Marisa Calin
Calin at the Outfest premiere of A Million Happy Nows, 2017
Born
Marisa Calin

(1983-01-05) 5 January 1983
California, U.S.
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Websitemarisacalin.com

Marisa Calin (born 5 January 1983) is an American-born English actress, writer and producer.

Early life and education

A native of Bath, Somerset,[1] Calin began her actor’s training at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and at 18 attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[2][3]

Career

Writing

Calin's debut book, the young adult novel Between You & Me, was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury.[4] It earned positive reviews in Kirkus[5] and Publishers' Weekly.[4] Between You and Me was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2012[6] and was selected for the American Library Associations’ 2013 Rainbow Book List of quality books with authentic LGBT content.[7]

Audiobook narration

As an audiobook narrator, Calin has earned an Audie Award nomination for full cast recording of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairytales,[8] and an Audie win for Sadie[9] by Courtney Summers.[10] Calin has earned AudioFile magazine's Earphones Awards[11] for a variety of titles, including books by Garth Nix,[12] Jennifer Robson,[13] and Mary Calvi's Dear George, Dear Mary,[14] for which she was featured on CBS in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of audiobooks.[15] Her performance in Sophie McKenzie’s Close My Eyes[16] received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review[17] and made their 2013 Listen-Up Awards for Audiobooks of the year.[18] She led an effects-full production of Teeth in the Mist[19] by Dawn Kurtagich for Hachette Audio which was named by Paste Magazine as one of the 19 Best Audiobooks of 2019 So Far.[20] Three titles she narrated in 2019 were selected for Yalsa's round up of Amazing Audiobooks.[21][22]

Film

Calin wrote and produced the independent drama film A Million Happy Nows with her company Perfect Features.[23] The film played primarily the LGBT festival circuit for the 2017 season, screening at more than 50 festivals[24] including the Mardi Gras Film Festival,[25] Frameline Film Festival,[26] the Palm Beach International Film Festival and Outfest.[27] The film won Outfest's Audience Award for Best First U.S. Narrative Feature.[28] It also won Curve Magazine's poll to screen at the first ClexaCon film festival in Las Vegas in 2017,[29] and came away with the award for Best Feature.[30]

Research for the film led to Calin's advocacy for the Women's Brain Project[31] and she was their guest at the International Forum on Women's Brain and Mental Health in Zurich, Switzerland in 2019.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Bath Life Magazine". Bath Life Magazine. 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "About". Marisa Calin. 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Directed by". T Ryder Smith. 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Publishers Weekly Review". Publishers Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Best Teen Books of 2012". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rainbow Book List". American Library Association. 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Audie Award Winners 2019". APA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Sadie on Audible. Audible.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Audie Award Winners 2019". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Marisa Calin Reviews". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Frogkisser Starred Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Earphones Award - The Gown". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Dear George, Dear Mary Audio Edition". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "CBS News". CBS. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Close My Eyes on Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Close My Eyes Starred Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "2013 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Teeth in the Mist Review". Locus Magazine. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "19 Best Audiobooks of 2019". Paste Magazine. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks". YALSA. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  22. ↑ "YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks". YALSA. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  23. ↑ "A Million Happy Nows". Perfect Features. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  24. ↑ "A Million Happy Nows. Screenings". Perfect Features. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ↑ "A Million Happy Nows Premiere". After Ellen. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. ↑ "A Million Happy Nows at Frameline". Frameline Film Festival. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  27. ↑ "A Million Happy Nows at Outfest". The Hollywood Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  28. ↑ "Outfest Los Angeles Award Winners". Broadway World. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  29. ↑ "ClexaCon Film Festival". ClexaCon. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  30. ↑ "Queer Screen". Queer Screen. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  31. ↑ "Women's Brain Project". Women's Brain Project. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  32. ↑ "International Forum on Women's Brain and Mental Health". Women's Brain Project. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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