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Marissa Holder

Auckland, New Zealand

Model, Actor, Musician, Dancer

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I'm a recent graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA). Primarily a singer, having had classical training for ten years. I love the theatre, but I'm also a budding musician too! In various other musical projects, including the lead singer / co-songwriter of a band. I'm half Anglo-Indian, half Trinidadian, raised in Essex, London. Currently residing in Auckland city, New Zealand.

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Video

Demo Vid
Example of me singing three songs - "A Womans Worth" by Alicia Keys, "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele,

Physical Details

Height:170 cm / 5ft 7in Shoe size:7.5 UK / 9.0 US / 41.5 Euro
Weight:48 kg / 105 lbs Hair color:Black
Ethnicity:Other Hair length:Medium
Skin color:Brown Hair type:Curly
Eye color:Brown Dress Size:6 - 8

Experience

2011

  • (NASDA) National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art : BA in Musical Theatre, Christchurch, NZ

Modeling

Modeling experience:Beginner, starting out

Acting

Acting experience:Previous unpaid speaking roles

Languages spoken

English

Accents spoken

New ZealandUK CockneyUK EnglishUK Posh
"Rednex" pop band (Role; Loretta Crockett) Self devised by the group, Manager Jason Beaumont. 2012 - Current

"Cats" (Role; Carissa) Directed by Stephen Robertson, MD. Richard
Marrett. NASDA 2011

"Cloudstreet" (Role; the Black Man & ghost Aboriginal girl) Directed by Stephanie McKellar-Smith and Ross Mckellar. NASDA 2011

"Play Upon Me" (Role; Miranda, The Wall, & several other parts) Devised by Tony McCaffrey, Music by Hamish Oliver, Directed by Tony McCaffrey, Ross McKellar. NASDA 2010

"42nd Street" (Role; Ethel) Directed by Angela Johnson, MD. Richard Marrett. NASDA 2010

Music

Life Of The Party
"Life Of The Party" from the musical "The Wild Party" by Andrew Lippa.
Guitar ability:IntermediateVocal range:Mezzo-Soprano
Percussion ability:BeginnerLike to join a band:No
Vocal ability:Classically trained

Singing styles

PopRockClassical

Favorite genres

RockIndieElectronicHip-hop
Influences:Radiohead,  Coldplay,  Incubus,  Queens Of The Stone Age,  Elliott Smith,  A Perfect Circle
10 years classical vocal training. Teachers; Angela Johnson, Valerie Wycoff, Glenese Blake, Betty Miller, Edna Graham. My range is F - F# (3 octaves.)

1 year self taught Guitar, current teacher - Jakub Roznawski

"Aylas Angels" Jazz singer, Sol Square, Christchurch, throughout 2010

"TV3 Big Night in Telethon" NASDA choir, 2009

"APRA Silver Scrolls Awards" Back up Vocalist for Bic Runga, NASDA choir 2009

"Swingin’ Jazz" (Role; Soloist) Directed by David Peperrell, MD. Andrew Grinder. Tauranga Musical Theater 2009

"NZ Big Sing" - Silver Award with the Choir 'Luminosa Armonia' - 2007

Dancing

Dancing ability:Beginner

Dance styles

BalletJazzTap
3 years Ballet, Tap & Jazz. NASDA 2009 - 2011

"The Erin Simpson Show"- Background Dancer, 2010

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