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BIO__________________________________________
As a Screen Actors Guild actress Trish has
performed principal roles in feature films
“The Best & the Brightest”, “Corporate
Affairs”, television programs such as “Law
& Order”, “The Sopranos”, “Sex in the
City”, “Hack”, “The Howard Stern Show”,
“QVC” & principal role on a Japanese TV
game show. Trish has also performed as
principal actor in 15 national
commercials, countless local commercials,
independent films, and web hosted for
numerous brands such as Cosmopolitan,
Lexus and GMC. She was also cast as lead
villain in web TV series, “Ninja Babes
From Space” which you can currently view
here:
www.ninjababesfromspace.com
As a model, Trish is best known for
modeling on QVC for 10 years, graced 5
swimsuit calendars, 8 magazine covers,
Parents magazine 3xs with her son &
numerous other credits with her son Sean
as well. She won the title of “Ms.
Hawaiian Tropic NJ” & “Ms. Physical
Fitness Hawaiian Tropic NJ” which won her
a free trip to Hawaii – her favorite place
in the word. It was there that she was
specifically chosen by Ron Rice, owner of
Hawaiian Tropic to sing “At Last” during
the national competition. She’s modeled
lingerie on CBS, & some runway shows for Donna in NYC,
she continued modeling full time doing
print work for a variety of companies for
fitness, petite clothing, makeup, hair
products and even was chosen for a model
on an international Budweiser commercial.
Last but not least she was also chosen as
one of Playboy’s Cover models “Hot
Housewives” of (March & August 2008),
since then she’s be published in 5 more
Playboy magazine’s including Playboy’s
“Collector’s Edition & The Ultimate
Collection of Playboy’s Sexiest Stars,
Sexy 100”. This led to several on air
interviews as guest host during which she
also sang with Playboy radio.
On the
music front, Trish currently performs with
Atlantic City’s premier cover
band, “CTB (Cheers the Band) as one of the
two female front singer & occasionally
plays the harmonica with Cheers as well.
For upcoming shows please check
www.cheerstheband.com for
their upcoming public dates for 2015.
Trish is also currently performing with
her duo act in AC “Second to None” along
with Joe Parker. Prior to Cheers, Trish
performed as lead singer with rock/pop
band “Hot Wire”, “Frisky”, “North Gate”,
numerous duo acts including “The Calendar
Girls” featuring Jo-Ann McMahan & several
appearances on CBS with the Prince Music
Theater Company. One of her most exciting
musical endeavors was recording her first
original at West Lake Studios in LA with
the sound engineer from “Dream Girls”, Sundafu Kawah and producer Nick Chavez
whom picked Trish to collaborate with when
working with her at QVC. Be sure to check
out her original “Tired of the Blues” in
the audio section of this site.
Trish’s musical background began with
studying classical piano as well as vocals
when she was seven. At the age of nine,
she began studying drama as well. She
earned her BFA from The University of the
Arts in Philadelphia in Musical Theater
where she studied acting, singing and
dancing. She started out in the theater
scene performing at the following list of
theaters; 1812, Adrien, Arden, InterAct,
Lantern, Merriam, People’s Light, Plays &
Players, Prince Music, Society Hill
Playhouse & the Wilma theater. Some of her
most noteworthy stage roles were Abigail
Williams in the Crucible, Diana Dream in
On the Town & Maggie from Lafferty’s Wake
& she also played the guitar throughout
that whole cabaret act.
In her
spare time when she’s not performing, or
rehearsing Trish enjoys spending time in
her Mommy role to her beautiful sons Sean
& Daniel; taking classes in enhance her
love & hobby for photography, studying
philosophy, always trying to improve her
piano, guitar & harmonica skills, loves
being very active working out, playing all
sports & doing adventurous treks outdoors,
including hiking the Grand Canyon rim to
river, sans donkey! Last but not least
she’d like to give a shout out to the
people who have supported her dreams &
shaped the person she is today, her
husband Kenny & her immediate family
brother Scott, sisters Chris, Erin,
grandmother Ma & the most amazing never
ending support from her parents Barbara
Connolly & James Steven Connolly – may he
rest in peace. “Daddy I’ll always be your
loving little girl for time eternal.” -
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