Presents
Writer · Director · Producer · Actress
Where Humanity Takes Center Screen
Our mission is to tell powerful stories that expose social issues, inspire empathy and create change.
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Meet the Filmmaker
Producer • Director • Writer • Actress
Marlynne Frierson-Cooley is a Cleveland-born, California-based filmmaker, actress, voice-over artist, producer and arts educator whose career spans film, television, theater and audio storytelling. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting from the University of Cincinnati and completed postgraduate theater studies at the University of Akron.
Screen & Stage
Her television credits include Netflix’s Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, ABC’s Bless This Mess and NBC’s This Is Us. Her film work includes A Love of a King, Trade, Salvation Love, I Am Too an American, Jamie and It’s Not Black Enough.
Her stage credits include The S.U.G.A. MAMAS, The Lynching of Elfie Childs, Blessings, 12 Angry Jurors, Supernatural, a Harriet Tubman one-woman show and MAC Arts Council’s Murrieta production of Rosetta & The Mt. Calvary Missionary Club.
Producing, Education & Impact
Through Cool Heart Productions, Marlynne has produced three short films within the film-festival arena and creates socially conscious stories rooted in real life. She has also taught spoken word, acting, improvisation and performance, using the arts to educate audiences, expand visibility and strengthen community connections.
She was recognized among Courageous Woman Magazine’s Top 25 Women in Business in 2018. Beyond her creative work, Marlynne is a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Film imitates life. It gives us a way to tell the stories people are living through.
- BA • Broadcasting
- Postgraduate • Theater
- Netflix • ABC • NBC
- Arts Educator • Youth Speaker
- 3 Audiobooks • Voice-over
Actress Storyteller Filmmaker
The Purpose Behind the Films
From Performer to Purpose-Driven Filmmaker.
Long before producing her own films, Marlynne built her foundation as an actress, voice artist, theater educator and storyteller. Today, she brings those disciplines together to illuminate real experiences and invite meaningful community conversation.
From Screen to Community
- 01 Screenings
- 02 Talkbacks
- 03 Workshops
- 04 Partnerships
Career, Community & Impact
A Life of Storytelling, Service & Purpose.
From screen and stage to classrooms and community spaces, Marlynne Frierson-Cooley has built a body of work rooted in truth, dignity and meaningful connection.
Film & Television
A screen career shaped by character, purpose and stories grounded in real life.
NetflixDad Stop Embarrassing Me!
ABCBless This Mess
NBCThis Is Us
Selected Film Credits
- A Love of a King
- Trade
- Salvation Love
- P = CV-19 Chaos
- Effie on the Other Side of the Gun
- 314
- I Am Too an American
- Jamie
- It's Not Black Enough
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Short films produced and presented within the film-festival arena.
Voice, Audio & Narration
Voiceover Portfolio
From training narration and character work to documentary storytelling and audiobooks, Marlynne Frierson-Cooley brings clarity, warmth and presence to every performance.
The Voice
Professional Biography
Professional Voiceover Biography
As a professional voice-over artist, Marlynne’s work includes commercials, documentary narration, spoken word, animation, storytelling and e-learning. Her commercial experience includes work for Januvia, Huggies and Maimonides Medical Center, while her e-learning experience includes training narration for Ecolab. She also provided narration for the YouTube series Lucy Stanton Day Sessions: Black History Mini Docs and is known as the “conspiracy mother” on the popular iHeartRadio podcast My Momma Told Me. She also offers voice consulting.
- CommercialsJanuvia · Huggies · Maimonides Medical Center
- E-learningEcolab training narration
- Podcast“Conspiracy mother” · My Momma Told Me
- DocumentaryBlack History Mini Docs
Demo Reel
Listen & Watch
Commercials
Voiceover RecordingAnimation
Character VoiceoverStorytelling
Voiceover RecordingE-Learning
Training NarrationFamily Reunion
Voiceover Recording
Documentary Voiceover
Lucy Stanton Day Sessions
Black History Mini Docs
Audiobook Narration
Three Narrated Titles
Audiobook Narration
Beauty and the Barber
By Emmanuel Sullivan
Audiobook Narration
Hidden on Purpose
Misunderstood but Unmistakably Chosen · By Corrine Knight
Audiobook Narration
Caught Up
By Nevada York
Local Stories. Local Voices. Lasting Conversations.
In Development
Featured Project Short Film
A Sister’s Devotion
Love never forgets. Even when memory does.
- Based on a True Story
- Planned 15-Minute Short
- Murrieta • Riverside County
The Story
Two older sisters live together and look after one another. They love celebrating their birthdays and spending time with family. The eldest is compassionate and cares for her feisty younger sister, while her two nieces help too, though they don't always agree on how their youngest aunt should be cared for.
When their loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the family struggles as the signs of dementia set in, until a tragedy turns everything into an emotional turning point for the youngest aunt and the whole family.
SisterhoodDementia AwarenessCaregivingFamily
Next: Production & Funding Vision
Production & Funding Vision
Help Bring This Story to the Screen.
A Sister’s Devotion is being developed as a 15-minute short film rooted in family, memory and compassionate storytelling.
Your Support Helps Fund
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Cast & Crew
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Equipment & Locations
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Meals, Makeup & Production Needs
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Post-Production & Marketing
In Development
$20,000
Total Production Budget
$10,000Secured
$10,000To Go
Contributions support film production and are not represented as tax-deductible charitable donations.
Contact & Connect
Let’s Create Something Meaningful.
Connect with Marlynne for:
- Film Collaborations
- Producing
- Acting
- Screenings
- Speaking Engagements
- Youth Workshops
- Media Inquiries