Voice Over Performer | New York City, NY | Domenici Enterprises Inc.

Singer / Actress

Paulette Dozier’s work has received acclaim for her international record releases and live performances in the US and abroad. A well received theatrical run in South Florida saw Dozier starring in the acclaimed Billie Holiday biographical tour de force, “Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill.” She's done it all.

Her story

Paulette Dozier started off singing in the church choir in Florida as a child, warming hearts with an incredible soprano voice and playing the alto sax until her mother (a single parent and career-oriented) moved north to New York. There, Dozier's striking looks led her to a modeling career, walking catwalks professionally for the city's fashion elite. At the same time, she had begun intense training with the legendary jazz dance and Broadway choreographer Frank Hatchett.

Her budding career led to an early flurry of international travel and performances. A touring dance contract brought her to live in Caracas, Venezuela, where she was discovered as a singer and signed with Venezuelan record labels for a series of incredible collaborations with Vytas Brenner and Jorge Aguilar, including Belong (Polydor), Aguilar (Love), and Siempre Juntos (Rodven). She later toured Italy as a vocalist with former Simple Minds’ drummer Mike Ogeltree.

While her dance and singing talents gave her a fulfilling livelihood abroad, Dozier’s return to the U.S. directed her interest to acting. A natural on stage, the now two-time Carbonell Award nominee, has appeared in beloved productions that include the celebrated 1940’s Radio Hour, La Cage Aux Folles, Jerry’s Girls, Parade, and the most challenging role of her theater career in the portrayal of Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill."

Ms. Dozier’s attraction to musical theater nudged her desire to be a solo recording artist. Paulette continued to develop a stunningly unique voice that echoed heroes like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday as well as a magnetic

stage presence that harkened to the glory days of Josephine Baker. Ms. Dozier now has her catalog of solo albums: With You, Over & Over Again and In Walked You, all with the PF&E label. On her last album, In Walked You, she reveals a tenderness from a soul that still lets its guard down now and then. As with so many other moments in her career, the effect is disarming.

When not performing on the theatre stage, singing in concert or recording tracks in a studio, Dozier lends her talents to Lifestyle Modeling, Voice Overs, and Coaching new talent. However, in 2016 Paulette's desire to further her career in the TV and Film sector led her to Los Angeles where on screen opportunities began to open. You can get a glimpse of Dozier in shows such as "Lucifer" (where you'll find her in an aggressive bid against “that handsome devil”), or on the Jennifer Lopez production, “The Fosters”. Paulette also found herself working on an episode of "This Is Us" as a stand-in for Phylicia Rashad.

Besides her deep love for being on stage and in front of the camera, Dozier finds enjoyment guiding aspiring artists through the requirements of the craft. From self preparation to understanding the business of the business, she finds teaching aspiring artists to be a fulfilling task. Her expertise of the performing arts industry is supported by an extensive curriculum of experience, along with her formal studies of the field. This multifaceted lady holds a Master of Science degree (specialization in Interdisciplinary Arts) from Nova Southeastern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida International University. She is a true child of the spotlight with a varied artistic background that has not left a rare stone unturned.

Paulette Dozier | Singer, Actress, Talent Coach | Photo by Norman Black

Career highlights

CONCERT STAGE

Each show brings glamour and style comparable to her entertaining performance.

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THEATER

AEA Member (Actors' Equity Association)

Musical theater is definitely one of Paulette's passions. She has appeared in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES in which she played the chic restaurateur, Jacqueline; 1940’s RADIO HOUR in her Carbonell nominated performance as the sassy diva in the making, Geneva Lee Brown; the historical account, PARADE, as the obliging Maid, Angela; and JERRY’S GIRLS, another Carbonell nominated role.

In the internationally acclaimed hit musical, “RESPECT- A Musical Journey of Women,” Paulette Dozier helps tell the story of women’s struggle towards equality; all told through popular songs. In a cast of four dynamic female vocalists, this belting jazz stylist interprets historical characters such as Ida B. Wells, Billie Holiday and Rosa Parks to convey the message of women’s progress through history. Dozier's other theater appearances includethe 2019 run of The Lost Virginity Tour as Rita/LA Cast (Nominated for Best Play and Best Director by Broadway World Los Angeles Awards), Sassy Mamas (Jo Billie), It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues (Carter), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Billie Holiday), Crowns (Jeanette), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy)

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CHILDREN'S THEATER

Children's theater is another arena that Paulette has enjoyed. She has worked in musical adaptations of stories such as CHRISTMAS STORY as the elegant Ghost of Christmas Past, AESOP'S FABLES as the big jazzy voice of Lucy the Lion, CHARLOTTE'S WEB as the kind-hearted Spider, Charlotte; and as a versatile reader in an original, educational script titled AMERICAN POETS.

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DEMO CLIPS

SAG-AFTRA Member (Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)

Whether the role calls for a hard hitting detective, jilted wife, chatty next door neighbor or the iconic Billie Holiday, Paulette Dozier gives a stellar performance.