Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film alumna Mari Weiss (M.F.A. 1988) is one of nine alumni named to the 2023 class of Alumni Masters by the Nebraska Alumni Association.
Weiss will be on campus March 23-24 for Masters Week and will be honored March 24 at the Nebraska Medallion Dinner.
Since 1964, more than 400 alumni have participated in the Alumni Masters. Selection of the Alumni Masters is competitive. Candidates are alumni who have shown great promise, success and leadership in their fields.
Weiss has built a diverse and expansive career in theatre and television, having performed, written and directed works from New York to Los Angeles. A native of Chicago, Weiss has performed with such theatre companies as Steppenwolf, Court Theatre, and Annoyance Theatre. Her television credits include roles on “Shameless,” “Jane The Virgin,” “Mad Men” and “Seinfeld,” as well as more than 100 commercials. Her voice over career includes being “the voice” for such clients as McDonald’s, Yoplait and Blue Cross, as well as animation, video games, narration and audio books.
Weiss earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Nebraska in 1984 and is an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University’s College of Performing Arts in Chicago. She also has taught voiceover classes in Los Angeles, served on the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Conservatory and volunteers with several other service organizations.