January 2025

Award-winning actress and author Trisha Mann-Grant continues to impress directors and producers with her amazing versatility, vitality and uniqueness.

A former Miss Black Chicago, Mann-Grant appeared in Ebony and Jet, has been seen on billboards and in commercials and toured for hair care company Luster Products. Mann-Grant soon became recognized as a writer, producer, motivational speaker, print and runway model. 

Her television credits include THE FAMILY BUSINESS, “Love Thy Neighbor,” COLD CASE on the Network, “The Parkers,” “Eve,” “All About the Andersons,” “Mind Your Business,” “Jupiter Jones,” “Haus of Vicious” and “Method and Red.”

Mann-Grant’s feature film credits include “Reunion,” “The Last Fall,” “Because We’re Done,” “The Man in 3B,” “Big Bag of Money,” “Who Can I Run To,” “Santa Games,” “Section 8,” “Lord All Men Can’t Be Dogs,” “The Lying Truth” and “A Royal Christmas Surprise.” 

Her theater credits include “The Great Women of Color,” “The Visit, An Evening of Shakespeare with Charles Dutton,” “Jeffery’s Plan,” “Say Amen” and “Souled Out.” Additionally, she shared the stage with Stephanie Mills and the late Tommy Ford in the national tour of David E. Talbert’s “His Woman His Wife.” Mann-Grant received noteworthy reviews for “If You Don’t Believe: A Love Story” as a big sister to Tatyana Ali, and was nominated by the NAACP for her performance in the musical. She also toured nationally in “The Clean Up Woman,” “Mrs. Independent” and “Mama’s Boy.”

Mann-Grant produced, directed and wrote songs for her own God-inspired play, “Mama’s Will”; Ted Lange’s “Washington’s Boy”; “Hope Runs Eternal”; “Eddie Lee Baker Is Dead,” with Wendy Raquel Robinson; and “Unbound,” which she also co-produced. 

Also, she is the creator and host of “Mann Talk” and the author of Amazing Testimonies, found on Amazon.com.

She attended Chicago’s Roosevelt University for music education, with a scholarship in voice performance, in early pursuit for recognition in a variety of creative talents. Mann-Grant is a Chicago native and resides in Los Angeles. Her birthday is Nov. 3. Follow her on social media @TrishaMannGrant621.