Barbara Beneville

Barbara was born in Englewood, NJ and at the age of 2 she saw a ballerina spin across the television screen and she was taken. From 2 ~ 16 she studied with the Wayne Ballet Company under Annette McKenna (ABT) and was invited into Joffrey at 9 years old. Not leaving their middle daughter in NY, the family moved to MN and then back to Atlanta GA, where she studied with the Decatur/DeKalb Ballet Company. With sports and studies now a bigger part of life after graduation from high school and now studying biology in the dental field she kept on foot in the performing world. During college she was a part of the performing group, The Georgia Peaches and was discovered and asked to audition for a live show in Philadelphia. With no head shot and resume and not a clue as to this side of the business she ended up choreographing the show and working with such talent as Bonnie and Terry Turner and Jan Hooks who encouraged her to get an agent....on the side. She dove into the business while finishing up and now into patient rounds, she found herself on set learning the ropes as an extra with Neil Simon and Ray Stark who pulled her out to work and then encouraged her to move to NY or LA. A year and a half later with SAG card in hand she was west~coast bound. There she studies at the ACDA and taught by Gorden Hunt and Daryl Hickman. She found herself working on a variety of projects in all areas of performance. Barbara is an artist. If you see her performing it will be in many different avenues: Whether she is acting, coaching, dancing, singing or shooting photography she is living the life she has been chosen to live. While it may seem like decades ago she has worked in the dental field for over 9 years...teeth are still important to her while she is photographing clients worldwide under benvil photography. Barbara has coached on set and is owner/instructor of Just Breathe Acting and Performance in Atlanta and Los Angeles.