Valerie Mikita

Valerie Mikita was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. At the age of 4, her family moved to the Windy City, "Chi-Town." This is where Valerie fell in love with Musical Theatre, and more importantly, found her own voice. During her senior year in High School, Valerie was recruited by a professional touring theatre company and began touring the U.S. showing off her insurmountable acting chops and those powerful vocal chords. Upon completion of the 2 year tour, Valerie ignited a newfound talent... singing The Star Spangled Banner at sporting events around the Midwest, like "Friday Night Fights," on ESPN and dozens of "Chicago Bulls" games, which earned her the nickname, "The National Anthem Girl."At the height of the Chicago Bulls popularity, she snagged the coveted position of featured lounge singer at Dennis Rodman's infamous nightclub, "Illusions." To expand her versatility and range, she also sang with a cover band during that time... everything from Pop & Rock to Dance and Oldies... kicking it off with her "Fabulous Baker Boys" routine. This eventually led to dozens of radio and TV commercials, where Valerie caught the attention of a top Chicago producer who took her under his wing and created a sultry Pop/R&B album, which took her on a tour across the US, Canada & London. He called her the White Janet Jackson.All the while, Valerie continued pursuing her acting career, landing lead roles in over a dozen independent feature films, as well as local and national commercials, which led to hosting a local children's show called, "@ Random," for 2 years.Valerie's big break into National TV, came with the internationally acclaimed, "Jenny Jones Show." She became infamously known as the sexy, witty, anything goes, segment host/comedian/correspondent for a period of 5 years. She appeared live on stage and also traveled the country, interviewing every different kind of person...from celebrities to everyday folks who watched the show religiously.With the love of entertainment in her blood, Valerie moved to LA and immediately landed the lead in the independent comedy, "Guy in Row Five," a recurring role on "Overhaulin,"for TLC, a pilot for the FX Network and another short film called, "The Eye of Dan".In 2006, Valerie starred opposite Eric Roberts & Steven Williams in the dramatic thriller, "Graves End," and played a co-starring role on "CSI." She can also be seen in the film, "The Wayshower," with Jsu Garcia and Peter Stormare, where she plays a mental patient in an insane asylum.Taking a hiatus from acting, Valerie decided to concentrate on live trade show presenting and on-camera hosting. She can be seen regularly hosting a variety of commercials, infomercials and new media promo videos.Most recently, Valerie just finished filming a leading role in the first episode of a new show on the Investigation Discovery Network.Words that describe Valerie: Vivacious, Fearless, Edgy, Quick-witted, Funny as Hell, and 100% committed to her craft. Show less «