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Cover StoryOn this Story:Photographer:Leslie AlejandroHair:Dallin JamesMakeup:Marina GravaniWardrobe:Karen Raphael16 VIVA NOLA ~ September 2020
Karrie MartinFROM LA TO L.A.By Cody Downey@codyalexdowneyFrom her time as a young girl,Karrie Martin was a fan of the artsfrom watching television shows andmovies to being a dancer. However,until she went to college, she neverthought of being an artist as apossible way of life.“When I went to LSU, truly, I didn’teven realize that you could pursuea career in acting,” Martin said.“My sisters and I always joked thatit was the chosen ones that wouldget it.”Her interest peaked thoughwhen she found out that one of hersorority sisters was in the theaterprogram. Martin then decided totake some acting classes offcampusand discovered how muchshe loved it. “Although I didn’tpursue full-time until I graduatedcollege, it was something that justbrightened my day,” she said. “Itgave me a new outlet of expressionthat I truly loved.”Martin’s newfound love of actingwould take her to Los Angeles andeventually take her into the leadrole of Ana Morales in the NetflixOriginal Series “Gentefied.” Beforemoving to Los Angeles, Martin hadlived her whole life in Louisiana.Born into a family of HonduranAmericans who were raised in theSouth, she said that she always feltthat she had her family and culturearound her. According to Martin,her parents were her first real rolemodels. “They always gave us thatsense that we could be whoeverand do whatever we wanted and setour minds to as long as we workedhard,” she said.The decision to move to LosAngeles to pursue acting was verydifficult because of her strongconnection to family. “I think it wasthat move which I did with my sister,who is also an actress, that madeit so much easier,” she said. “Youwant that grounding feeling all thetime and always around you.”Martin said that the move helpedher get outside of the bubble thatshe lived in and discover who shewas as a person and actor. “I grewup in L.A. essentially,” she said.“My formative years were definitelythere.”A couple of years into her moveto Los Angeles, Martin started towork as an intern at Betty MaeCasting to learn about what to doin the auditioning room. Throughher time as a casting assistant, shehelped cast for numerous filmssuch as “Creed II,” “Troop Zero,”“Dolemite Is My Name” and “BadBoys for Life.”According to Martin, herknowledge of film and televisionhelped her in the position allowingfor her to bring up actors her peersmay have not heard of.“That became a really funprocess for me to bring in actorsthat they hadn’t seen or wouldn’thave otherwise seen if I hadn’tthrown that name out,” she said.“It became a really awesomecollaborative effort on a lot ofprojects that I was able to do.”In terms of translating her work incasting to her work in acting, Martinsaid the experience helped changethe way she approached going intoan audition. “From the little bitsand pieces that I would take fromactors I had been admiring all mylife, getting to read with them in theroom, that was beyond educationalfor me,” she said. “It changed myconfidence in the room just seeinghow the other actors, who had beenworking forever, approached theaudition. They completely tookcontrol of the room and took theirtime as opposed to coming in withso much anxiety.”Though Martin loved castingwork, she made it clear that shewas an actor first. During this time,she had done one episode of roleson television series such as “PrettyLittle Liars” and “The Purge.”However, her big break would comewith “Gentefied.”After being passed on for arole, she was brought back in bythe casting director, who she hadmade friends with, to audition forVIVANOLAMAG.COM ~ 17
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