MARISSA GHAVAMI
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Represented by: |
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Aligned Stars Agency (GA) (818) 726-5805 / (770) 510-3883 Commercial, Equity, SAG-AFTRA, Theatrical Kanner Entertainment (NY) (212) 496-8175 Equity, SAG-AFTRA, Theatrical Katalyst (KY) (859) 581-4555 Commercial, Equity, Hosting, Models, Print, Product Print, Public Appearances, SAG-AFTRA, Theatrical, Voice-Overs Stewart Talent - Voiceover (NY) (212) 315-5505 Equity, SAG-AFTRA, Voice-Overs |
DIRECT CONTACT & LINKS | ||
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marissa@marissaghavami.com |
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Website |
www.marissaghavami.com |
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instagram.com/marissaghavami |
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Flowpage |
flow.page/marissaghavami |
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NYC THEATRE (Selected) | ||
THE LITTLE PONY (U.S. Debut Workshop Production) |
Lead / Irene |
Torn Page, dir. Kimi Ramírez |
4XLATINÉ: SILUETAS (Workshop; Opposite Tony Winner |
Lead / Khalilah |
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab |
KO (Karen Olivo)) |
at PRTT (Off-Broadway) |
dir. Pierre Jean Gonzalez |
CRY IT OUT |
Lead / Jessie |
Divine Riot at NuBox, dir. |
Phoebe Dunn & Cassidy Layton |
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THEY TOLD ME TO USE IT (Staged Reading) |
Lead / Caroline |
Broadway Bound Theatre Fest., |
dir. Ren Dara Santiago |
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2017 SUNDAY BRUNCH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY |
Lead / Actor |
The Tank, dir. Jillian Carucci |
REGIONAL THEATRE (Selected) | ||
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Opposite Ross Lekites) |
Lead / Belle |
Music Theatre Louisville |
FILM (Selected) | ||
THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS (Alongside Academy Award Nominee |
Lead / Celia Ford |
Amazon, dir. Tom Whitus |
Bruce Davison) |
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NOT FADE AWAY (w/ Emmy Winner James Gandolfini) |
Supporting / Meredith |
Paramount (Theatrical Release) |
dir. David Chase |
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TELEVISION | ||
WITHOUT A TRACE |
Co-Star / Sylvia |
CBS, dir. Rosemary Rodriguez |
IT'S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO |
Singer (Named "Star of Tomorrow") |
NBC |
CONCERT | ||
THE LINEUP (w Academy Award Winner & Tony Nom Ariana DeBose) |
Soloist |
Birdland, MD Brad Simmons |
SONGS BY US (Alongside Tony Nominee L Morgan Lee) |
Soprano (MTF Women/Trans Rep Roundtable) |
Joe's Pub at The Public |
THE CAROUSEL OF HOPE BALL (Virtual) |
Sop. (Backup for Barry Manilow) |
PeopleTV, MD David Foster, |
MS Michael J. Moritz Jr. |
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54 CELEBRATES ELTON JOHN AT 75 |
Soloist |
Feinstein’s/54 Below |
LA's NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR |
Soloist (1st Runner Up) |
Sterling's Upstairs |
THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER GRAND OPENING |
Soloist |
The Muhammad Ali Center |
COMMERCIAL, PRINT & VOICE OVER Conflicts avail. upon request | ||
Commercial: Pepsi’s AMP Energy Drink, Kroger; |
Print: Belvedere, Vartali Hair Salon, |
Claudia Amaya, Girl Scout |
Cookies, Kentucky Fried Chicken; |
Voice Over: Audible, McDonald’s, Ford, |
JCPenney |
TRAINING | ||
THE WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO: |
(Graduate, 2-Year Core Program) |
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ACTING (Meisner) w/ William Esper |
MOVEMENT (Laban) w/ Ted Morin |
VOICE & SPEECH (Linklater, |
Shakespeare) w/ Nancy Mayans |
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ACTING MASTER CLASS |
w/ William Esper |
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THE WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVE: |
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE w/ Anne Waxman |
DIALECTS w/ Patricia Fletcher |
MASK w/ Akil Davis |
ON CAMERA w/ David & Linda Laundra |
SCRIPT ANALYSIS w/ MZ Ribalow |
MIME w/ Bill Bowers |
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ACTING |
The Karl Bury Studio, Karl Bury |
Ongoing Scene Study Class |
ON CAMERA |
Bob Krakower |
Advanced Workshops |
SINGING |
Katy Pfaffl (Current), Mike Ruckles, Liz |
Caplan, Seth Riggs |
Ongoing Private Lessons |
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VOICE (Linklater) |
w/ Dru Pilmer |
Ongoing Private Lessons |
IMPROV |
The Second City LA |
Workshop |
SPECIAL SKILLS & OTHER | ||
IRANIAN-AMERICAN; comfortable speaking basic Farsi. |
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VOCAL RANGE: F sharp below middle C to E flat above high C |
(full belt to C, |
strong mix belt to F sharp); |
Musical Theatre, Classical, Opera/Coloratura, |
Alternative/Indie, Pop, Rock, Jazz, |
Folk, Country. |
EXCELLENT W/ DIALECTS: Knows IPA; Southern, Midwestern, |
NY, Classical American, Mid-Atlantic, |
RP, Cockney, Iranian, Afghan, |
Syrian, Romanian. |
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DANCE: Basic Ballet, Jazz, Theatre, Hip-Hop & Tap. |
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INSTRUMENTS: Basic Acoustic Guitar. |
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NATIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKER. |
LICENSED DRIVER. |
CURRENT PASSPORT. |
FULLY VACCINATED. |
MEMBER: PANO, Ring of Keys, The Players. |
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LOCAL HIRES: New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA, |
Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, |
Louisville, KY & Southern FL. |
PRODUCER / WRITER / FELLOW / FOUNDER | ||
Co-Producer of feature film Mass (Sundance ‘21, Acquired by |
Bleecker Street, Theatrical Release, |
Robert Altman Award Winner, |
BAFTA Nominee; dir. Fran Kranz, starring Jason Issacs, Emmy |
Winners Ann Dowd & Martha Plimpton & |
Tony Winner Reed Birney) |
Co-Writer & Producer of short film Silk (Official Selection |
at Academy Award Qualifying Festival), |
dir. John Magaro (Past Lives) |
Queer Writer Fellow (Director’s Pick) at the Martha’s |
Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing |
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ASTEP (Artists Striving To End Poverty; now Arts Ignite) |
Fellow & Participant in Artist as |
Citizen Conference @ Juilliard |
Founding Exec. + Artistic Dir. of Healing TREE (Trauma |
Resources, Education & Entertainment) |
www.healingtreenonprofit.org |
Founding Company Member of Divine Riot (theatre, film, |
artists that defy convention) |
www.divineriot.org |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 110 lbs |
Eyes: Blue |
Hair Color: Brown |
Hair Length: Short |
CURRENT PASSPORT, Combat - Stage, Dance Ballet, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dance Swing, Dance Tap, Guitar, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Persian Accent
Full biography available at www.marissaghavami.com