Bre-Z

thumb Calesha Murray (born July 22, 1987),known professionally as Bre-Z, is an American actress and rapper, best known for her roles as Tamia "Coop" Cooper in the American drama series All American and as Freda Gatz in Empire. Quotes I plan on continuing, God willing, with Empire, since I finished filming I did a comedy movie, myself, Vivica Fox and a few other people. We did a movie called “Fat Camp.” Doing this New Edition biopic. There’s a lot of people in it. I’m playing Ricky’s sister. Just continue to season myself and get acclimated with the territory cause I like it He was a friend of my mom. And this was at the time when State Property was getting their buzz, Philly was on fire. So, for me, to be around somebody like him that’s like somebody from New York sitting with Hov. In our city that was lit. I used to sit around and watch. He put me in the studio and was like, If this is what you wanna do then let’s see what you wanna do. Before Empire I was a regular working person like everyone else. I was a barber, cutting hair. I’ve been cutting hair since I was 10-years-old. I never did nothing else. It was always good. Even with the song placements, that wasn’t something I was chasing. it was being in the right room, at the right time, with the right bars. I kept my rapping to myself, I wasn’t the here’s my mixtape, hear me out. My relationship with ‘Kon and Chris, those are my bothers. It wasn’t, ‘Get me in the studio.’ It was tough for me to leave the barbershop, because I loved what I do Bre-Z Talks About Her Transition From Philly To 'Empire' And Beyond;By JAYSON RODRIGUEZ on 5.10.2016 Between the time I knew the role was mine, and the day we started shooting, didn’t allow for much prep. But because Freda and I had so many personal similarities and our lives had so many parallel’s, my life had been all the prep I needed. When I first started reading deeper into the character, I knew this was the strength of my personal faith, and my purpose intersecting in the form of an opportunity. I was able to draw directly from my real life pain and desires to bring Freda to life. I will forever be grateful to Lee Daniels, Leah Daniels, and Robin Simms for believing in me. Initially, no. I always showed up as myself. It wasn’t until we started to prep for press run’s and I heard a lot of ” You need a stylist, you need a make up artist” etc My personal style never involved make up, feminine clothing, but was always absolutely confident and certain of who I was and was not. I was very unfamiliar with the politics involved in the industry at that time, and being the newcomer. Respectfully, as someone who is very mindful of the words I speak these days, I’m not dying to work with anyone. I do believe it would be an absolute pleasure to work with Angela Bassett. Her poise, dedication, and attend to her art has always been inspiring to me. I’ve crossed paths with her a few times, and she was. INTERVIEW WITH BRE-Z: MUSIC, ACTING, AND AUTHENTICITY;By Phil Gomez on JUNE 7, 2024 External links Category:Rappers from the United States Category:Actresses from Philadelphia Category:Living people Category:1987 births Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:African Americans