RESUME
Melissa Ortiz
Height: 5"5 | Eye Color: Light Brown | Hair Color: Black
WORK EXPERIENCE
FILM
Olive Juice
Speech Therapy
A Good Indian
Guest Star
Guest Star
Supporting
INTERNET
Greg in L.A.
F L I G H T
Baboons in the Nighthouse
King Lear
The Boredom Games | Chomp
Adventure Shotz | Aquarium Woes
Co-Star
Gemma
Lila Dogwood
Regan
MOL
Butterscotch
Digital Series | Sean Cunningham
Playground Solo Fest | Christian Haines
The Moonrisers | Christopher Magee
SF Shakespeare Company | Elizabeth Carter
Amios West | Jomar Tagatac
Amios West | Jennifer McCray Rincón
STAGE
The Body's Midnight
Faithless
Do You Feel Anger?
Water by the Spoonful
Shoot Me When...
Anna Considers Mars
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
The Moonrisers
The Seagull
Romeo and Juliet
Miss Julie
American Exceptionalism
Caucasian Chalk Circle
Chorus One (u/s)
Claire
Sofia (u/s - perf)
Yazmin Ortiz
Ariel
Anna Aguirre
Lizzy Darcy
Celine
Masha
Tybalt
Miss Julie
Sally | Company
Gov. Wife
Boston Court & IAMA Theartre | Jessica Kubzansky
The Victory Theatre | Maria Gobetti
Circle X Theatre | Helena Kays
Cygnet Theatre | Megan DeBoard
San Francisco Playhouse | Susi Damilano
Playground | Susi Damilano (TBA Nom. Best Actor)
Marin Theatre Company | Megan Sandberg-Zakian
The Moonrisers | Self Directed
Utopia | Maryssa Wanlass
The Free Theatre | Maryssa Wanlass
Amios SF | Rebecca Martin
Amios NYC | Kate MacCluggage
Actors Theatre of Louisville | Wendy McClellan
COMMERCIAL
Commercial list available upon request​
VOICEOVER
Super Animal Royale Tonight
Sorry Wrong Number
Rabbita Smith (Recurring)
Mrs. Stevenson
Pixile Studios | Ruben Grijalva
Bay Area Radio Drama | Sean Garahan
Training & Workshops
Acting - Ongoing, John Rosenfeld Studios
Commercial Improv Drop-In, Stacy Gallo Casting
Improv 101 & 201, UCB
On Camera Audition Technique
Clown, The Studio New York
MFA Acting, National Theatre Conservatory
Acting Apprentice, Actors Theatre of Louisville
B.A. Music, Rollins College
John Rosenfeld
Stacy Gallo, Phil Casesse
Drew DiFonzo Marks, Monika Smith
Jamie Castro
Lucas Caleb Rooney
Larry Hecht, Jennifer Rincón , Michael Cobb, Robert Davidson
Wendy McClellan, Erica Bradshaw
Richard Owens, Peg O’Keef
Special Skills
Conversational Spanish with native PR accent.
VOICE: Intermediate Mezzo Soprano
DANCE: Beginner Ballet & Jazz. Advanced LA Style Salsa Dancer
STAGE COMBAT: Intermediate Hand to Hand & Dagger Rapier