Acting
Marissa Paolella
Neptune, New Jersey
Marissa Paolella was born in Neptune, NJ. She always loved telling stories on the stage ever since she performed in her first BCCT play at age 4. She continued her theatre education at Clemson University in South Carolina and also studied at Rose Bruford College in London. She graduated in 2020 and has since expanded her acting, singing and dance career. She is best known for her role as Liz in Fall Nights in China Grove and is on her way to being a household name.
Acting credits
NRA gritty look at two friends differing viewpoints as they react to a video one of them has made.
Black Enough
2021
NRIn this improvised film, confident and easy-going Aliyah falls in love with Sean, an impulsive romantic. Their relationship plays out in snapshots as they try to build a life together, but the closer they get the more they unravel.
Do You Say What You Mean?
2024
NRIn 1976, a young woman returns to church for the first time since her experience at a Conversion Facility. She is haunted by her trauma and the events leading up to her "conversion".
Caught
2023
NRAfter backstabbing his criminal brother, 17-year-old Cullen stumbles upon a group of teens, with secrets of their own, that give him a taste of the youth he has missed. He soon learns that his whereabouts are not as hidden as he believes.
Fall Nights in China Grove
2020