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BIO

Roberta Little is a New York city based actor, model and athlete. She was born and raised  in South Africa from Irish and Khoisan descent (a tribe of hunter gatherers). She fell in love with acting at the age of 8 years old, creating her own shows for imaginary audiences and family gatherings. She is a graduate of The William Esper Studios where she studied under the tutelage of the late William Esper. 

  • She booked her first Co-Star role in the Hulu series, The Looming Tower.

  • Landed a supporting role in  the short film Babies To The World which was selected to be part of the Marche Du Film Corner - Cannes Film Festival 2018.

  • She has appeared in several TV commercials  for Old Navy, Macys, The Express and many others, her most favorite was a lead role in Jay Z's Rocawear perfume commercial.

Roberta has been a successful model for  many years:

  • Appeared in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

  • Cast in Project Runway Season 12 (Life Time's Emmy  award winning reality series).

  • Featured in the Sisley Benetton Campaign, with her country and family as the backdrop to depict  the end of Apartheid.

  • Featured on the Cover of Town & Country magazine.

  • Booked Campaigns for Loreal, Lacoste, Gap, Calvin Klein and many others.

  • Won South Africa's Model Of The Year

Roberta is also a competitive track & field athlete:

  • Won Silver medal at the prestigious Penn Relays.

  • Silver medalist at The Millrose Games.

  • National Masters Bronze medalist in the 800m

  • Currently trains with the NYC  based elite development team Next Level Athletic Club.

  • Featured on the cover of Women's Running Magazine

 

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