Ungenita Prevost
- Actress
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Named after Agneta Martensson, a Swedish Bronze Olympic Swimmer,
Ungenita Prevost, born in 1976, was by age five enrolled in the
prestigious St. Louis Cathedral School of New Orleans. With a natural
instinct toward performing, she began dancing and twirling a baton and
establishing herself as the doll of the French Quarter Mardi Gras.
Growing up in the gritty Iberville projects of the Crescent City,
Ungenita's kaleidoscopic Creole genetic gumbo made her a standout.
Teased for her exotic looks and eccentric ways, she was keenly aware
she was different. At age 10 she was inspired by the sounds on the
radio to write song lyrics. In her teens she performed in school
recitals, became fashion-savvy and obsessed over cosmetics. She
attended a beauty college in the San Francisco Bay area before moving
to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She trained at the Vincent Chase
Studios in Hollywood and at The Performing Arts Center with Golden
Globe nominee John Sarno. She made her acting debut in Motorcycle Cheerleading Mommas (1997), the
Edward D. Wood Jr.-style spoof of 1950s and 1960s biker movies, and followed that
with Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997) and Homegrown (1998) with Bon Jovi and Billy Bob Thornton. Since then
she's landed bit parts on many TV shows. You may have seen her dance on
Soul Train (1971) or in music videos on VH1 and MTV. A CD was released with the
female pop group Slammin'. She's even body-doubled for other famous
faces (or, to be more exact, bodies). With national commercials
currently running, her career continues to reach new
peaks.