Charleene Closshey

Charleene Closshey
Best Actress Nomination at the California Independent Film Festival, September 2014
Born	January 15, 1981 (1981-01-15) (age 36) Plant City, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, Singer, Violinist, Composer, Producer
Years active	2009-present
Known for	An Evergreen Christmas, Once (musical)

Charleene Closshey (born January 15, 1981) is an American stage and screen actress, musician, composer, and producer best known for her starring role in the feature film An Evergreen Christmas alongside Academy Award nominee Robert Loggia and country music singer Naomi Judd. Closshey made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning Once (musical). Closshey also produced and starred in 2016 indie dramedy "No Postage Necessary" with George Blagden set to release 2017.

Closshey was raised in Plant City, Florida and started playing piano and reading music at age 2. She spent much of her childhood learning to play various instruments, including the flute, clarinet, harp, and viola. One of Closshey's baby photos appeared on the wrapping of Northern Bathroom Tissue.

Closshey graduated valedictorian of her high school class at Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida in 1999, where she was president of the National Honor Society and her Senior Class. Closshey subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Science degree Summa Cum Laude with concentrations in both Marketing Management and Exercise Science from Florida Southern College in 2002. She continued her artistic education in extension courses through the Juilliard School, Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York University, and Berklee College of Music.

Closshey competed in the Miss Florida America pageants, winning the local titles of Miss Orlando, Miss Tampa and Miss Tampa Bay. She won Preliminary Talent and was Top Ten at Miss Florida, receiving multiple academic and community service awards.