Melissa Ortiz

Coast to Coast - Adults - 323.845.9200 (Commercial) , and ATB Talent Agency - LA - 323-761-0282 (Theatrical)

Female Latinx/Hispanic

Black Brown 135lbs 5'5"

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


Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Speech Therapy   Guest Star Don John USC
Olive Juice   Guest Star Michael Gibs LMU
A Good Indian   Supporting Katja Rivera The Highlighter Reading Series
 
 

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
4th of July   Trini Barbara Gulan Actors Theatre of Louisville
Water by the Spoonful   Yazmin Ortiz Megan DeBoard Cygnet Theatre
A Christmas Carol   Caroler/Maid Frazier Marsh Actors Theatre of Louisville
Shoot Me When...   Ariel Susi Damilano San Francisco Playhouse
Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular   Red Wendy McClellan Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival
My Three Angels   Marie Lousie Will Love Totem Pole Playhouse
A Christmas Carol   Shop Girl/ us Belle Bruce Sevy Denver Center
Richard III   Princess Elizabeth Jesse Berger Denver Center
Too much, Too Many People, Too Much   Sally Khris Lewin Amios NYC
American Exceptionalism   Sally/Company Kate MacCluggage Amios NYC
Miss Julie   Miss Julie Rebecca Martin Amios SF
Romeo and Juliet   Tybalt Maryssa Wanlass The Free Theatre
Value Over Replacement   Emily Jim Kleinmann Playground
The Seagull   Masha Maryssa Wanlass Utopia
The Moonrisers   Celine Christopher Magee The Moonrisers
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley   Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy Megan Sandberg-Zakian Marin Theatre Company
Anna Considers Mars   Anna Aguirre Susi Damilano Playground
Botticelli in the Fire (Cancelled due to COVID)   Clarice Orsini Jordan Fein Marin Theatre Company

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Deloitte   Supporting Pil Montgomery National
Arlo   Lead Rodrigo Valdés National
Genesys   Supporting Samuel Miller Naional
 
 

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

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  
 

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