Marisa Davila | |
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| Born | April 24, 1997 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Marisa Davila (born 1997) is an American actress, notable for her main roles in Super Giant Robot Brothers (2022) and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023.
Davila was born 1997, and raised in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, (near Nashville). [1] Her parents were both involved in the music industry: [1] her mother Julie Davila as a drummer, percussion teacher, clinician of marching percussion, and PAS board director; [2] and her father Lalo Davila, who is first generation Mexican American, [3] as an author, professor of music, and percussion director at Middle Tennessee State University. [4]
Davila has experienced music rehearsals and band practice, since the tender age of six, along with her older sister, Danielle. [5] She has participated in theatre and acting and dance classes, and has had regular voice-over parts. [5] Aged from 10 onwards, she has participated in many theatrical productions, and has performed with the Nashville Symphony. [1] In 2014, at the age of 17, Davila sought to expand her acting career, by moving to Los Angeles, California, with her mother, [5] while at the same time, after much private tuition, [6] earned herself an online diploma. [1] Davila completed a course in the Lyndon Technique, [7] she is a member of SAG-AFTRA, [6] and currently (2023) resides in Valley Village, California. [6]
As a child, Davila was singing the voice of Jasmine on the Disney Junior stage adaptation of Aladdin . [1] In 2015, Davila made her screen debut as Jane in the Jing Shao directed short film Text History of Jane about the dangers of texting while driving. [8] The short film went on to win the National ADDY Award of the American Advertising Federation in 2016. [9]
In 2016, Marisa Davila appeared in a single episode of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, [1] [10] and in an episode of Liv and Maddie as a member of the Porcu-Piper school choir. [1] In 2017, she appeared in Speechless, working alongside Minnie Driver. [10] and the same year in Atypical where she plays mean girl Maddison Gold. [5]
In 2016, Davila featured on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 (Original Soundtrack) Commentary Album. [11] In 2019, she released her first single Too Busy. [11]
In 2019, she secured a guest role in the sit-com Carol's Second Act , and appeared in 2 episodes of Schooled , [10] In 2020, she Mercedes Callahan in the Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This , and had a small part in the rom-com movie Holidate . [10]
In 2022, she had a lead voice role for season one of the Netflix action-comedy animated series Super Giant Robot Brothers . [12] [13]
In 2023, Marisa Davila plays the main role of Jane Facciano, the leader of the group of four girls in the upcoming Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease. [14] During the series, Davila gets to sing, along with her cast members, many new songs written by American songwriter Justin Tranter, each having a 50's style harmony with a modern twist. [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Text History of Jane | Jane | Short film |
| 2016 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Chloe | Episode: "I'm Back at Camp with Josh!" |
| 2016 | Liv and Maddie | Choir Member #1 | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Raking | Kelly | Film |
| 2017 | Speechless | Mary | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Atypical | Madison Gold | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Don't Go | Prima | Short film |
| 2018 | Ocean | Brooke | Short film |
| 2018 | Willie Jones: Runs in Our Blood | Party girl | Music Video |
| 2018 | Cloak & Dagger | Choir Member #3 | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Tournament | Kate | Film |
| 2018 | We're Not Friends | Charlie | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Second Thoughts | Sabrina | Short film |
| 2019 | Carol's Second Act | Harper | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Beyond the Cracks | Jessica | Short |
| 2020 | Holidate | Princess Leia | Film |
| 2019–2020 | Schooled | Gina Rivera | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | I Am Not Okay with This | Mercedes Callahan | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Love and Baseball | Eva | Film |
| 2021 | My Big Fat Blonde Musical | Megan | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Lucy Punter 1 Softserve Child 2 (voice) | Video Game |
| 2022 | Super Giant Robot Brothers | Alex Rose (voice) | Main role - 10 episodes |
| 2023 | Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | Jane Facciano | Main role - 10 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Zed Fest Film Festival | Outstanding Group Ensemble (shared) | The Raking | Won | [16] [17] |
| 2018 | Independent Shorts Awards | Bronze award for best actress | Beyond the Cracks | Won | [16] |