Kaira Akita

Actress and creator talks about how she got her start in the entertainment industry with her first feature and starring role getting accepted into the Sundance Film Festival and later being turned into a BET TV series called Somebodies to working with Tyler Perry as Keisha in Why Did I Get Married. We discuss how she approaches her career today, obstacles, challenges and how she's overcome and continued to maintain a successful career over the years. She opened up about the importance of identity and knowing who you are outside of this industry, being courageous, transitions, how she stays sharp as an actress and the differences in the Los Angeles and Atlanta market. Kaira also directed a one woman show called A Rose Called Candace and she shares her experience of creating the show from start to finish, untold stories she'd like to tell in the future and how acting fulfills her as a person. If you'd like to keep up with Kaira check out her website, http://www.kairaakita.com/.