Melissa Alce Ortiz

Coast to Coast - Adults - 323.845.9200 (Commercial) , NOVA Talent Group - 1 818 726 0706 (Manager) , and Love Talent - 323-401-8287 (Theatrical)

Female Latinx/Hispanic

Black Brown 135lbs 5'5"

2-4 29" 8-10 4-6 7


Film

RoleDirectorProduction
A Hero Rises   Lead Tyee Tilghman 2023
Speech Therapy   Guest Star Don John USC
Olive Juice   Guest Star Michael Gibs LMU
A Good Indian   Supporting Katja Rivera The Highlighter Reading Series
I'm Not That Kind of Girl   Supporting - Bette Arnetta LaShun Ellis 2024
On Call   Supporting Don John USC, 2023
The Date   Lead Sandra Johnson USC, 2023
Behind Closed Doors   Lead Joseph Sperber
Babies   Supporting Lauren Miller Rogan AGC Studios
Haboob   Lead Eden Perry

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Matlock   Large Co Star Gina Lamar CBS
 
 
 
 

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Water by the Spoonful   Yazmin Ortiz Megan DeBoard Cygnet Theatre
The Body's Midnight   Supporting, Chorus 1 (u/s) Jessica Kubanski Boston Court
Faithless   Lead, Claire Maria Gobetti Victory Theatre
Do You Feel Anger?   Lead, Sofia (us - perf.) M. Nelson-Greeberg Circle X
An Exquisite Corpse   Lead Christian Haines Hollywood Fringe 2026
Heisenberg   Lead Rondrell McCormick The 222
American Exceptionalism   Sally/Company Kate MacCluggage Amios NYC
Botticelli in the Fire (Cancelled due to COVID)   Clarice Orsini Jordan Fein Marin Theatre Company
Anna Considers Mars   Anna Aguirre Susi Damilano Playground
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley   Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy Megan Sandberg-Zakian Marin Theatre Company
The Moonrisers   Celine Christopher Magee The Moonrisers
The Seagull   Masha Maryssa Wanlass Utopia
Value Over Replacement   Emily Jim Kleinmann Playground
Romeo and Juliet   Tybalt Maryssa Wanlass The Free Theatre
Miss Julie   Miss Julie Rebecca Martin Amios SF
Shoot Me When...   Ariel Susi Damilano San Francisco Playhouse
Too much, Too Many People, Too Much   Sally Khris Lewin Amios NYC
Richard III   Princess Elizabeth Jesse Berger Denver Center
A Christmas Carol   Shop Girl/ us Belle Bruce Sevy Denver Center
My Three Angels   Marie Lousie Will Love Totem Pole Playhouse
Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular   Red Wendy McClellan Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival
4th of July   Trini Barbara Gulan Actors Theatre of Louisville
A Christmas Carol   Caroler/Maid Frazier Marsh Actors Theatre of Louisville

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Genesys   Supporting Samuel Miller Naitonal -2022
Arlo   Lead Rodrigo Valdés National - 2022
Deloitte   Supporting Pil Montgomery National - 2022
Max   Supporting - Wife Matt Aleston National - 2023
Pedialyte   Principle - Beth Matt Lenski National - 2024
Indeed.com   Principle - Hiring Manager Nick Ball National - 2024

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
Super Animal Royale Tonight   Rabbita Smith Ruben Grijalva Pixile Studios
Sorry Wrong Number   Mrs. Stevenson Sean Garahan Bay Area Radio Drama
 
 
 

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
Baboons in the Nighthouse   Supporting, Lila Dogwood Christopher Magee The Moonrisers
King Lear   Supporting, Regan Elizabeth Carter SF Shakespeare Company
F L I G H T   Lead, Gemma Christian Haines Playground Solo Fest
Greg in L.A.   Co-Star Sean Cunningham Web Series
 

Training

MFA in Acting, National Theatre Conservatory, Clown Intensive with Lucas Caleb Rooney, Acting Apprentice, Actors Theatre of Louisville, B.A. Music, Rollins College, Music Theatre Bavaria, Study Abroad, Imrov at UCB with Drew DiFonzo Marks & Monika Smith, Acting, Ongoing with John Rosenfeld, On-Camera Audition Technique with Jamie Castro, Commercial Bluepront, Kaz Santana, Voice Over Coaching, Charlie Addler, Improv - Basic, The Groundlings, Kimberly Condict  
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Beginner), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Intermediate), Drama (Advanced), Family (Intermediate), Horror (Beginner), Improv (Beginner), Lee Strasberg (Intermediate), Musical (Intermediate), Romantic (Intermediate), Sanford Meisner (Beginner), Science Fiction (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Advanced), Stella Adler (Intermediate), Suspense (Intermediate), Uta Hagen (Advanced), Western (Beginner)
 

Athletic

General

AEROBICS (Beginner), DIVING (Advanced), HIKING (Intermediate), ROLLER SKATE (Beginner), SNOW SKI (Beginner), TENNIS (Beginner), TRAPEZE (Beginner)
 

Fighting and Weapons

Stage Combat

DAGGERS (Intermediate), HAND-TO-HAND (Intermediate), RAPIER (Intermediate), SWORDS (Intermediate)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

UCB (Beginner)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Advanced), SOUTHERN (Intermediate)
 

Languages

SPANISH (Intermediate)
 

Other

Driving Skills

STICK SHIFT (Advanced)
 

Licenses

CLASS A (Advanced)
 

Miscellaneous

CROCHET (Beginner), KNIT (Intermediate), TELEPROMPTER (Beginner), YO-YO (Beginner), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Performance

Dance

BALLET (Beginner), JAZZ (Beginner), MODERN (Beginner), SALSA (Advanced), WALTZ (Beginner)
 

Singing

MUSICAL THEATER (Intermediate)
 

Vocal Range

MEZZO-SOPRANO (Intermediate), SOPRANO (Intermediate)
 

Possessions