MELISA BREINER-SANDERS
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Dramatic Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
[NURSE] L&O:OC, Grounded and caring [JULIA] run-down opioid addict meeting her creepy dealer [MOTHER] a traditional mother encourages her young daughter to face the inevitable [CHARLIE] - A straightforward tomboy finding her footing in rehab
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Comedic Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
[HR RECRUITER] Proud HR recruiter, reminiscent of Abbott & Costello [AMANDA] forgets the name of her bf, Atheist realizes her bf is religious, woman surprised when bf can't walk by playground [WAITRESS]manic sociopathic Bennigan's waitress.
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Rehab Patient at Therapy - BEING HERE short film (Performance Video) Quicktime
[CHARLIE] LEAD. A loveable misfit tomboy. Honest, straightforward, and struggling. When her therapist tells Charlie she can leave rehab, she realizes she doesn't want to.
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Dogwalker Mom - Out And About (Feature Film) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Grounded and friendly neighbor tolerates some small talk from the town's elder prodigal son.
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Off-beat Dinner Date (127 COWS Comedic Monologue) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[WOMAN] Over dinner a woman fondly tells the story of when she ran 127 of the family's cows over a cliff as a child.
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Caring Professional Lawyer (BIG LITTLE LIES Self-Tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[LAWYER] Precise, professional, caring, in family court. Knows how to get the best for her client, but needs to give tough love to get there.
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Ambitious Injured Cop (BLUE BLOODS Self-tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[CORA] An ambitious and dedicated cop is in the hospital and gets caught in a lie she told to save her family.
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Scheming Office Colleague (LOVE Self-Tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[MICKEY] Laid back, scheming, foul-mouthed comedic relief. Mickey is teaming up with a co-worker so they don't get fired in the merger.
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Deadpan Bakery Worker (HALF-BAKED Self-Tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DREW] An exasperated and deadpan bakery worker who will not be rushed or corrected.
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Narrative VO Reel (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Commercial Demo (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Represented by: |
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Ann Steele Agency (NY) (212) 629-9112 Theatrical (Film / TV), Theatre Promote Talent Agency (IL) (773) 475-6280 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover WEG Talent (NY) (646) 783-9443 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Print |
www.MelisaBS.com | ||
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FILM | ||
Affirmation |
Lead |
dir. Emily Bennett |
Beyond The Fog |
Lead |
dir. Desiree Abeyta |
Out and About |
Supporting |
dir. Peter Callahan |
Being Here* |
Lead |
dir. Sydney O'Haire |
Dressed* |
Lead |
dir. Sydney O'Haire |
Golden Afternoon |
Supporting |
dir. Mathilde Suissa |
Bench Seats |
Supporting |
dir. Courtney DeStefano |
The Third Option |
Lead |
BSB Media |
Next Time |
Lead |
BSB Media |
Underpaid Narrator |
Lead |
dir. Ben Holbrook |
Women's Studies |
Lead |
Ningen Manga Productions |
Holler Creek Canyon |
Lead |
dir. John Poague |
inappropriate effect |
Supporting |
dir. Russ Martin |
*Award Winning |
Bend, Bermuda Int'l & more |
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TELEVISION & NEW MEDIA | ||
Law & Order: Organized Crime |
Co-Star |
NBC (dir. John Polson) |
Adam & Steve 2025 |
Series Regular |
dir. Craig Chester |
We're Breaking Up |
Series Regular |
Breiner-Sanders Productions |
CaucAsian |
Series Regular |
BSB Media |
My Secret Friend |
Series Regular |
Think(iT) Film Assembly |
The Toy Collector |
Series Regular |
g14 Productions |
Fun Mosque |
Co-Star |
CollegeHumor.com |
OFF-BROADWAY | ||
The Last Seder |
Jane (Supporting) |
Jessica Bauman/Theatre Three |
As Wide As I Can See |
Charlotte (Lead) |
Dan Horrigan/HERE Arts |
THEATRE | ||
Birds of North America |
Caitlyn (Lead) |
Jason Peck/Thrown Stone |
King Lear |
Cornwall |
Sybill Brune/Shakespeare Forum |
God's Ear |
Mel (Lead) |
Brian Balcom/ DePaul |
Michael Jordan in Lilliput |
Mrs. Horton (Lead) |
Erica Weiss/DePaul |
Twelfth Night |
Malvolio |
Stuart Carden/DePaul |
The Misanthrop |
Arsinoe |
Andrew Peters/DePaul |
As You Like It |
Celia |
Greg Cicchino/Queens Players |
SKETCH COMEDY | ||
Interview with an Applicant |
Interviewer |
dir. Paul Del Vecchio |
Camp Wayne Sketch Comedy |
Company Member-Actor and Writer |
Broadway Comedy Club/UCB |
Punch59 Sketch Comedy |
Company Member |
Punch59 Sketch Comedy |
Upright Citizens Brigade (NY) |
Sketch 101 |
Eric Scott |
EDUCATION & TRAINING | ||
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY |
MFA, Acting |
Stanislavski, Meisner |
Classical, Shakespeare |
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Voice, Movement, Comedy |
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY |
BA, Psychology |
Minor in Theatre & Inter-Arts |
Bob Krakower Studios |
TV/Film Acting |
Jess Cummings |
LAByrinth Theatre Company |
Advanced Ensemble Workshop |
LAB company members |
Casting Lab |
TV/Film Auditioning |
Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox |
Matt Newton Studios |
TV/Film Acting |
Dena Tyler, Stacey Van Gorder |
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre |
Shakespeare First Folio |
Larry Yando |
NARRATIVE VOICE OVER | ||
Next Stop |
Gillian |
Multitude Studios |
Greetings From Arizona |
News Reporter |
Ladybug Release |
Vaccine Vignettes |
Nancy |
Vera Brooks Productions |
Broadway & Anywhere |
Narrative VO |
Power City Films |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'2" |
Weight: 145 lbs |
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH, Executive Assistant, Film Producer, Voice - Contralto, Billiards/Pool Player, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Kick Boxing, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Tenor, Voiceover, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Eastern European Accent, Fluent Spanish
Think KATHRYN HAHN/MERRITT WEAVER combo. DePaul MFA Acting, Georgetown University BA, Training at Bob Krakower, LAByrinth Theatre, UCB, Matt Newton Studios & more. Off-Broadway credits, 1.6 Million people know her from her starring role in the viral sketch "Interview with an Applicant" on youtube. NYC BASED, LOCAL HIRE CHICAGO, PORTLAND, & LA