Venida Evans (born September 2, 1947) is an American television, film,
stage and commercial actress. Evans is perhaps best known to audiences
for her role as "The Muse" in a series of IKEA television commercials
in the United States beginning in 2008.Evans was born in Ypsilanti,
Michigan, but raised in Detroit. Her father (who was born on April 10,
1912) was 97 years old as of April 2009, while her mother is
deceased.Evans graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit. She
later attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Evans also
served as an enlisted member of the United States Air Force.Evans
moved from her native Detroit to New York City in 1972 to pursue her
acting career. She took a job as a theater usher on Broadway as a
"survival job" to pay her bills while she simultaneously pursued
acting jobs. Evans continued ushering until 1999, when she began
acting full-time. In a 2009 interview with The Detroit News, Evans
stated that she would still return to her past job if her acting
career ever stalled saying, "I still know how to say 'Five rows up and
six seats over."
stage and commercial actress. Evans is perhaps best known to audiences
for her role as "The Muse" in a series of IKEA television commercials
in the United States beginning in 2008.Evans was born in Ypsilanti,
Michigan, but raised in Detroit. Her father (who was born on April 10,
1912) was 97 years old as of April 2009, while her mother is
deceased.Evans graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit. She
later attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Evans also
served as an enlisted member of the United States Air Force.Evans
moved from her native Detroit to New York City in 1972 to pursue her
acting career. She took a job as a theater usher on Broadway as a
"survival job" to pay her bills while she simultaneously pursued
acting jobs. Evans continued ushering until 1999, when she began
acting full-time. In a 2009 interview with The Detroit News, Evans
stated that she would still return to her past job if her acting
career ever stalled saying, "I still know how to say 'Five rows up and
six seats over."
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