Melissa Bautista
Acting
Biography
Melissa Bautista (she/her/siya) is a Filipina actress based in NYC and her hometown, LA. Melissa Bautista graduated from Fordham University ('24) and studied acting under Tina Benko, Paco Tolson, and Dawn Saito. She studied clowning and improv. under George Drance, and vocal technique under Andrea Haring. Theatre Credits: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia), The Medea Thing (Medea), The Moors (Moor-Hen) Film Credits: Pomelo (Phoebe May), Validation (Alex), Tough Luck, Buttercup! (Louise).
Known For
"Validation" covers the experience of a Filipino American high school student applying to film school in the face of their immigrant parent's conflicting desires.
Validation
A wannabe detective finds himself looking for love after a chance encounter with a fortune teller.
Crime, Love, and Soda.
A young woman's pregnancy is accidentally announced by her mother at a family dinner. Pomelo explores the dynamic between an immigrant Filipino mother and her first generation American daughter, delving into themes of culture, guilt, womanhood, and family.