Marissa Orjalo
Acting
Biography
Marissa Orjalo is an award-winning Filipina-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. She began acting at the age of five, with film & television credits including ReGenesis, The Smart Woman Survival Guide, and Going Up. Marissa is a respected actor, composer, singer, playwright, teacher, and academic within the Toronto theatre community. Marissa is a trained classical opera singer and classical piano player with the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto & Sheridan College's Theatre and Drama Studies Program. Marissa furthered her studies with a Master of Arts, supported by the Joseph Armand Bombardier 2021 SSHRC award, researching Filipinx theatre methodologies in Canadian rehearsal rooms. She additionally completed Stratford Festival's Birmingham Conservatory in 2024. Alongside her acting endeavors, Marissa is also the Artistic Producer at fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company and is also an Artist Educator at Studio 180 Theatre.
Known For
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Titans
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström, the chief scientist and molecular biologist. Through this character the show often addresses topical social, political and ethical issues related to the science at hand. The series was originally seen on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Halogen TV and in syndication and CW Plus in the United States, and FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012 the show can also be seen on Hulu.com.
ReGenesis
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.
13: The Musical
Blinded by jealousy, King Leontes falsely accuses his pregnant wife of infidelity, setting into motion a series of catastrophes that will destroy his wife and son and leave his infant daughter abandoned to the elements on a distant island. Sixteen years later, the king receives an unlikely chance at redemption.
The Winter's Tale
Rebecca, a respected teacher at a private girls school, has her life turned upside down when a new scholarship student arrives who might be the daughter she gave up for adoption seventeen years ago.
Remember Me, Mommy?
A young woman whose previous boyfriends have all met grisly ends, on or around Valentine's Day, finally gets the chance to turn the tides on the killer with the help of her hapless college pals.
Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's Slasher
Madison O'Hara performs as a singing elf for Christmas parties with her best friend, but her real dream is to be a singer-songwriter and to find the perfect man.