is an actor, writer, producer & crowdfunding expert. Her most notable credits include roles on This is Us (NBC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Masters of Sex (SHO), & more. Favorite roles onstage include Maggie in A Chorus Line (Dir. Mitzi Hamilton), Olivia in Sex with Strangers (Hollywood Fringe), & Jan in 50 Words (The Lab Creative, LA). She originated the stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, directed by the late Wynn Handman of The American Place Theater. She is the producer, co-writer, and star of feature film All I Want (Prime, Vudu, TubiTV, itunes), & the co-director, writer, producer & star of award-winning short film R.v, a narrative that anticipated the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Her solo show Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal debuted during Pandemic via livestream at The Pico, LA followed by Edinburgh Fringe (digital) to rave reviews. She is currently seeking producing partners to bring Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal to the New York stage. melissacenter.com