Carmen Gloria Pérez is an actress, writer, artist, filmmaker & military veteran. 

Pérez was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Puerto Rico as a child. At 17 years old, she joined the U.S. Army active duty for six years. After being stationed overseas and in Washington, D.C., becoming a Sergeant by the age of 21, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Government and International Politics with a minor in Legal Studies at George Mason University, she moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. 

As an actress with over 40 screen credits,  Pérez can be seen on two Netflix series "A Storm For Christmas" and "Young Royals." Early in her career, Pérez won Best Supporting Actress by the Valley Theatre League Artistic Director Achievement (ADA) Awards for the Layon Gray play “Soldiers Don’t Cry” in 2003 - and was selected as part of the Top 10% in the"Mi Gente!" Latine Database for CSA (Casting Society of America) - 2023.

As a writer/artist/experimental filmmaker, Pérez is the recipient of the prestigious John McCarthy Award 2025 by AI Week in Milan, Italy - the #1 AI event in Europe - for her work with AI innovation and visual storytelling, where she was also a speaker. She has written, produced, directed and edited numerous award-winning short-form content (music videos and experimental short films). Most recent experimental hybrid film The Mars Novella received an Honorable Mention in the Narrative section at Project Odyssey 2025 & at AI Film Awards Darjeeling Edition 2025/Dhruma Festival. An early version won Best Writing & Best Producer at the Four Points Film Project - 48 Hour Film, in which creators had 77 hours to write, create and edit a short film. She founded MOONFRAME, which has been included in the roster of visionary talents at Escape AI, launched by Oscar-winning mind behind The Matrix, John Gaeta. Flower Of The Valley - an experimental mini-documentary about Ana Roqué Geigel De Duprey - won Best Documentary at AIFF Amsterdam, the Photography Award at Burano AI Film Festival (BAIFF) and Best Score & Script with the AI Film Awards at the Marrakesh 2024 Edition. It is included in the Rai Cinema (Italy) digital channel and has received multiple accolades globally for its exploration on new ways of documentary filmmaking. First experiment with AI "The Trial" has been screened at festivals, winning Best Produced Short Script July 2024 - AI International Film Festival & Best Animation - Cinetech FutureFest April 2024. In addition, Pérez has worked freelance BTS as a film/tv project & development assistant, CEO assistant and finance controller.

Formerly as a musician, an instrumental chillout/lounge music piece “Pajarito,” she  co-wrote/co-composed with late British producer Matt Powell, is featured in the Café Del Mar ~ Dreams 9 album (as Carmen Perez). She has had 2 hits on Billboard's Top 40 Hot Dance Club Play & Top 10 UK Commercial Pop Charts, “Emergency” & “Overload”.  Also released a latin-neo-jazz EP "The Art Of Love" (as Carmen Gloria).

In 2019 Pérez published her first children's book series as an author/illustrator, the Kid Astronomy series, inspired by her love of space & her mission to share positive messages and motivate children to become interested in STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) subjects - the fastest growing careers. Her artwork has been exhibited in California, and a few originals and prints sold world-wide. 

Pérez speaks native Spanish & English, fluent Norwegian, intermediate Swedish & works internationally - w/dual citizenship US/EU.