- Lawanda L. Young was born in St. Louis, MO to Keith L. Young and Henrietta E. Young. She was first introduced to acting from her fifth grade English teacher, Ms. Walker, at Dunbar Elementary School in East St. Louis, IL. That was the beginning of her journey. Lawanda was performing in a lot of theater within the community, school and the church. She then attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where she obtained a BA in Theater Performance. During the summer of 2001, she was accepted into the Hollywood Studies Internship Program which gave her the opportunity to intern at CBS Studios for "The Young and the Restless" and Paramount Studios in the casting office of "Star Trek Enterprise". After college, she relocated to Los Angeles, CA in pursuit in turning her dreams into a reality. Her credits includes a few commercials, and a couple of TV credits. Not to mention, she has performed at some of the top comedy clubs as a comedienne at Pasadena Ice House, Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, HaHa Cafe, Flappers and even at Aces Comedy Club in Murrieta, CA.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lawanda L. Young
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Lawanda was accepted into Hollywood Studies Internship Program that Southern Illinois University at Carbondale that gave her the opportunity to intern at CBS Studios for "The Young and the Restless" and at Paramount Studios in the casting department of "Star Trek Enterprise".
- Lawanda has a younger sister named Laretta L. Young who also resides in California as well.
- Is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.
- Lawanda has a younger sister, Laretta L. Young, who also resides in Los Angeles, CA.
- Her mother, Dr. Henrietta E. Young, is the superintendent for the Brooklyn School District in Brooklyn, IL.
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