MELISSA COLE - SAG-AFTRA

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  • Detective Kelly (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Melissa as a tough, empathetic detective who interrogates a murder suspect.

  • New media comedy series (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Melissa as a mean girl pageant contestant who shows her true colors after a math geek wins the pageant in an upset.

  • Indie suspense film (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Melissa portrays a pragmatic graduate student who is stunned by the measures a classmate takes to protect herself in New York City.

  • Indie urban drama (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Melissa is a young, street smart woman who takes matters into her own hands when her friend refuses to stand up to a neighborhood bully.

  • Sketch comedy characters (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Original comedy characters, written and performed by Melissa Cole. Melissa appeared as a finalist in the 2015 NBC & Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Showcase and she has performed her critically-heralded solo comedy "Mo-to-the-oncle" at theater festivals around the country since its New York City debut in 2016. In 2017, she was named "Best Actress" at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and in 2018, Orlando Weekly included "Mo-to-the-oncle" in their "Best of Fest" feature during its coverage of the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival. “I expect to see her on Saturday Night Live” -WXXI News (Rochester, NY)

  • Live improv and sketch comedy reel (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    "Best of" Melissa performing live improv and sketch comedy throughout NYC

  • Rap music performance (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Melissa performs a rap from her critically acclaimed one-woman show "Mo-to-the-oncle" during an Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival preview event.

Résumé Print Résumé

Represented by:

Wild Models Talent Agency (CA) (310) 407-5174 Commercial, Models

Film

Dori the Donor

Principal

NYU

Live Comedy (Selected)

NBC & Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Showcase

Top 7 Finalist

Upright Citizens Brigade

Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble

Improviser

Producers Club Theater

Small Faces Comedy

Actor/Writer

Peoples Improv Theater

Commercials

New York State Lottery

Principal

Ddb Worldwide Communications

Conflicts available upon request

Theater

Mo-to-the-oncle

Actor/Writer

One-woman show/U.S. tour

Story Pirates

Actor

NYC company

New Media (Selected)

Subway: The Series

Principal

Dir. Veronica Dang

Math Warriors

Principal

Dir. Kristina Harris

Training

Improv

Levels 1-4

Upright Citizens Brigade

Improv

Levels 1-5

People's Improv Theater

On-Camera Technique

Amy Gossels

Amy Gossels Casting

Acting for Film & Television

Alberto Bonilla

Stella Adler Studio

Scene Study I & II

Jon Korkes

Stella Adler Studio

Adler Technique

Josh Rowe

Stella Adler Studio

Voice & Speech

Reginald Veneziano

Stella Adler Studio

Movement

Sarita Moore

Stella Adler Studio

Sketch Writing

Levels 1-3

Upright Citizens Brigade

Education

Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)

B.A. Journalism (Broadcast) and Politics

New York University

American Sign Language (ASL)/Deaf Studies Certificate

Anticipated 2021

Hofstra University

Melissa is a graduate of the Upright Citizens Brigade and Peoples Improv Theater improvisation training programs in New York. In 2015, she was a finalist in the NBC & UCB Diversity Showcase. Cole wrote and starred in her own one-woman comedic stage play. Since its New York debut, the much-acclaimed production has been seen in cities nationwide, with Cole landing the Best Actress award at Pittsburgh Fringe Fest. Visit www.melissacolecomedy.com for more... "I expect to see her on the cast of SNL" -WXXI News

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 120 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Hair Length: Long

 

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