MELISA BREINER-SANDERS
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- SAG-AFTRA
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TV Drama Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
[NURSE] L&O:OC, Grounded and caring, lets injured detective know his father has arrived [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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DRAMATIC REEL (Performance Video) Quicktime
[CHARLIE] - A straightforward tomboy finding her footing in rehab [ANGELA] - girl-next-door on a pseudo date [MAGS] - woman at the end of her rope admitting defeat
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COMEDIC REEL (Performance Video) Quicktime
[HR RECRUITER] Proud HR recruiter in a scene reminiscent of Abbott & Costello [AMANDA] forgets the name of her boyfriend of 3 months, Atheist realizes her boyfriend is religious, and woman is surprise when partner can't walk by the playground [WAITRESS]manic sociopathic Bennigan's waitress.
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Out And About (Feature Film) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DOGWALKER MOM] Grounded and friendly neighbor tolerates some small talk from the town's elder prodigal son.
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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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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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BEING HERE (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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NCIS (Self-Tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[CORONER] Quriky and funny, but able to get down to business when it's time.
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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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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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GILDED AGE (Self-Tape) (Performance Video) Quicktime
[MRS. RUSSELL] A woman with ambitions to integrate into old money society, she takes the opportunity to school a rival who has shunned her before.
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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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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 - Fully Vaccinated and boosted | ||
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FILM | ||
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
Eyes: Hazel |
Hair Color: Auburn |
Hair Length: Shoulder Length |
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, and ALLISON PILL. 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