Thanks for stopping by! I’m Renée Nicole Gray, an NYC-area writer, designer, actress, singer, and creator. I’m best known for my decade-long run as a Lady Gaga tribute artist in The Lady Gaga Experience, which I performed all around the world. Today, my work combines my passions for fashion, theatre, pop culture, comedy, and storytelling. I currently write the blog Gray Matter, am the creator of Streisand Style Files, and serve as the creative director and designer behind Leap Day Renée, a fashion brand dedicated to unique wearable art. I’m a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity Association, The Association of Dress Historians, and The Playground Experiment, & hold a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from UMass Lowell with concentrations in art history and graphic design.
I was born and raised in Maine and moved to NYC at 18 years old with $150 in my checking account and a dream. I spent a year in LIU Brooklyn’s theatre program before switching to HB Studio, where I trained in musical theatre and acting. Eventually, I landed lead roles in the NY Fringe Festival and Midtown International Theatre Festival, did several off-off Broadway plays, commercial print gigs, stand-in, voice-over work, and more. I’ve also appeared in tons of commercials, TV shows, and films, some of which are on my IMDB page. Those many jobs led to me earning my SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity cards…milestones I’m still very proud of today.
In 2010, I won a Lady Gaga lookalike contest that led me on quite an unexpected adventure performing as her globally. Read all about it here.
In addition to writing my blog and Streisand Style Files, I’m also a published playwright. Some of my monologues and plays are available at New Play Exchange.
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