Sam Jackson *
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Sam Jackson * (she/they – Risa) is a San Francisco-based actor, vocalist and teaching artist. Her works include film, commercial & stage acting as well as live & recorded vocal performance. While forever a student of her craft, she began her deep work at SFSU where she received her BA in Theatre performance. Her most recent stage acting credits include: Cal Shake's Lear (Cordelia/Comic), Aurora's The Incrementalists (Raz/Marteen), Aurora's Father/Daughter (Miranda/Risa), Shotgun Player's Vinegar Tom (Ellen), Aurora's Exit Strategy (Sadie), Shotgun Player's Kings (Sydney Millsap). She is also a company member of Nice Tan Comedy, a queer WOC led sketch comedy group whose work can be found on a screen near you! Jackson would like to send her deepest gratitude to her family (blood & chosen) for their love, support, and moments of sanity in this ever wild life.