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He's Such a Girl
Background:
Naja Hill is an actress, model and television host. She has appeared in
popular television shows like “Bones,”
“Nip/Tuck,” “CSI: Miami,” “Brothers
& Sisters” as well as in films such as Spike Lee's “She
Hate Me” (2004), “Japan” (2008), “He's Such a
Girl” (2009) and “Open House” (2010), not to mention
appearances in several theatrical productions. Hill has hosted for a
variety of music, fashion, fitness, entertainment news and travel
shows.
Hill is a vegetarian.
Angela Hill
Childhood and Family:
Naja Hill's birth name was Angela Hill. She was born to an artistic
family and knew that she wanted to act at a young age. She began her
training at the esteemed Stella Adler Conservatory in New York and went
on to study with noted acting coaches like Susan Batson, Anthony
Abeson, Lesly Kahn, Harold Guskin, Bill Esper, Roni Dengal, Bill
Hopkins and Sandy Shurin.
Style Test Drive
Career:
Naja Hill had her first screen role in the dramatic comedy “Love
& Orgasms,” which premiered at the Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival on November 8, 2003. There she played the
role of Christa. In the following year, she was cast as Nadiyah's
girlfriend in the Spike Lee movie “She Hate Me,” opposite
Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington and Ellen Barkin.
In 2005, Hill appeared in the pilot of the now popular crime series
“Bones” (Fox, 2005-?), playing Cleo Eller. She also
appeared in the TV shows “Nip/Tuck” (1 episodes 2005),
“Kitchen Confidential” (2 episodes, 2005-2006), “CSI:
Miami” (1 episode, 2006), “Medium” (1 episode, 2006)
and “Brothers & Sisters” (1 episode, 2010).
Hill returned to the big screen when she landed the supporting role of
Angela in Michael McCready's drama, “Price to Pay” (2006),
starring Brian Skala, Steve Sandvoss and Fatso-Fasano. She went on to
appear in the independent film “Japan” (2008), along with
Shane Brolly, Peter Fonda and Bianca Chiminello, in a modest little
independent film directed by Sean Carr, “He's Such a Girl”
(2009), starring Bryan Fisher, Tiffany Dupont and Will Stiles, and in
the horror/thriller film “Open House” (2010), opposite Anna
Paquin.
On stage, Hill has performed in productions like “Raisin In The
Sun,” “A Street Car Named Desire” (as Stella),
“Orpheus Descending” (as Carol Cuttere), “A Lie of
The Mind” and “Wit.”
Apart from acting, Hill is a successful model, and has traveled all
over the world for modeling purposes. She is signed with the world
renowned Ford Modeling agency. Hill's face has decorated the pages of
major magazines like “Elle,” “Vogue,”
“Cosmopolitan,” “Vanity Fair,”
“Glamour,” “Marie Claire,” “Shape,”
“Maxim” and others. She has appeared in a number of
national and international campaigns, including for Gap, Banana
Republic, Lancôme, Diesel, Neutrogena, and Fredrick's of
Hollywood.
Hill is also known as a television host. She was recruited by E!
Entertainment to host a reality television show on Style Network called
“Style Test Drive,” which debuted on February 9, 2009. She
has hosted E! Network's “E! NEWS NOW,” TV Land's “AFI
Life Time Achievement Awards,” Fit TV's “Get It
Right! Get It Tight!,” Fashion TV's “Mandalay: Solace First
American Debut,” Spike TV's “Music Industry Insider,”
“Systems 33,” TV ONE's “Match Watch 101” and
TvGuide's “Celeb Gossip.”
Awards:
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