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).