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| '''Roberta Brown''' is a |
'''Roberta Brown''' is a ]. Brown plays ] and is an accomplished horsewoman as well as a competitive level figure skater.<ref>"Roberta Brown at TV.com" </ref> She has participated in rollerblading to keep in shape. Brown, also, plays the guitar | ||
| In ''Queen of Swords'', Brown worked onscreen as sword double for female characters played by ], ], and ]. In addition she worked as sword coach in that series. Brown has, also, choreographed numerous fights and swordfights for other television series, theatre, and motion pictures. Among the actors she has trained, coached, and occasionally fenced onscreen are ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Though never having trained him, she has fenced actor and swordmaster ] onscreen. | |||
| ==Education== | |||
| Roberta Brown earned a ] with Honors--], ]--in Theatre Arts from ] and then traveled across the ocean to study at and receive her ] Equivalent (Diploma with Merit) from the ] in ]. There, she studied with Master Roy Goodall. | |||
| ==Personal== | |||
| Brown was raised in Warwick, Rhode Island and has a son, Ian, born to her in 2003. Her son also bears her father's middle name. | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| Brown plays ] and is an accomplished horsewoman as well as a competitive level figure skater.<ref>"Roberta Brown at TV.com" </ref> She has participated in rollerblading to keep in shape. Brown, also, plays the guitar | |||
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| Actor ], who played Colonel Luis Montoya on ''Queen of Swords'' noticed the fine rapier she had and requested to use the rapier as Colonel Montoya throughout the series. She allowed Pelka to continue to use her rapier on set even after she returned to the states upon the completion of her contribution to ''Queen of Swords'' . | |||
| ==Credits== | |||
| ===Multimedia=== | |||
| * Women of Action Network (Action Consultant) | |||
| *'']'' (Swordmaster) | |||
| ===Film and Television=== | |||
| ====Fight Direction/Stunts==== | |||
| *''Lapse'' (2009/I) (fight director) | |||
| *'']'' (2004) (fight director) | |||
| *''Boudica'' / '']'' (2003) (stunt double: Alex Kingston)*''Boudica'' (2003) (fight director) (sword master) | |||
| *'']'' (2003) (bullwhip trainer) | |||
| *''The Bacchae'' (2002) (whip choreographer) | |||
| *'']'' (2000) (fencing choreographer) | |||
| *'']'' (2000) (fencing double: Lucy Liu) (uncredited) | |||
| *'']'' (2000) TV series (stunts) | |||
| *'']'' (2000) TV series (stunt double: Bo Derek / Paulina Galvez / Tessie Santiago) (stunts: swords) | |||
| *'']'' (1999) TV series (fencing consultant) (unknown episodes) | |||
| *'']'' (1999) (fight director) | |||
| *'']'' (1997) (swordplay coach) | |||
| *'']''(1995) (stunts) (uncredited) | |||
| *'']'' (1995) (stunts) | |||
| *'']'' (1994) TV series (sword master) (unknown episodes) | |||
| *'']'' (1994) (TV) (dialect coach) | |||
| ====Actress==== | |||
| *'']'' (2004) .... Maria | |||
| *'']'' .... Raquel | |||
| *'']'' (1997) .... Magil | |||
| *'']'' (1995) .... Warrior | |||
| *'']'' (1994) (TV) (uncredited) .... Medic | |||
| ====As Herself==== | |||
| *'']'' .... Herself, Episode: "A Call to Arms" (2008) | |||
| *'']'' .... Herself, Episode: "18 October 1999" (1999) | |||
| *'']'' .... Herself, Episode: "14 November 1996" (1996) | |||
| ===Theater Swordmaster=== | |||
| *"Oman ... O Man!"..............Kennedy Center, Washington DC | |||
| *"Hamlet".......................European Shakespeare Days, Austria | |||
| *"Twelfth Night"................The Globe Theater, LA | |||
| *"Romeo and Juliet".............European Shakespeare Days, Austria Da | |||
| *"Names"........................Lee Strasberg Theatre | |||
| *"The Ugly Play"................Santa Monica Playhouse | |||
| *"Hamlet".......................Playhouse West | |||
| *"Ravish".......................New Dance Theatre | |||
| *"15-Minute Hamlet".............Shakespeare and Friends | |||
| *"Maria Morevna"................Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble | |||
| *"Fortinbras"...................Howard Fine Theater | |||
| *"Romeo and Juliet".............Shakespeare and Friends | |||
| *"Twelfth Night"................Gascon Center Theatre | |||
| *"Hasta La Muerte"..............Gascon Center Theatre | |||
| *"Improvimagic".................Hollywood's Magic Castle | |||
| *"Horatio Hornblower"...........Long Beach Pier | |||
| *"Richard the Lionheart"........Vienna's English Theatre, Austria | |||
| *"Briar Patch"..................Ventura Court Theater | |||
| *"The Erpingham Camp"...........The Drayton Arms, London | |||
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| Roberta Brown | |
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| Born | Roberta Ellen Brown 2 April 1965 Warwick, Rhode Island, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Swordmaster |
| Website | www |
Roberta Brown is a swordmaster. Brown plays Mahjong and is an accomplished horsewoman as well as a competitive level figure skater. She has participated in rollerblading to keep in shape. Brown, also, plays the guitar