Jaquara Anderson

By Devin Way

            Jaquara Anderson, Arlington sophomore, was born December 31^st with stars in her eyes. Juaqura's whole life she has been focused on seeing her name in lights. She is the middle child out of three and is the only girl. Jaquara said, “Being the middle child was tough! The baby always got their way and my older brother always blamed me for things.” She often had to fight for the limelight. “I sang before I could talk and danced before I could walk.” Jaquara said, “One of these days I will be bigger than Ryan Seacrest!” She has always looked up to Ryan and plans to focus on his success to help drive her to the top.

            At the age of six Jaquara began her acting career when she was featured in a commercial that aired on NBC for a local news station. She received five dollars as compensation for her work, Jaquara said, “I thought I was rich!” Ever since then a fire was ignited in her fueling her hunger for fame.

             Jaquara has pursued many different avenues to try and reach her dream. On June 26, 2009 she auditioned for American Idol and unfortunately did not advance to the next round. However, that didn’t stop her, she then tried a different approach to acquiring her dream. Jaquara began the search to find a talent agent, someone who would get her name out there. She went to many different agencies but all of them required ridiculous amounts of money to get into. Jaquara’s mother, Tresa Harris said, “Baby, if someone really wants you, they wont ask you to pay money.” Jaquara took her mother's advice and turned down agency after agency that requested money from her.

                In 2011 when watching her favorite show, Glee, Jaquara decided that it was her destiny to become a part of that show. So, on a whim Jaquara packed up her bags and drove an excruciating 45 minutes to Fort Worth for an open casting call Glee was holding. Jaquara said, “It was the most miserable experience of my life and I will never do it again.” On that particular day of the year, it snowed and temperatures were below freezing. She waited approximately 17 hours outside in the cold, without bathroom breaks or snacks, for a five-minute audition only to be told no. “The only thing good about the experience was that I got to meet Darren Cris.” Jaquara said, Darren Criss is one of the hit super stars of Glee.

Jaquara may not be famous now but her dream has definitely not given up on her dream. She plans on attending more casting calls as soon as she finishes her radio/tv degree here at SFA.