Carla Renata is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and a graduate of Howard University, where she obtained a B.A. in Broadcast Production.She is the ONLY actress recurring on "four" network shows simultaneously - "Mr. Box Office", "Hart of Dixie" and "Shake It Up". Her indie short "The Learning Curve" was the Grand Prize Winner at 2013 New Media Film Festival, starring Criminal Minds regular Matthew Gray Gubler.Carla has been seen and/or heard in numerous commercials, Broadway shows, with the most recent being "Gary Coleman" (yes, that Gary Coleman) in the Tony Award Winning musical "Avenue Q".She is a film critic/blogger for UBNRadio.com, freelancer for NPR and member of (AAFCA) African American Film Critics Association. As Co-Host of "On Air With Tony Sweet" and her film reviews (www.carlarenatascorner.com) can be heard every Wednesday from 4-5pm PST on UBNRadio.com.