Wondering who won Scream Queens? Tanedra - the only girl with no professional training - beats out Michelle and secures the top spot with her consistent performances.
A total of 10 unknown actresses comprised the Scream Queens cast on VH1 and on Monday, November 8, 2008, the final episode aired and fans learned that the winner of Scream Queens is Tanedra.
The prize?VH1's Scream Queens winner Tanedra will appear in a "break-out role" in the latest of installment of Saw VI.
The Scream Queens Competition
The Scream Queens competition was not an easy one for newbie actress Tanedra Howard. Tanedra, a 28-year-old waitress from Inglewood, California, started out as one of ten aspiring actresses vying for the title of "Scream Queen."
The Scream Queens cast started out with ten girls:
Angela Anderson, 21, a hostess from San Diego, California;
Jessica Palette, 23, a waitress from Bolton, Massachusetts;
Jo-Anne Krupa, 26, a ballet and pilates instructor from Hertfordshire, England;
Kylah Kim, 27, a model from Dallas, Texas;
Lina So, 25, an actress from Las Vegas, Nevada;
Lindsay Felton, 23, a child actress who starred in Nickelodeon's Caitlins Way, from Seattle, Washington;
Marissa Skell, 22, an actress from Islip, New York;
Michelle Galdenzi, 21, a student from Spring, Texas;
Sarah Agor, 23, from Marlboro, New Jersey, and;
Tanedra Howard, 28, an waitress from Inglewood, California
Tanedra's Evolution from Aspiring Actress to VH1 Scream Queens WInner
Throughout the competition, Tanedra was the naturally-talented underdog, the only young actress on Scream Queens cast without any formal training. Tanedra explained in the premier episode of Scream Queens that she grew up in a family that could not afford expensive acting lessons. So with a passion for acting and a dream of one day becoming a star, she taught herself how to act.
From day one, Tanedra Howard was the clear front-runner of Scream Queens; the one actress who delivered consistent performances across the board, causing her to win immunity challenge after immunity challenge on the show. Tanedra's frequent immunity challenge wins secured a guaranteed a call-back for the following week of the Scream Queens acting competition.
The Three Scream Queens Finalists
Tanedra went into the final Scream Queens competition with two other finalists: Michelle and Lindsay.
Lindsay - the actress with the most professional experience - should have blown her Scream Queens cast mates out of the water with her talent and knowledge of the workings of show business. But Lindsay's deep insecurities created a stumbling block time and time again. In her own words, she "let herself get in the way" during the acting competitions, over-thinking her scenes and allowing her deep-rooted insecurity to take hold. Lindsay made it to the final three on Scream Queens, but she was unable to secure a spot in the top two.
The other finalist, Michelle, can best be described as Lindsay's antithesis in terms of her image. Throughout the competition, Michelle displayed tremendous self-confidence and, at times, conceit. Appearing rather cocky and even snobby at times, Michelle failed to find her emotional center until the latter portion of the competition.
"When you're good, you're great, and when you're bad, you're absolutely terrible," Scream Queens host and veteran Saw actress Shawnee Smith told Michelle during one elimination ceremony. After she found herself as candidate for elimination at one point in the competition, Michelle was able to overcome her acting demons - inconsistency, namely - to deliver quality acting performances in the final few acting challenges, securing her spot in the top two.
Ultimately, the Scream Queens judges felt that Tanedra's consistently believable performances made her the top pick. And with that, Tanedra was named "Scream Queen."
Lionsgate Entertainment and Twisted Pictures' Saw VI is set for release into U.S. theatres on October 23, 2009.
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Whatever!! Michelle so had that show in the bag! What a sell out!
Dec 9, 2008 8:15 AM
Guest :
I wanted Tanedra to win from the very beginning.
Dec 9, 2008 9:32 AM
Guest :
No way tanedra had it in the bag all the way sorry
Dec 9, 2008 9:43 AM
Guest :
Miss Tanedra i am so proud of you the whole time that i was watching the
show i was hoping the you win and you did .
Dec 9, 2008 12:21 PM
Guest :
I am so happy Tanedra won I wanted her to win from the very beginning. She
was awesome. I wish her all the best. She definately deserves it. She was
also the best one on the show everyone else was awful. I give my props to
Tanedra.
Dec 9, 2008 12:26 PM
Guest :
SHE SO DESERVES IT!!
Dec 9, 2008 2:59 PM
Guest :
Michelle shouldn't have stepped to Tanedra the way she did in that one
episode when they were acting each other out. Tanedra like you said in that
episode you showed them why you are the better actress. So happy for you.
Dec 9, 2008 4:52 PM
Guest :
OMG! She won i knew Tanedra would win because she was a new face on the big
screen and she acted out her roles that made some believe that she was a
professional at what she was doing.
Dec 9, 2008 4:58 PM
Guest :
I'm so excited for her. It turned out that the best one won. Congrats
girly:)Kenya(Calif)
Dec 10, 2008 7:22 AM
Guest :
I was rooting for Lindsay :(
Dec 10, 2008 9:26 AM
Guest :
yeah Tanedra!!!
Dec 10, 2008 12:26 PM
Guest :
michelle had the image that saw 6 needed
Dec 10, 2008 2:53 PM
Guest :
ANY 3 OF THOSE FINALISTS COULD HAVE TAKEN IT HOME, BUT TANEDRA HAD IT. SHE
WAS MORE FIERCE AND WANTED IT MORE! SAW 6 WILL PROBABLY BE THE 2ND SAW
THAT I WILL SEE. I WANT TO SEE HOW GOOD SHE WILL BE! I'M SURE SHE'LL BLOW
ALL YA HATERS OUT THE WATER! GO TANEDRA!
Dec 11, 2008 1:33 PM
Guest :
congrats tanendra, for a second i thought that michelle would win because
she was ok but i think it is really cause of her LOOKS. NO AFFENSE michelle
but when your acting you sound like A HIGH PITCHED DYING BIRD. i think that
a person like Tanendra deserved it especially with NO TRAINING {IMPRESSIVE)
and the other girls in the house probably have had an acting coach but they
lost cause they didnt try as hard as you did. GO TANENDRA. I AM EXCITED FOR
THE NEW MOVIE YOU WILL BE APPEARING IN. CONGRATULATIONS:) YOU REALLY REALLY
REALLY DESERVED A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS.
Dec 11, 2008 4:13 PM
Guest :
Michelle had an image that saw 6 needed? LOL! yea sure she did..the typical
stuck up "pretty girl".. Not this time. Glad someone else has a
chance this time. Tanedra was very humble, and has skills! DO YOUR THANG
TANEDRA!!
Dec 12, 2008 1:53 PM
Guest :
Wow!! Tanedra blew me away on the first show. That's incredible acting
coming from a person with no training. She gets emotional,even when she's
not acting. Acting is her calling. I am so proud of her.
Dec 14, 2008 2:15 AM
Guest :
They made an enormous mistake. People would come out to see Michelle.
She's beautiful and talented. Tanedra is average in looks and talent.
Dec 14, 2008 7:11 PM
Guest :
Of course, Tanedra was the best one for the part! She wasn't only the best
actress but she showed emotion while she acted! Which was something that
Michelle didn't have at all! For once, the black girl wins and not just the
typical pretty girl! She desreved it and God gave it to her! I will most
def. be at the movies during Saw 6 just to see Tanedra show her god given
talent!
Dec 15, 2008 4:19 PM
Guest :
I knew that Tanedra would win! I stuck with her since day one! I
feel I can do anything now, even if I don't have much experience! =D
Dec 16, 2008 6:30 AM
Guest :
I was rooting for Tanedra One hundered percent of tha way... She is a good
actress and had a few slip ups like the rest, but get this, she didn't have
any experience. I'm tired of seein the same image in movies and honestly
michelle couldn't act as well as some of the previous contestants.
Everyone that is saying she had the "image" is full of crap!!!
EVERYONE had the image to make it to the big screen, Tenedra's image came
out stronger to the judges and to most viewers, so stop hating, don't see
the movie if it upsets you that michelle lost... CONGRATS Tanedra, you
deserved it... I was hopin you'd win so do ya thang gurl.
Dec 17, 2008 4:05 PM
Guest :
Yes Tanedra girl, u did it!!!! Your dream came true. I was rooting for u
the whole entire time. U showed people, that even though u grew up in the
ghetto, you have talent. Congrats and hope u make it big in the acting
industry. u are talented!!! You beat theses girls without acting lessons,
go girl
Feb 13, 2009 10:05 AM
Guest :
I am sooo happy for Tanedra! she deserves it! she is humble and ready to
jump in! Congrats Tanedra! You go girl!!!
Aug 26, 2009 2:39 AM
Guest :
MICHELLE SHOULD HAVE WON. :( I hated Tanedra. She thought she was soo good
just cus she was there with no acting experience beforehand. Michelle waas
hilarious offscreen and an amazing actress on. Needless to say the final 2
should have been Michelle and Lindsay. Tanedra only won because of her
stupid edge. She doesnt suit the saw movies at all, Lindsay and Michelle
do.
Dec 8, 2008
