Towanda Underdue has been elected to the national board of SAG-AFTRA representing the union’s Washington-Mid Atlantic local.
Underdue, whose many credits include House of Cards and Veep, defeated Lance Lewman 486 votes to 425.Fran Drescher, running for national president at the top of the Unite for Strength slate, posted a campaign video supporting Lewman, but her camp considers Underdue “an ally.” The opposition MembershipFirst slate, headed by Matthew Modine, said before the votes were counted that they are “advocating for Towanda,” noting that she “is an independent.”Underdue told Deadline that “both sides seem to be supporting me.” You can see Dresher’s campaign video supporting her rival here.In her campaign statement, Underdue said:
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