British beauty Marsha Thomason starred opposite Eddie Murphy in the ghostly “Haunted Mansion” and portrayed the female lead in the comedy “My Baby’s Daddy” with Eddie Griffin. Thomason also starred with James Caan on the hit series “Las Vegas”, as a sexy and ruthless pit boss known as the Ice Queen, and taunted the Islanders in a multi-episode arc on “Lost”. She also starred on the acclaimed dramedy “Easy Money” about a family of loan sharks, and had a multi-episode arc on “Make or Break It”, which she simultaneously filmed alongside her role opposite Golden Globe® winner James Franco on “General Hospital”.
Thomason began acting at age 12 when she joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop. What began as a hobby soon evolved into a successful procession of British television series including “Burn It”, “Brazen Hussies” with Julie Walters, “Pie in the Sky” and “Playing the Field” in which she starred as Shazza in the drama about a female soccer team. Thomason also starred on the popular series “Where the Heart is”, as well as “Prime Suspect 5” alongside Helen Mirren.
She was first introduced to United States audiences as the heroic handmaiden opposite Martin Lawrence in “Black Knight” in which she was able to exercise her native British and honed American accent. With a steady string of credits, it is not surprising then that she received a 2002 ‘Best Female Performance’ Award by Black Filmmakers Magazine. Her stint in Channel 4’s “Love in the 21st Century” was followed by her April 2000 professional stage debut at London’s renowned Royal Court Theatre as the lead in “Breath Room”.
Additional film credits include “Long Time Dead” with Lukas Haas, about a group of friends who unleash an evil force while playing with a Ouija Board; as well as the independent feature “Pure” opposite Keira Knightley for director Gilles MacKinnon (Hideous Kinky). Thomason also starred in the British comedy film “Caffeine” and took a more dramatic turn in the gritty “Nickel Children”. She also starred in David Arquette’s ”The Trapper”, the comedy feature “L.A. Blues” and “Into the Blue 2: The Reef.”
