Coffee Wright,
Born January 20th, in St. Louis, Missouri. Coffee is an influential voice, celebrated poet, filmmaker, writer, memoirist, novelist, director, producer, actress, and community activist.
As a pre-teen Coffee began pursuing her love for the arts and entertainment, at 12 she attended Barbzion modeling school, at 14 she attended John Casa Blanca Modeling school. Shortly afterwards she joined the dance & DJ production group Ready Every Time (R.E.T.) and won the 1979 Battle Rapper State title. At 15 Coffee experienced her first professional recording to her song “Kiss & Tell” engineered and mastered by the legendary “Oliver Sane” at the Oliver sane studio in St. Louis, Missouri. She went on to win the annual "Afro day in the park" dance contest. Coffee landed her first job acting and dancing for St. Louis, Agency on Training and Employment “SLATE” which lead to newspaper interviews and more local notoriety. Pregnant at 15 by High school sweetheart she took on a second job as a fast food cook and cashier. At 16 she dropped out of High school and gave birth to her daughter Triny (Psychology BA & Editor/Poet). The following summer she passed her G.E.D. and enrolled in college full time where she studied Early Childcare Education and Acting. She was casted in college stage plays as well as local independent productions. During college as a young single mother she supported her daughter as a Childcare worker for abused and neglected children. She also found time to write and self publish her book of poetry, accept local modeling jobs and participated in pageants, which lead to her representing Missouri in the “ International New York modeling competition”. After graduation in 1985 she explored other employment opportunities including working as a flight attendant for a top airlines, then on to achieving National Presidents club status as a top Insurance agent with a major company. Her passion for acting, writing, performing and poetry would soon take her to the silver screen. In 1988 Coffee and Triny relocated to California where she earned her “SAG card” which qualified her to join both unions, the Screen Actors Guild and A.F.T.R.A. American federation Talent Radio Affirmination. She married Ken (abstract artist and younger brother of Creadell Red Jones/singer songwriter of the legendary soul group “The Chi-lites”) and soon gave birth to their son Yahken Amen (“Ken’Ken”, an accomplished child actor, writer, director & rapper) she was casted as a background artist and landed day player roles in 1,238 major television productions/films including Devil in the Blue dress as “Rita Cook”, Gridlock as “Baby momma girl”, Martial Law as “detective”, Point of no return as “Convict #2”. Coffee also landed principle lead roles performing in independent film productions including: "Killin’ Me Softly" 1 & 2, "Cage Heat 3000", "Kane & Abel", "One mint Julep" and "Everybody plays the Fool". She co-starred with Tyrek Nasheed in the film “Spirit of the Quija”, together they hosted, produced and directed "Hip Hop revenge" a cable television show in Los Angeles, California. She was accepted as the first pick in the “Los Angeles Theatre Academy”. Coffee worked as an assistant to the Black Music Promotional Managers for both Motown record company and later Warner Brothers record company. She continued pursuing her rapping career, performing local ASCAP showcases, record company events and opening act performances for fellow artist DJ Quik, 2nd to none and Cypress Hill. She recorded over 20 Rap songs, has music production from various musicians including “Stop the Gang Bang” by Raymond Calhoun of The Gap Band, “Pump up the funk” & “Funky Attitude” by Eric Strickland of Z’Look, "Why America Why?" by Nat the Cat of Ice T's Rhyme Syndicate & DJ Melody. She is also an accredited cell painter for Rapper/Actor Ice “T” television cartoon “Moe Base”. She Starred, produced, wrote & directed her first music video “Funky Attitude” co-starring Tyrek Nysheed (writer, director, producer of “Hidden Colors" 1 and 2) and released her album singles “Funky Attitude” & “Pump Up the Funk”.
Coffee began producing, directing and writing her own cable television productions including RAP TV shows “Ebony Avenue” & “Hip Hop Revenge” sponsored by major and independent record companies including Priority records, Ruthless records, Warner Bros records and Universal records. She hosted shows and interviewed major artist including Public Enemy#1 Chuck D’ & Flavor Flav, Heavy “D”, Montel Jordan, EZ-E, and many others. Coffee is also the founder of “Sister Wright Productions”. She is responsible for casting & collaborating with numerous celebrities including John Witherspoon, Art Evans, Sy Richardson, Fats Williams and many television and film actors. Coffee recently relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and is the CEO & founder of, St. Louis, Inner City Cultural Center Enterprise (S.L.I.C.C.C.E.) which is a one of a kind art ceCoffee Wright,
Born January 20th, in St. Louis, Missouri. Coffee is an influential voice, celebrated poet, filmmaker, writer, memoirist, novelist, director, producer, actress, and community activist.
As a pre-teen Coffee began pursuing her love for the arts and entertainment, at 12 she attended Barbzion modeling school, at 14 she attended John Casa Blanca Modeling school. Shortly afterwards she joined the dance & DJ production group Ready Every Time (R.E.T.) and won the 1979 Battle Rapper State title. At 15 Coffee experienced her first professional recording to her song “Kiss & Tell” engineered and mastered by the legendary “Oliver Sane” at the Oliver sane studio in St. Louis, Missouri. She went on to win the annual "Afro day in the park" dance contest. Coffee landed her first job acting and dancing for St. Louis, Agency on Training and Employment “SLATE” which lead to newspaper interviews and more local notoriety. Pregnant at 15 by High school sweetheart she took on a second job as a fast food cook and cashier. At 16 she dropped out of High school and gave birth to her daughter Triny (Psychology BA & Editor/Poet). The following summer she passed her G.E.D. and enrolled in college full time where she studied Early Childcare Education and Acting. She was casted in college stage plays as well as local independent productions. During college as a young single mother she supported her daughter as a Childcare worker for abused and neglected children. She also found time to write and self publish her book of poetry, accept local modeling jobs and participated in pageants, which lead to her representing Missouri in the “ International New York modeling competition”. After graduation in 1985 she explored other employment opportunities including working as a flight attendant for a top airlines, then on to achieving National Presidents club status as a top Insurance agent with a major company. Her passion for acting, writing, performing and poetry would soon take her to the silver screen. In 1988 Coffee and Triny relocated to California where she earned her “SAG card” which qualified her to join both unions, the Screen Actors Guild and A.F.T.R.A. American federation Talent Radio Affirmination. She married Ken (abstract artist and younger brother of Creadell Red Jones/singer songwriter of the legendary soul group “The Chi-lites”) and soon gave birth to their son Yahken Amen (“Ken’Ken”, an accomplished child actor, writer, director & rapper) she was casted as a background artist and landed day player roles in 1,238 major television productions/films including Devil in the Blue dress as “Rita Cook”, Gridlock as “Baby momma girl”, Martial Law as “detective”, Point of no return as “Convict #2”. Coffee also landed principle lead roles performing in independent film productions including: "Killin’ Me Softly" 1 & 2, "Cage Heat 3000", "Kane & Abel", "One mint Julep" and "Everybody plays the Fool". She co-starred with Tyrek Nasheed in the film “Spirit of the Quija”, together they hosted, produced and directed "Hip Hop revenge" a cable television show in Los Angeles, California. She was accepted as the first pick in the “Los Angeles Theatre Academy”. Coffee worked as an assistant to the Black Music Promotional Managers for both Motown record company and later Warner Brothers record company. She continued pursuing her rapping career, performing local ASCAP showcases, record company events and opening act performances for fellow artist DJ Quik, 2nd to none and Cypress Hill. She recorded over 20 Rap songs, has music production from various musicians including “Stop the Gang Bang” by Raymond Calhoun of The Gap Band, “Pump up the funk” & “Funky Attitude” by Eric Strickland of Z’Look, "Why America Why?" by Nat the Cat of Ice T's Rhyme Syndicate & DJ Melody. She is also an accredited cell painter for Rapper/Actor Ice “T” television cartoon “Moe Base”. She Starred, produced, wrote & directed her first music video “Funky Attitude” co-starring Tyrek Nysheed (writer, director, producer of “Hidden Colors" 1 and 2) and released her album singles “Funky Attitude” & “Pump Up the Funk”.
Coffee began producing, directing and writing her own cable television productions including RAP TV shows “Ebony Avenue” & “Hip Hop Revenge” sponsored by major and independent record companies including Priority records, Ruthless records, Warner Bros records and Universal records. She hosted shows and interviewed major artist including Public Enemy#1 Chuck D’ & Flavor Flav, Heavy “D”, Montel Jordan, EZ-E, and many others. Coffee is also the founder of “Sister Wright Productions”. She is responsible for casting & collaborating with numerous celebrities including John Witherspoon, Art Evans, Sy Richardson, Fats Williams and many television and film actors. Coffee recently relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and is the CEO & founder of, St. Louis, Inner City Cultural Center Enterprise (S.L.I.C.C.C.E.) which is a one of a kind art center including both union and independent theatre productions, films, television shows, fine arts, recycle crafts, literature and workshops.. Coffee is currently bringing Hollywood to St. Louis and getting good recognition for all the talent in the Midwest verses the reputation of crime. She continues collaborating with other filmmakers including Douglas T. Green Productions, Satoyoga Productions, Coast to Coast productions Director/writer Matthew Jackson and Razorback films. She has a production resume of over 30 Union & independent projects including producers credit of SAG union film “Us Against Them” directed by Sy Richardson. Many of her works were screened in the New York film festivals, Tirbecca film center, Majic Johnson Theatre and the Pan Africa Film festivals. In 2012 She went on to write, direct and produce her first Broadway Stage play entitled: “Who Killed The Church?” (cast/crew of 48 people). The stage play was also recorded as a “DVD” and live movie at the historic “Missouri History Museum” in St. Louis. Coffee’s first official Poetry book “Free Your Mind” was published and distributed by Amazon.com. in 2012. She released “Free Your Mind” second edition through her own Publishing company distributed by Amazon & Kindle in 2013. Coffee continues writing books and screen plays pending future productions.
Coffee continues to assist and teach others how to express their ideas & life experiences into book and film format.
Coffee firmly believes and stands by “Everyone has a story to tell”.
nter including both union and independent theatre productions, films, television shows, fine arts, recycle crafts, literature and workshops.. Coffee is currently bringing Hollywood to St. Louis and getting good recognition for all the talent in the Midwest verses the reputation of crime. She continues collaborating with other filmmakers including Douglas T. Green Productions, Satoyoga Productions, Coast to Coast productions Director/writer Matthew Jackson and Razorback films. She has a production resume of over 30 Union & independent projects including producers credit of SAG union film “Us Against Them” directed by Sy Richardson. Many of her works were screened in the New York film festivals, Tirbecca film center, Majic Johnson Theatre and the Pan Africa Film festivals. In 2012 She went on to write, direct and produce her first Broadway Stage play entitled: “Who Killed The Church?” (cast/crew of 48 people). The stage play was also recorded as a “DVD” and live movie at the historic “Missouri History Museum” in St. Louis. Coffee’s first official Poetry book “Free Your Mind” was published and distributed by Amazon.com. in 2012. She released “Free Your Mind” second edition through her own Publishing company distributed by Amazon & Kindle in 2013. Coffee continues writing books and screen plays pending future productions.
Coffee continues to assist and teach others how to express their ideas & life experiences into book and film format.
Coffee firmly believes and stands by “Everyone has a story to tell”.
Born January 20th, in St. Louis, Missouri. Coffee is an influential voice, celebrated poet, filmmaker, writer, memoirist, novelist, director, producer, actress, and community activist.
As a pre-teen Coffee began pursuing her love for the arts and entertainment, at 12 she attended Barbzion modeling school, at 14 she attended John Casa Blanca Modeling school. Shortly afterwards she joined the dance & DJ production group Ready Every Time (R.E.T.) and won the 1979 Battle Rapper State title. At 15 Coffee experienced her first professional recording to her song “Kiss & Tell” engineered and mastered by the legendary “Oliver Sane” at the Oliver sane studio in St. Louis, Missouri. She went on to win the annual "Afro day in the park" dance contest. Coffee landed her first job acting and dancing for St. Louis, Agency on Training and Employment “SLATE” which lead to newspaper interviews and more local notoriety. Pregnant at 15 by High school sweetheart she took on a second job as a fast food cook and cashier. At 16 she dropped out of High school and gave birth to her daughter Triny (Psychology BA & Editor/Poet). The following summer she passed her G.E.D. and enrolled in college full time where she studied Early Childcare Education and Acting. She was casted in college stage plays as well as local independent productions. During college as a young single mother she supported her daughter as a Childcare worker for abused and neglected children. She also found time to write and self publish her book of poetry, accept local modeling jobs and participated in pageants, which lead to her representing Missouri in the “ International New York modeling competition”. After graduation in 1985 she explored other employment opportunities including working as a flight attendant for a top airlines, then on to achieving National Presidents club status as a top Insurance agent with a major company. Her passion for acting, writing, performing and poetry would soon take her to the silver screen. In 1988 Coffee and Triny relocated to California where she earned her “SAG card” which qualified her to join both unions, the Screen Actors Guild and A.F.T.R.A. American federation Talent Radio Affirmination. She married Ken (abstract artist and younger brother of Creadell Red Jones/singer songwriter of the legendary soul group “The Chi-lites”) and soon gave birth to their son Yahken Amen (“Ken’Ken”, an accomplished child actor, writer, director & rapper) she was casted as a background artist and landed day player roles in 1,238 major television productions/films including Devil in the Blue dress as “Rita Cook”, Gridlock as “Baby momma girl”, Martial Law as “detective”, Point of no return as “Convict #2”. Coffee also landed principle lead roles performing in independent film productions including: "Killin’ Me Softly" 1 & 2, "Cage Heat 3000", "Kane & Abel", "One mint Julep" and "Everybody plays the Fool". She co-starred with Tyrek Nasheed in the film “Spirit of the Quija”, together they hosted, produced and directed "Hip Hop revenge" a cable television show in Los Angeles, California. She was accepted as the first pick in the “Los Angeles Theatre Academy”. Coffee worked as an assistant to the Black Music Promotional Managers for both Motown record company and later Warner Brothers record company. She continued pursuing her rapping career, performing local ASCAP showcases, record company events and opening act performances for fellow artist DJ Quik, 2nd to none and Cypress Hill. She recorded over 20 Rap songs, has music production from various musicians including “Stop the Gang Bang” by Raymond Calhoun of The Gap Band, “Pump up the funk” & “Funky Attitude” by Eric Strickland of Z’Look, "Why America Why?" by Nat the Cat of Ice T's Rhyme Syndicate & DJ Melody. She is also an accredited cell painter for Rapper/Actor Ice “T” television cartoon “Moe Base”. She Starred, produced, wrote & directed her first music video “Funky Attitude” co-starring Tyrek Nysheed (writer, director, producer of “Hidden Colors" 1 and 2) and released her album singles “Funky Attitude” & “Pump Up the Funk”.
Coffee began producing, directing and writing her own cable television productions including RAP TV shows “Ebony Avenue” & “Hip Hop Revenge” sponsored by major and independent record companies including Priority records, Ruthless records, Warner Bros records and Universal records. She hosted shows and interviewed major artist including Public Enemy#1 Chuck D’ & Flavor Flav, Heavy “D”, Montel Jordan, EZ-E, and many others. Coffee is also the founder of “Sister Wright Productions”. She is responsible for casting & collaborating with numerous celebrities including John Witherspoon, Art Evans, Sy Richardson, Fats Williams and many television and film actors. Coffee recently relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and is the CEO & founder of, St. Louis, Inner City Cultural Center Enterprise (S.L.I.C.C.C.E.) which is a one of a kind art ceCoffee Wright,
Born January 20th, in St. Louis, Missouri. Coffee is an influential voice, celebrated poet, filmmaker, writer, memoirist, novelist, director, producer, actress, and community activist.
As a pre-teen Coffee began pursuing her love for the arts and entertainment, at 12 she attended Barbzion modeling school, at 14 she attended John Casa Blanca Modeling school. Shortly afterwards she joined the dance & DJ production group Ready Every Time (R.E.T.) and won the 1979 Battle Rapper State title. At 15 Coffee experienced her first professional recording to her song “Kiss & Tell” engineered and mastered by the legendary “Oliver Sane” at the Oliver sane studio in St. Louis, Missouri. She went on to win the annual "Afro day in the park" dance contest. Coffee landed her first job acting and dancing for St. Louis, Agency on Training and Employment “SLATE” which lead to newspaper interviews and more local notoriety. Pregnant at 15 by High school sweetheart she took on a second job as a fast food cook and cashier. At 16 she dropped out of High school and gave birth to her daughter Triny (Psychology BA & Editor/Poet). The following summer she passed her G.E.D. and enrolled in college full time where she studied Early Childcare Education and Acting. She was casted in college stage plays as well as local independent productions. During college as a young single mother she supported her daughter as a Childcare worker for abused and neglected children. She also found time to write and self publish her book of poetry, accept local modeling jobs and participated in pageants, which lead to her representing Missouri in the “ International New York modeling competition”. After graduation in 1985 she explored other employment opportunities including working as a flight attendant for a top airlines, then on to achieving National Presidents club status as a top Insurance agent with a major company. Her passion for acting, writing, performing and poetry would soon take her to the silver screen. In 1988 Coffee and Triny relocated to California where she earned her “SAG card” which qualified her to join both unions, the Screen Actors Guild and A.F.T.R.A. American federation Talent Radio Affirmination. She married Ken (abstract artist and younger brother of Creadell Red Jones/singer songwriter of the legendary soul group “The Chi-lites”) and soon gave birth to their son Yahken Amen (“Ken’Ken”, an accomplished child actor, writer, director & rapper) she was casted as a background artist and landed day player roles in 1,238 major television productions/films including Devil in the Blue dress as “Rita Cook”, Gridlock as “Baby momma girl”, Martial Law as “detective”, Point of no return as “Convict #2”. Coffee also landed principle lead roles performing in independent film productions including: "Killin’ Me Softly" 1 & 2, "Cage Heat 3000", "Kane & Abel", "One mint Julep" and "Everybody plays the Fool". She co-starred with Tyrek Nasheed in the film “Spirit of the Quija”, together they hosted, produced and directed "Hip Hop revenge" a cable television show in Los Angeles, California. She was accepted as the first pick in the “Los Angeles Theatre Academy”. Coffee worked as an assistant to the Black Music Promotional Managers for both Motown record company and later Warner Brothers record company. She continued pursuing her rapping career, performing local ASCAP showcases, record company events and opening act performances for fellow artist DJ Quik, 2nd to none and Cypress Hill. She recorded over 20 Rap songs, has music production from various musicians including “Stop the Gang Bang” by Raymond Calhoun of The Gap Band, “Pump up the funk” & “Funky Attitude” by Eric Strickland of Z’Look, "Why America Why?" by Nat the Cat of Ice T's Rhyme Syndicate & DJ Melody. She is also an accredited cell painter for Rapper/Actor Ice “T” television cartoon “Moe Base”. She Starred, produced, wrote & directed her first music video “Funky Attitude” co-starring Tyrek Nysheed (writer, director, producer of “Hidden Colors" 1 and 2) and released her album singles “Funky Attitude” & “Pump Up the Funk”.
Coffee began producing, directing and writing her own cable television productions including RAP TV shows “Ebony Avenue” & “Hip Hop Revenge” sponsored by major and independent record companies including Priority records, Ruthless records, Warner Bros records and Universal records. She hosted shows and interviewed major artist including Public Enemy#1 Chuck D’ & Flavor Flav, Heavy “D”, Montel Jordan, EZ-E, and many others. Coffee is also the founder of “Sister Wright Productions”. She is responsible for casting & collaborating with numerous celebrities including John Witherspoon, Art Evans, Sy Richardson, Fats Williams and many television and film actors. Coffee recently relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and is the CEO & founder of, St. Louis, Inner City Cultural Center Enterprise (S.L.I.C.C.C.E.) which is a one of a kind art center including both union and independent theatre productions, films, television shows, fine arts, recycle crafts, literature and workshops.. Coffee is currently bringing Hollywood to St. Louis and getting good recognition for all the talent in the Midwest verses the reputation of crime. She continues collaborating with other filmmakers including Douglas T. Green Productions, Satoyoga Productions, Coast to Coast productions Director/writer Matthew Jackson and Razorback films. She has a production resume of over 30 Union & independent projects including producers credit of SAG union film “Us Against Them” directed by Sy Richardson. Many of her works were screened in the New York film festivals, Tirbecca film center, Majic Johnson Theatre and the Pan Africa Film festivals. In 2012 She went on to write, direct and produce her first Broadway Stage play entitled: “Who Killed The Church?” (cast/crew of 48 people). The stage play was also recorded as a “DVD” and live movie at the historic “Missouri History Museum” in St. Louis. Coffee’s first official Poetry book “Free Your Mind” was published and distributed by Amazon.com. in 2012. She released “Free Your Mind” second edition through her own Publishing company distributed by Amazon & Kindle in 2013. Coffee continues writing books and screen plays pending future productions.
Coffee continues to assist and teach others how to express their ideas & life experiences into book and film format.
Coffee firmly believes and stands by “Everyone has a story to tell”.
nter including both union and independent theatre productions, films, television shows, fine arts, recycle crafts, literature and workshops.. Coffee is currently bringing Hollywood to St. Louis and getting good recognition for all the talent in the Midwest verses the reputation of crime. She continues collaborating with other filmmakers including Douglas T. Green Productions, Satoyoga Productions, Coast to Coast productions Director/writer Matthew Jackson and Razorback films. She has a production resume of over 30 Union & independent projects including producers credit of SAG union film “Us Against Them” directed by Sy Richardson. Many of her works were screened in the New York film festivals, Tirbecca film center, Majic Johnson Theatre and the Pan Africa Film festivals. In 2012 She went on to write, direct and produce her first Broadway Stage play entitled: “Who Killed The Church?” (cast/crew of 48 people). The stage play was also recorded as a “DVD” and live movie at the historic “Missouri History Museum” in St. Louis. Coffee’s first official Poetry book “Free Your Mind” was published and distributed by Amazon.com. in 2012. She released “Free Your Mind” second edition through her own Publishing company distributed by Amazon & Kindle in 2013. Coffee continues writing books and screen plays pending future productions.
Coffee continues to assist and teach others how to express their ideas & life experiences into book and film format.
Coffee firmly believes and stands by “Everyone has a story to tell”.