Headshot of Alyssa Cheatham Photo: Guido Venitucci

ALYSSACHEATHAM

Actress  |  Voiceover Artist  |  Award-Winning Filmmaker  |  Writer


Alyssa Cheatham is a Brooklyn-born actress, voiceover artist, writer, award-winning filmmaker, and the co-founder of Emerald Summer Productions. She has been working on set since age three. Today she tells stories from both sides of the camera, creating work that is honest, relatable, and rooted in culture.

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Stories Make
an Impact

  • Authentic
  • Engaging
  • Relatable
  • Creative
  • Purpose-Driven
12Films
4TV Series
15+Voiceover Credits
2Animated Series Leads

About

On camera since three.
Behind it by choice.

Alyssa began acting at age three and has grown into a versatile actress whose career spans feature films, acclaimed television series, and leading voice roles in animated shows loved by young audiences.

Most recently, she starred as Sierra Brooks in the award-winning vertical series Say Something. Her feature film work includes Warner Bros.' Collateral Beauty, playing the daughter of Will Smith's character in an ensemble cast that included Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, and Edward Norton. She made her film debut in Every Secret Thing, playing the daughter of Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, alongside Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, and Dakota Fanning. She voiced the role of Lorelai on Nickelodeon's Emmy-nominated animated series Santiago of the Seas and spent five years as the voice of Amy, the beloved girl bear in the Charmin commercials. She has also had recurring roles on HBO Max's The Flight Attendant and Season 1 of Netflix's Karma's World, to name a few. Today she works across on-camera and voiceover projects while expanding into writing, directing, and producing.

She co-founded Emerald Summer Productions, where she co-created, co-executive produced, co-wrote, and stars in the award-winning vertical series Say Something. She also directed the documentary Seen and Unprotected, recognized by the Speak Truth to Power Video Contest in partnership with Tribeca Festival.

Alyssa is especially drawn to what happens after a story reaches the screen: how audiences read a filmmaker's choices, and how our own experiences shape what we see. That curiosity led her to found the AC Screen Society, a club where teens and young adults watch, discuss, and analyze film, television, and digital media together.

Projects  ·  Original Series

Say Something

Emerald Summer Productions Co-Founder  ·  Co-Creator  ·  Co-Executive Producer  ·  Co-Writer  ·  Lead Actress as Sierra Brooks

When Sierra Brooks, a normally quiet teen, decides to stop holding back, she begins uncovering hidden relationships and unspoken tensions within her friend group, setting off a chain of confrontations that reveal the truth is far more complicated than anyone expected.

Told through a series of short, cinematic chapters, the story is crafted in a vertical format for a more intimate and immediate viewing experience.

  • WinnerInnovative Vertical Award, Detroit Black Film Festival 2026
  • NomineeBest Performance, Canadian Vertical Film Festival

Season 2 is in development.

Shot vertical. Made for your phone.

Projects  ·  Documentary

Behind the camera

Documentary · Director

Seen and Unprotected: Policing the Unhoused in America


Honorable Mention, Speak Truth to Power Video Contest

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center · Tribeca Festival

Alyssa directed this documentary on how unhoused people are policed in America, leading the research and conducting the interviews herself.

The film earned national recognition from the Speak Truth to Power Video Contest, which partners with Tribeca Festival to spotlight young filmmakers telling human rights stories.

Recognition

Honors & leadership

Awards & Honors

  • Innovative Vertical AwardDetroit Black Film Festival, Say Something
  • Best Performance NomineeCanadian Vertical Film Festival, Say Something
  • Honorable MentionSpeak Truth to Power Video Contest

Leadership & Impact

  • Co-Founder, Emerald Summer ProductionsIndependent production company behind Say Something
  • Founder, AC Screen SocietyMonthly screenings and discussions of film, TV, and digital media
  • Youth Motivational Speaker400+ students reached across 5 schools

Film Club for Teens & Young Adults

AC Screen Society

Watch. Talk. See it differently.

Founded by Alyssa, the AC Screen Society brings young people together each month to watch and analyze films, TV series, and digital media, from the choices creators make to the assumptions we bring and how our own experiences shape what we see.

  • Monthly curated screenings
  • Guided conversations on storytelling and culture
  • Open to teens and young adults

You're invited

Join the Society

Get screening dates, the film of the month, and discussion invites by email.

Latest

News

Say Something wins the Innovative Vertical Award

The series took home the Innovative Vertical Award at the Detroit Black Film Festival.

Best Performance nomination

Alyssa earned a Best Performance nomination from the Canadian Vertical Film Festival for her role as Sierra Brooks.

Documentary honored by Speak Truth to Power

Seen and Unprotected, directed by Alyssa, received an Honorable Mention in the national Speak Truth to Power Video Contest, presented with Tribeca Festival.

AC Screen Society launches

Alyssa's new film club for teens and young adults is hosting monthly screenings and conversations. Join above.

Contact

Let's work together

For casting, bookings, press, speaking engagements, or collaborations, send a note and her team will get back to you.

  • Casting & bookings
  • Press & interviews
  • School and youth program speaking

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