Patti is diverse and delicious..... from being featured with the Tuscany Symphony to singing the national anthem at the Bill Pickens annual Rodeo, to performing as vocal accompaniment, for Roberta Flack, Micheal Bolton, Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Tower Of Power, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Laura Branigan, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Kenny G, and more. Her global travels have taken her on many World Tours as live backup, with Motown icon Smokey Robinson. Over 25 years she recorded several albums with him. including albums, “Smokey’s Family Robinson”, “Quiet Storm”, and paired with him in on stage duets. Patti is one third of a family gospel trio, the “Henleys”. Brothers Robert iii, Ronald, and she appear in concert throughout the country. The Henleys were featured vocalist at the Memorial Musical Celebration in honor of Coretta Scott King at Ebenezer Baptist church, in Atlanta Georgia ACTRESS: Always captivating and spellbinding she breathes excitement, and credibility into each character. Patti currently tours with the Paul Morse Acting Company, Artist In Residence, at the Los Angeles Music Center. She stars in the role of Harriet Tubman, in Letters To Harriet. Patti sparkled with her one woman show Sing America...while entertaining the Chinese consulate. Other theatre credits include: Achieving the Dream, written and starring the late Yolanda King, Porgy & Bess with the Los Angeles Civic Opera. Mary, the mother of Jesus in the West Angeles Performing Arts production of Oh Mary Don't You Weep, Angela in the musical, Rejoice. The Message Is In The Music, written and directed by Touch By An Angel's Della Reese. Voices From The Past, Black People Who Knew, Cermonies In Dark Old Men, South Pacific, Lady Day in the Billie Holiday Story.....and more. PRODUCER: Ms. Henley served as producer for the Hollywood Black Film Festival’s opening night Red Carpet Gala, at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Hollywood, and the Closing Night Award Ceremony, “A Tribute To Black Cinema: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”. This event was hosted by Comedian J. Anthony Brown, and comedic actress Paula Jai Parker . Included were tributes to Barbershop director, Tim Story, Producer/Writer Saladin Patterson, of the Fighting Temptations, and the Bernie Mac Show. Also independent Filmmaker Charles Burnett. In subsequent years she returned Producing an opening night tribute to veteran photographer Bill Jones. The Closing Night Awards were hosted, by Corey Reynolds, and Gina Ravera, costars of TNT’s “The Closer”. EDUCATOR: She has designed A unique music and drama program for youth. “I Am A Promise” is a fun way of learning the basics tri-love.weebly.com PLAYWRITE: Ms Henley penned the new musical "We Were There", one woman shows Musiversal, and Sing America. Ms Henley has written produced several stage plays for children, and is currently Developing a web series “The Armants” Patti attended Eureka College in Eureka Ill. In Los Angeles she studied voice with Nathan Lamb, at Simon Wiesenthal Academy, scene study and advanced theatre at the Kilpatric-Cambridge actors workshop at Warner Bros. Studios
