Nina-Simone Diaz is an American born actor, dancer, singer, and model. Born in Miami, FL to first generation Cuban-American parents. She began dancing at the age of three and trains in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, American Musical Theatre, and Pointe. In addition to dance, Nina-Simone is trained in Musical Theatre, Performance Theatre, Voice, Music Theory, and acting for film/television. In May of 2022, Nina-Simone graduated with honors from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, FL as a Musical Theatre major and was accepted and awarded a scholarship to Boston Conservatory at the Berklee School of Music in Massachusetts. Nina-Simone will pursue a BFA in Musical Theatre with emphasis in Dance (2022-2026). Awards and Achievements: 2022 - Applause Awards Winner "Outstanding Lead Performer" for the role of Diana in "A Chorus Line". 2022 - Applause Awards Scholarship Recipient for the role of Diana in "A Chorus Line". 2022 - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - Bravo Award for Musical Theatre. 2021 - Won the title of Distinguished Young Woman of Northeast Florida. 2019 & 2020 - Southeast Regional Film Festival & 2019 First Glance Film Festival Hollywood, PA. - Four nominations and two "Best Actor" awards for her lead role as 'Alyssa' in the short film "Comfortably Numb" directed by Sean Clickscales. 2018 - 2021 Published/featured in magazines such as: Applause Magazine, Dreamy Magazine, Stella Magazine, and Teen Look Magazine.
