Carla Renata

Carla Renata
Born	Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Other names	Carla Renata Williams
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1992–present
Notable work	Gary Coleman in Avenue Q
Home town	St. Louis, Missouri
Awards	NAACP Theatre Awards Nomination
Website	Carla Renata

Carla Renata (sometimes credited as Carla Renata Williams, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her parents were born and raised) is an American actress and singer. Renata has starred in several long-running Broadway musicals, national tours and regularly appears on hit television shows. She also Co-Host On Air With Tony Sweet on the hit internet station UBNRADIO.com and does film reviews for her blog on carlarenatascorner.com.

Carla Renata graduated from Howard University with a B.A. in Broadcast Production and was cast in the Matthew Broderick Broadway revival of How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. She has worked in Broadway musicals. "The Life", "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and in Vegas for the rock group "Queen" as "Killer Queen" in their hit musical "We Will Rock You". She regularly works in Hollywood, CA in TV sitcoms and made history becoming the 1st African American actress to appear on three television shows in recurring roles: Shake It Up,Hart of Dixie, How to Live With Your Parents.