Harmony Smith(I)
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Harmony is a native Angeleno who did her first commercial- for Johnson's Baby Powder- when she was just six months old. She spent most of her childhood in Hawaii but, back in L.A. during a summer break, was signed by Elite Model Management at the age of 15. She then traveled around the world working as a fashion model. Modeling morphed into acting. Remember the infamous Clairol Herbal Essences "orgasm in the shower" commercial campaign? That brunette was Harmony. She trained with Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum at the prestigious Playhouse West acting school and repertory theater in North Hollywood, and performed in many network TV shows, films and plays over the years. One of her favorite roles was that of Rita, the "popular" bank manager in Mike Nichols' film What Planet Are You From? starring Garry Shandling, Greg Kinnear, and Annette Bening. Harmony took a hiatus from acting to have children and directed her boundless enthusiasm into family life. When she returned to her passion for performing, she dedicated herself to theatre, starring in critically acclaimed plays such as Scott Haze's Angel Asylum, Eric Edward's A Mixed Tape, and Playhouse West's Welcome Home Soldier. In 2016 Harmony founded the female filmmakers group, Chicks Making Flicks. To date she has written, directed, and produced eight films and a web-series. She won two awards: the Indie Spirit and Excellence in Filmmaking awards for her films The Escape and Island of the Dolls, at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. In 2022, Harmony was awarded the Vanguard Award for Best Supporting Actress in the feature film, Heretic. As of 2022, Harmony is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Film, Television and Media, while simultaneously focusing on acting.