Melissa Collazo

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Melissa Collazo
Born (2000-07-15) July 15, 2000 (age 24)
Orlando, Florida, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Television One of Us Is Lying

Melissa Collazo (born July 15, 2000) is an American television and film actress.She is best known for playing Maeve Rojas on Peacock original series One of Us Is Lying .

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Early life

Collazo was born in Orlando, Florida on July 15, 2000 to Puerto Rican parents. She has a younger brother born in 2005. [1] Her mother was the news director at the Latin American station Telemundo , and Collazo led child-friendly news segments on the station until she was about 12 years-old, when she decided to pursue acting. [2]

Career

She appeared in Stranger Things and in the 2018 film The Little Mermaid . [3] She had a role in the 2020 film Freaky and in Swamp Thing , playing a younger version of the lead character Abby. [4]

In 2021, she appeared in a lead role in the film Lena and Snowball. [5] In 2021, she could also be seen playing Maeve Rojas on the Peacock (streaming service) teen slasher whodunnit series One of Us Is Lying , alongside Jess McLeod and Marianly Tejada. [6] [7] She returned to the role for a second series in 2022. [8]

In 2024, she began filming Motorheads for Amazon Prime Video with Ryan Phillippe. [9]

Filmography

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†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Stranger Things Arcade Gamer3 episodes
2018 The Little Mermaid Circus oddity
2019 Swamp Thing Teen Abby2 episodes
2020 Freaky Ryler
2021Lena and SnowballLenaLead role
2021–2022 One of Us Is Lying Maeve RojasMain role
TBA Motorheads †CaitlinFilming

References

  1. ↑ Raiford, Tiffany (October 12, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Melissa Collazo". TVovermind. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ Baker, Jessica (October 12, 2021). "Melissa Collazo Has the Best Brows in the Biz and an Addicting New TV Show". Whowhatwear.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Soto, Sophia (October 7, 2021). "Melissa Collazo and Jess McLeod Discuss 'One of Us Is Lying'". Thenerdsofcolour. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Craig, David (November 16, 2022). "Meet the cast of One Of Us Is Lying, Netflix's teen thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Billington, Alex (January 5, 2021). "Trailer for Lion Cub Movie 'Lena and Snowball' with Melissa Collazo". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (October 30, 2019). "'One Of Us Is Lying': Peacock's YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ Heillbron, Leona (October 14, 2021). "Interview: One Of Us Is Lying's Melissa Collazo and Jessica McLeod". Brief Take. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Shunpike, Stan (December 6, 2022). "9 Reasons That Have Me Obsessed With "One Of Us Is Lying"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kimathi, Denis (March 20, 2024). "Ryan Phillippe Shares Set Image From 'Motorheads' as Cameras Begin Rolling". Collider. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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