Nancy Cheryll Davis Bellamy, Infinity Award

Nancy was born and raised just outside of Detroit. She attended ACT in San Francisco, then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. During 1993, after the LA Riots when the city was working to heal, she co-founded the Towne Street Theatre with her husband, Nathaniel Bellamy, and her dear friend, Nancy Renee. As an African-American woman determined to make a difference through her art, Nancy’s varied background and challenges in her own career contributed largely to the positive can-do spirit and the life of Towne Street. Nancy was an actor and director who received many awards and nominations. She was most proud of the work she did with the show Passing (adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1927 novella) and her adaptation into the solo show PassingSOLO, which is published in the anthology “black/woman/solo”. One of the many legacies that she leaves behind is being a mentor to hundreds of young actors. The message she gave to every actor she worked with was to “make your own creative evolution.” She was adamant that actors were actors, regardless of race or gender.