Melissa Sorrentino

ITA - Los Angeles - CLOSED - 818-817-7598 (Commercial, Commercial - Non Union, Theatrical, Print, Voiceover, Hosting)

Female White, Multi-Ethnic, Ambiguous

Brown Brown 135lbs 5'4"

Women's 6 Women's 8 6 7.5 6-8


Additional

Singing (Legit Mezzo), Improvisation, Expert Meisner Technique, Advanced Music-Reading, Advanced Writing (B.A)., Basic Piano & Drums. Accents (great ear for quick study, incl. cockney, jewish, irish, ny), Voice-Over.

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
The Crusaders (Best Feature COMICON 2008)   Supporting Robb Wolff Mr. Sea Monster Productions
Making GB30   Herself Peter Jankowsky Peter Jankowsky
Last Night 10,000   Lead Grad Student Film Chapman University
Celebrity Kids   Ensemble (Sketch) Beth Farmer Beth Farmer
Gretchen Brettschneider Skirts 30   Supporting Corey Blake Elevation 9000/1421 Prods.
Tuesday Afternoon   Supporting Christian Duguay Christian Duguay

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Japanese TV Special   Supporting Office KEI Prods.
Settle The Score (pilot)   Principal Tribune Ent./Melissa Rivers
Jamie Unleashed (pilot)   Principal Tribune Ent./Jamie White
Strip Mall   Featured/U-5 Comedy Central
 

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Gonzalez Arrives   Ensemble Mike Ross The Second City LA
La Boheme   Chorister MI Opera Theatre (AGMA)
Gala w/ Luciano Pavarotti   Chorister MI Opera Theatre (AGMA)
Anne Frank & Me   Anne Frank JET (AEA)
The Strip: Living Comic Book   Supporting LA's Evidence Room
Wizard of Oz   Dorothy Northville Marquis
Children's Improv Troupe   Lead Performer September Prods.
Treehouse Players   Lead Performer Treehouse Players Prods.
*** COMEDY: ***  
The Social (Improv Vets Long Form)   Improv Performer self-produced iO West, Westside Eclectic, etc.
One Gray Hair   Harold Performer Karen Graci iO West
Reality Killed the Sitcom Star   Sketch Performer Marc Evan Jackson The Second City School
Eight is Enough   Sketch Performer Karen Muryama The Groundlings
"UN"-Wanted Advances (I&II)   Sketch Performer David Jahn The Groundlings
Mud Hen (Harold Team)   Harold Performer John Abbott iO West
Social Sunday   Host & Headline Perfomer self-produced iO West (created by melissa sorrentino)

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
National Auto Shows   Narrator (5 years) General Motors (Oldsmobile-Gail&Rice))
Superstars of the 80s   Principal SLP Productions
CBS Station Promo   Lead CBS Detroit
Commonpoint Mortgage   Principal M.B.C. Productions
PSA - Alcohol Abuse   Principal & VO Youth Living Productions
Don Kott Auto Center   Principal Sublime Productions
3M (Internet)   Principal FOOTCONE & BELDING
*** INDUSTRIALS: ***  
Every Nation: Training Video   Principal Mike Jones, Dir. Brett Holman, Exec. Prod.
Greenview Acres Infomercial   Principal & VO John Serra, Dir. JONCO Productions
National Auto Shows   Presenting Specialist Volvo (Showmax)
Northville Public Schools   Forum Speaker KC Program Productions

Print

RoleDirectorProduction
National Print Ad   Print Model Footcone & Belding
 
 
 
 

Training

VOICE-OVER (Level 1&2) -- Kalmenson & Kalmenson -- Bill Ackerman , MEISNER TECHNIQUE (thru all levels) -- Playhouse West -- Jeff Goldblum, Tony Savant, Mark Pellegrino , IMPROV (Graduate & Performer) -- iO West Hollywood -- Dave Hill, Scot Robinson, Shulie Cowen, Karen Graci, James Grace, Craig Cackowski, IMPROV & SKETCH (Grad & Performer) -- The Second City (LA Training) -- Michael McCarthy, Dave Razowsky, Marc Evan Jackson, Mike Ross, IMPROV (Grad) -- The Second City (Detroit Training) -- Josh Funk, Marc Evan Jackson, IMPROV & SKETCH (grad thru all levels) -- The Groundlings (LA Training) -- Cheryl Hines, Roy Jenkins, Mindy Sterling, Karen Muryama, Steven Pierce, Amy Von Freym, INDIVIDUAL IMPROV INTENSIVE -- Improv Olympic (Chicago) -- Jimmy Carrane & Liz Allen , IMPROV WORKSHOP -- The Complex -- Miles Stroth, VIOLA SPOLIN TECHNIQUE -- Western MI University -- Jim Daniels , ON-CAMERA COMMERCIAL -- Robinson Creative -- Stuart K. Robinson , ON-CAMERA THEATRICAL -- Robinson Creative -- Stuart K. Robinson , VOICE (12+ years) -- Legit Mezzo & Belt , Musical Theatre, Opera, Contemporary, Jazz -- Gerald Goslin, Harold Eisberg  
 

Other Special Skills

Singing (Legit Mezzo), Improvisation, Expert Meisner Technique, Advanced Music-Reading, Advanced Writing (B.A)., Basic Piano & Drums. Accents (great ear for quick study, incl. cockney, jewish, irish, ny), Voice-Over. 
 

Special Skills