Originally from Miami, FL, Tené A.Carter, became a lover of Theater and Acting when she saw the musical “Cats,” at the age of 10. She later became a graduate of Florida A&M University’s  “The Essential Theater” program, and then ventured to the John F. Kennedy Center for the 

Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she worked with the Performance Plus and the Performing Arts Centers and Schools programs in the Education Department, and with the first annual Mark Twain Humor Awards, of which Richard Pryor was honored. 

She graced the stages and screens in Washington, D.C., then continued her acting journey with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. There, her teaching career began in its early stages as a Teaching Artist for the “Fall Festival of Shakespeare,” and the “Arts for All,” education 

programs. 

From there, she ventured to Los Angeles, CA, where she has been seen in a number of film productions and stages, including Towne Street Theater and The Fountain Theater; and having been the recipient of many nominations and awards, including the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. 

She also began to spread her producing wings with African Focus Incorporated’s Goodwill Awards and Induction Ceremony. Tené also co-produced the documentary, BOUND: Africans vs African Americans with Peres Owino and Isaiah Washington.
 

Tené has expanded her wings once more into directing, including the play, “What Fools These Mortals Be, AMIRITE?” by Donna Latham for the Scriptwriters 10x10 Play Festival; as well as, “A Black Woman’s Response to Shahrazad Ali,” and “They Say,” by Johnathan Johnston and Voting While Negro by Toma Lynn Smith for Houston’s Fade to Black 10 Minute Staged Reading Series. She was also an assistant director for the play Pterodactyls. 

Tené has earned a Master’s Degree in Education from National University, and worked with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Arts Education Branch, teaching Theater to grade levels K-6th as well as school districts through out the Houston area, including Fort Bend ISD. 

She continues to work with youth and adults using the Theater and the Arts as a vehicle of 

change. 
 

Acting, Education and Producing will continue to be the driving force for Tené; creating space  for unique stories that explore the human condition, while providing an educational platform to learn about self, eventually understanding our human connection.