Supa Hair

Glenís Hunter is a New York actress, writer and filmmaker based in LA. She is of Dominican, Black and Native American(Shinnecock) descent. From a young age she discovered the performing arts as a way of freedom and self-expression. After graduating from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minor in Women Studies, she decided to pursue acting and writing full-time. She enjoys creating TV pilots and films that explore her culture and also speak to social oppression. In 2021 she was became a NAMA (Native American Media Alliance) TV Lab Fellow. There she developed her brand new TV pilot, The 1 which explores the lives of passengers on New York City’s 1 train. Glenís also enjoys theater and has starred in productions of Platanos and Collard Greens, Oleanna and Women of Manhattan, also including Spotlight Sketch Shows at UCB NY. She’s also appeared in dozens of ads for brands such as, Geico, Olly, Best Buy and McDonald’s. TV/Film credits include, ‘Woke’- an independent TV pilot that she wrote, produced and starred in. Woke premiered at LALIFF 2021 and several film festivals in 2019 including, LA Skins Fest, HBO New York Latino Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, and Dominican Film Festival.