NIKA KING (Ella Mae Brown) has brought versatility to her talent as a comedian and actor. She is best known for her breakout role on the Emmy-winning HBO series Euphoria, which allowed her to showcase her dramatic side. Her comedy has landed her roles on Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada, and hosting Nika King & Friends, a monthly show at the Improv Lab in Hollywood. King wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning web series Funny Married Stuff, now streaming on KweliTV. She recently starred and executive produced her first feature film, Possum Trot. She is the founder of Rose of Sharon, a nonprofit serving the health and wellness of people from marginalized communities.
Meet The Cast
Meet the cast of The Rebel Girls, led by Nika King ("Ella Mae Brown"). Joining her are Kyanna Simone ("Bertha"), Honey Robinson ("Myrna"), Nia Sondaya ("Lulu"), Josephine Lawrence ("Octavia"), Maxcianna Saintilus ("Carol"), Avynn Marie Crowder-Jones ("Beretta"), and Asia Holiday ("Gussie Lee").
KYANNA SIMONE (Bertha) recently filmed The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, opposite Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis, and Sanaa Lathan. She can be seen in Season 2 of Winning Time; the indie feature The Year Between, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Stories; and Season 3 of The CW’s All American. Other credits include Project Power opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the Netflix series Chambers with Uma Thurman, MA with Octavia Spencer, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
HONEY ROBINSON (Myrna) is a freshman at the University of Southern California (USC) majoring in Theatre with an emphasis in acting. She got her start in acting at age 9, performing Shakespeare at a Compton elementary school, and went on to become a two-time consecutive winner of the City Hearts Shakespeare Challenge. She starred in the Awesomeness TV series My Dream Quinceñera, and guest and co-starred in The Rookie and The Goldbergs. She also recently wrapped a lead role in the Disney+ Launchpad film Black Belts.
NIA SONDAYA (Lulu) won Best Supporting Actress at 14 years old for her very first acting role in the Pittsburgh Playwright’s Black White Festival. She made the move to Los Angeles to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Since then, she has landed recurring roles in Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Peacock’s Bel Air, and Apple+ TV’s Truth Be Told. She also secured a leading role in the Netflix film Heart Shot.
JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE (Octavia) began her acting journey at the age of 4 on stage at the Southwest Fulton Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Josephine has appeared in multiple indie and short films, national commercials for Amazon Prime and Lexus, and television productions such as Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns, Fox’s 9-1-1, Starz’ Raising Kanan, and OWN’s Cherish The Day.
MAXCIANNA SAINTILUS (Carol) is a Haitian American actress who trained at Vashon Center Of The Arts. Adopted from Haiti at a young age, Maxcianna began acting at the age of 5. She recently filmed Choices, which won the Best Cast Award at the Diversity in Cannes Short Film and Web Series Showcase.
AVVNN CROWDER-JONES (Beretta/”Bee”) was born October 2, 2012, in Harbor City, CA. Currently, she resides in Lakewood, CA with her parents. Her television credits include a recurring guest-starring role on HBO’s Here and Now, a guest starring role in Rap Sh*t: Season 2, and multiple commercial principal roles.
ASIA HOLIDAY (Gussie Lee) stepped onto her first movie at the age of 6, singing in the James Brown biographical drama Get on Up. She performed at Carnegie Hall with Distinguished Concerts International New York. She went on to grace the stage at the world-renowned Grand Ole Opry for three consecutive years.