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Marisa Davila (born 1997) is an American actress, notable for her main roles in Super Giant Robot Brothers (2022) and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023.

Early life

Davila was born 1997, and raised in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, (near Nashville). Her parents were both involved in the music industry: her mother Julie Davila as a drummer, percussion teacher, clinician of marching percussion, and PAS board director; and her father Lalo Davila, who is first generation Mexican American, as an author, professor of music, and percussion director at Middle Tennessee State University.

Davila has experienced music rehearsals and band practice, since the tender age of six, along with her older sister, Danielle. She has participated in theatre and acting and dance classes, and has had regular voice-over parts. Aged from 10 onwards, she has participated in many theatrical productions, and has performed with the Nashville Symphony. In 2014, at the age of 17, Davila sought to expand her acting career, by moving to Los Angeles, California, with her mother, while at the same time, after much private tuition, earned herself an online diploma. Davila completed a course in the Lyndon Technique, she is a member of SAG-AFTRA, and currently (2023) resides in Valley Village, California.

Career

As a child, Davila was singing the voice of Jasmine on the Disney Junior stage adaptation of Aladdin. In 2015, Davila made her screen debut as Jane in the Jing Shao directed short film Text History of Jane about the dangers of texting while driving. The short film went on to win the National ADDY Award of the American Advertising Federation in 2016.

In 2016, Marisa Davila appeared in a single episode of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and in an episode of Liv and Maddie as a member of the Porcu-Piper school choir. In 2017, she appeared in Speechless, working alongside Minnie Driver. and the same year in Atypical where she plays mean girl Maddison Gold.

In 2016, Davila featured on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 (Original Soundtrack) Commentary Album. In 2019, she released her first single Too Busy.

In 2019, she secured a guest role in the sit-com Carol's Second Act, and appeared in 2 episodes of Schooled, In 2020, she Mercedes Callahan in the Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This, and had a small part in the rom-com movie Holidate.

In 2022, she had a lead voice role for season one of the Netflix action-comedy animated series Super Giant Robot Brothers.

In 2023, Marisa Davila plays the main role of Jane Facciano, the leader of the group of four girls in the upcoming Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease. During the series, Davila gets to sing, along with her cast members, many new songs written by American songwriter Justin Tranter, each having a 50's style harmony with a modern twist.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ De Gennaro, Nancy (March 11, 2016). "Murfreesboro's Marisa Davila earns roles on TV shows". Daily News Journal.
2. "Julie Davila - Caixa Trio / PAS Board of Directors". pearldrum.com. October 29, 2020.
3. Vincentelli, Elizabeth (April 4, 2023). "In This 'Grease' Prequel Series, Pink Is the Word". The New York Times.
4. "Lalo Davila - Biography". lalodavila.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
5. ^ "Marisa Davila talks New Music, Acting Career". MusicXclusives TV - Youtube. August 13, 2017.
6. ^ "Marisa Davila". backstage.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
7. "The Lyndon Technique – Actors Toolbox page 2". thelyndontechnique.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
8. "Text History of Jane". vimeo.com. May 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
9. "Text History of Jane Dir. Cut". jingyishao.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
10. ^ "Marisa Davila credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
11. ^ "Marisa Davila". spotify.com. August 4, 2022.
12. "Super Giant Robot Brothers (2022)". next-episode.net. August 4, 2022.
13. "Super Giant Robot Brothers 2022 – rating:PG - 1 Season- Kids' TV". netflix.com. August 4, 2022.
14. "Rydell High is back in a first look at Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies". EW.com. December 19, 2022.
15. Rampton, James (March 23, 2023). "Grease prequel Rise Of The Pink Ladies offers modern take on 1950s attitudes". stuff.co.nz.
16. ^ "Marisa Davila Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved March 28, 2023.
17. "2016 Zed Fest Film Festival Awards". zedfest.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

External links

• Marisa Davila at IMDb
• Marisa Davila Instagram
• Official website
• Disney audition story

• Living people
• 1997 births
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee
• American child actresses
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• People from Murfreesboro, Tennessee