and song via voice overs for commercials and as an illustrator for stage productions, book promotions, and wrote her first screen play called 'Body Parts' at 6 years of age, depicting what we call today, plastic surgery. She also wrote a book on what we call today; String-Theory. She's also a highly patented hi-tech Inventor, including the world's first emotion-detection device using EEG, EMG, EGG and other technologies which is now being used in video games where the end-user controls the video game with their mind alone.
Future Opportunities: Dr. Friedman remembers Steven Spielberg's 'Terra Nova - TV Series' yet had to complete a huge law exam that weekend and forewent auditioning. Yet Clint Eastwood's 'The Mule' is a film she stated she did not resonate with and passed up the opportunity. However, Dr. Friedman was encouraged my many prominent actors and actresses, to remain in the flow of auditions. Some said it was a 'feeling' they had about her, that she is bound to become very successful as an actress if she just continues to fill the roles offered to her. She stated in an interview, she'd love to "work with Spielberg" in the future, as she'd been told by a literary agent she writes and thinks like him. Dr. Friedman (the minister & meta-physician), maintains she's finding her own unique signature.
Originally Cast as an Extra, But Noticed by Assistant Director on Set for Prominent Role: Dr. Friedman was originally cast as an 'Extra' or 'Background Actress' yet walked away with two speaking roles; one of which is (singing) 'Psalmist' as she's multi-lingual and sings both Opera & Gospel. With her most recent work in 'The Negotiator: Parisitism' (2019) as Master Negotiator and Chief Mediator of MediationPlanet as a Retired Federal Judge (Justice Forbes, the character who considered allowing population control and one world leader for the greater good, as a new precedent for the world...). She's officially SAG AFTRA Eligible as of October 2018.
More About Olivia Pope Friedman...
* Age Range: * Performs ages 25 - 115 Guilds,
* SAG-AFTRA Eligible
* Ethnicity: African American - African - Cuban - European, 11% Asian
* Hair: Dark Brown (Long) Eyes * Brown (Prefers Gray Contacts),
United States and International Civil Servant/Citizen - Protegee of Multi-Billionaire Business Man... * Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman is also one of very few lifetime Protégée's of a well known multi-billionaire. She's known as Oneek: World Negotiator, Chief Mediator at MediationPlanet, and is also known as the High Priestess of The United Nations in New York (unofficial title bestowed by way of her non-denominational prayers before and after many UN events (where allowed), and is also a true-to-life minister.
Widespread International Recognition: She's been honored in both West and East Africa as an HRH Princess of Gallinas, an Ambassador of Peace and Sport at IHGS, she's was the very first and to date - the only Director of the (former organizing group); United Nations Group as part of the UN Association. Quite humbly, she also happens to be an actual 'High Chief' with a Traditional Priesthood in Africa. Dr. Friedman is one whose 'officially vetted' by having been properly nominated, appointed and installed in West Africa by a Paramount Ruler. She has been given the Chieftain Title and is called: High Chief Enyaeze (Eyes of the King) by the Royal Traditional Priesthood (Kingdom). She does quite a bit toward continued humanitarian work of global scale - in technical education throughout Africa and around the world. She is a High Chief, HRH Princess of the Gallinas People and is a Tribal Woman for the advancement of The Human Race.
Spiritual Connection / Resonance With the Film/Movie: She stated the movie and her role immediately resonated with her, given the current state of the world and the view of persons of different gender orientation and otherwise.
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"Sometime, the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself, through visualization and the Law of Attraction." Olivia Pope Friedman - 1999
"Guess What? People Will Talk About You No Matter What. Do Your Best, And Do Not Worry About What Others Think. Be You. Do You."
* Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman - On the Set of 'The Negotiator: Parasitism' 2018
War Angel (2018), is based on true events of the life of Matthew Carter, a story Dr. O says... "that's not only one worth telling, yet also one that simply 'must' - be told". - Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman - On the Set of 'The Negotiator: Parasitism' 2018
"Love is Love, Hate is Hate - Let Us Choose Love Over All, As We are All Children of G_d And Are Sinners. Therefore, We Simply Cannot Judge Another, Without First Judging Ourselves." - Dr. Olivia Pope Friedman - On the Set of 'War Angel' April 2018