PENWAH
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MEET PENWAH
PENWAH [a phonetic spelling of her given name, "Phynjuar"] is a consummate artiste, actor and producer. Young in spirit with a bubbly personality, PENWAH generously shares her gifts by mentoring and coaching up-and-coming talent including her daughter Michelle Thomas (Family Matters, The Cosby Show, Young & The Restless), hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean, and David Thomas (the original Power Rangers), just to mention a few.
A seasoned artist, PENWAH has been on stage since she was a toddler appearing in Porgy and Bess, as the baby in A Black Nativity, and later in the cast of Hair with Donna Summer. She garnered major accolades in George C. Wolfe originals: Colored Museum, Summer Suns/Tales of Night, and Piano Bar. She also studied with some of the greatest names in entertainment including Beah Richards, Barbra Ann Teer, Glynn Turman, and C. Bernard Jackson; and at fine institutions like The Alma Lewis School of Fine Arts in Boston, Inner City Cultural, The National Black Theatre, New England Conservatory, Berklee School of Music, and Emerson College.
PENWAH [a phonetic spelling of her given name, "Phynjuar"] is a consummate artiste, actor and producer. Young in spirit with a bubbly personality, PENWAH generously shares her gifts by mentoring and coaching up-and-coming talent. She was the guiding force behind the successful career of her daughter Michelle Thomas, best known for portraying Myra Monkhouse on the long-running ABC hit comedy Family Matters, Justine on The Cosby Show and Callie Rogers on The Young and Restless. Tragically, Michelle passed away on Christmas eve 1998. After a long battle with grief, PENWAH pulled herself up by the bootstraps and rekindled her passion for entertainment.
A seasoned artist, PENWAH has been on stage since she was a toddler appearing in Porgy and Bess, as the baby in A Black Nativity, and later in the cast of Hair with Donna Summer. She garnered major accolades in George C. Wolfe originals: Colored Museum, Summer Suns/Tales of Night, and Piano Bar. She also studied with some of the greatest names in entertainment including Beah Richards, Barbra Ann Teer, Glynn Turman, and C. Bernard Jackson; and at fine institutions like The Alma Lewis School of Fine Arts in Boston, Inner City Cultural, The National Black Theatre, New England Conservatory, Berklee School of Music, and Emerson College.