Cherise Boothe: Perseverance through Purpose 

“I was in a difficult space, disconnected from the joy of the craft and considered leaving the profession.  With enthusiastic recommendations from two friends, I decided to take Diana’s intro class.  Once I started working with Diana, it quickly become clear I was exactly where I was supposed to be.  Her focus on daily exercise: Mindset and HeARTwork, are the bedrocks of a consistent practice I didn’t know I needed.  I began repairing my relationship with the art of acting, continued letting go of perfectionism in the work, started releasing the anger I’ve had about the business and began developing a practice of consistent reengagement with and expansion of my imagination.  Diana provides an exquisite balance of safety, rigor, guidance, pressure and endless invitations to expand the imagination, remain curious and continue exploring . . . then a call to show up and enjoy the ride.  Within the first couple months of class, I was experiencing myself in the work in deeper, unadorned and surprising ways—it’s been incredibly encouraging.  And I’m just beginning.  I’m so thankful to be working with Diana and I look forward to seeing how our time together continues to evolve.”
– Cherise Boothe

Imagined Lifer Cherise Boothe is a seasoned and accomplished actress. This two time Obie winner has played in almost every medium imaginable. 

She was Ed’s mother in major motion picture 42 from Warner Bros., Chief Annabelle in NBC’s Chicago Med, Carrie in ABC’s The Good Doctor, and played opposite Sally Field as Lee, in AMC’s Dispatchers From Elsewhere. 

Cherise has also lent her voice for video games like Mortal Kombat : Definitive Edition, Harry Potter Magic Awakened, World of Warcraft : Dragonflight. To name a few! She most recently was Soujourn in the video game Overwatch 2, and will also be voicing the audio book for said character, in Overwatch 2 Sojourn. 

She has an extensive career in voiceover animation as well, and can currently be heard as Sheree in HBO max’s original Young Love. 

You have a million opportunities to watch/hear her on your TV. But if you’re reading this before October 5th 2025, you’re in luck, because you can also experience her in the flesh. 

We’re so excited for Cherise, as she is currently starring in Eureka Day at the Pasadena Playhouse! This 2025 Tony Award-winning satire from Jonathan Spector will be playing  from September 10th to October 5th 2025. 

Grab your tickets and don’t miss what Time Out New York is calling “comic gold.”

The Acting Class That Lights the Torch 

The career of an actor is full of twists and turns. No two careers are ever alike, but what every single one has in common is that you can always expect the unexpected – pandemics, strikes, the looming threat of AI, you name it. 

Cherise is no stranger to these valleys, and with a trajectory as successful as hers, she’s had to learn to keep her acting torch aflame in the midst of a thousand winds. 

One of the vital ways she keeps the flame of her storytelling mission burning is by attending her weekly acting Zoom classes. It’s in class that Cherise sharpens her craft, deepens her insights and hones her Imagined Life daily creative practice.  A practice that has brought her back to an inner curious child-like self. This in tandem with the profound script insights and soul lessons transmitted every week by her teacher, Diana Castle, all merge to support Cherise to be unflappable in the face of any winds that blow. 

Acting Training That Builds Resolve

Cherise’s receptiveness and daily explorations, have expanded her humanity, and brought her back home to her joy. A place within herself that she has learned how to support and take care of every day, and thus can never be taken from her.

The consistency you create at The Imagined Life® builds a foundation so strong that no matter how ferociously the winds of change rattle and howl against you, they cannot and will not demolish your resolve. 

Build your own fortress. Gather your tools and start TODAY.