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Hazelle Goodman

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Hazelle Goodman has been featured in Vogue, People and Vibe magazines, her self-titled HBO Special received unprecedented ratings and was nominated for two Cable Ace Awards – Best Comedy Special and Best Performer.

Woody Allen told The New York Times “Hazelle is a real find!  She’s a comedienne who is very funny and can incorporate her humor into first rate acting.” 

Among her many credits, Hazelle starred opposite Woody Allen in the ground breaking role of “Cookie” in Allen’s Deconstructing Harry, as the diva, drug lord, “Georgia Rae Mahoney” on NBC’s Homicide, and as Evelda Drumgo in the block buster film Hannibal.

With an acclaimed outing as the “Queen” in the Public Theater’s production of Cymbeline,  Hazelle made her Shakespearean debut.

She has performed alongside noted celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg,  Anthony Hopkins and others.

In her last solo performance “On Edge” critics said: "Ms. Goodman does an outstanding job...she seems to change gender by facial expression alone." -- New York Times

People magazine calls the actress "sinfully good," and Time Out New York declares her "a memorable comic gem."

"She dominates the stage. If Goodman's delivering the blow, it's bound to sting." -- Village Voice

Ms. Goodman was honored by the former Manhattan Borough President, C. Virginia Fields for her outstanding contributions in theatre, television and Film