Chanon Finley by Jean Claude Vorgeack

Chanon Finley is an American actress and model. As a native Los Angelino, she started her career at an early age and worked professionally through high school and college where she received degrees from New York University and George Washington University.

As a model, she has appeared in hundreds of publications, commercials, films, and television shows. Chanon has been featured in gallery art shows, museums, and magazine covers. Her work has been displayed internationally, in exhibits including the University of Toronto, Sicily, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Houston Museum of Fine Art.

As an actor, Chanon has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years with parts in commercials, television, and films such as True Blood, The Master and The Gambler. When she isn’t on set, she can be found practicing her craft at Lonsdale Smith Studios where she has been studying for the last three years. Chanon’s theatrical focus is in creating works that challenge people to think about their preconceived notions of themselves and others, to help people break out of stereotypical ways of thinking and to help expand their understanding about the underlying truth of other people.