melissa.rakiro
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Actor
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Model

ABOUT ME

Melissa Rakiro, originally from the Philadelphia area, received her Bachelor's in Acting from Temple University. While in school she continued her vocal studies through the Boyer School of Music in Opera, Jazz and Musical Theater. Melissa currently resides in New York City. She has appeared in various off Broadway productions, TV, Film, and dozens of commercial and print ads.
Most recently, Melissa appeared as the lead, Jody, in the short film "Little Things" Directed by Tegan Shohet (CBS's The Good Fight) Expected release, December 2019. She will also be appearing in the second season of Dick Wolf's FBI on CBS. You can also see all the other things she's been up to here!
press
"The amoebalike ensemble, which sometimes seems to swell to include the entire audience of 1,800 citizens, does unusually fine work: a crucial element in a play about the manipulation of crowds" - The New York Times [Julius Caesar]
"This surging Roman mob has real numbers, and its fickle allegiances to one demagogic political figure after another makes it genuinely frightening" - Variety [Julius Caesar]
"When Billie’s sister steps up to help her, she’s shot, too. When Luke Cage allows melodrama to work into its favor, it is largely successful " - Vulture [Ep. "The Main Ingredient"]
Headshots

representation
Agent
Amy Lord
Eris Talent Agency
9595 Willshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
424-389-0008
Manager
Robert R. Blume
1776 Broadway
Suite 14000
New York, NY
212-354-5124
Commercial/Print Agent
Philadelphia
Sarah Howell
Reinhard
2021 Arch St #400
Philadelphia, PA
215-567-2000
Commercial/Print Agent
NYC
Charlie Winfield
FFT Models
381 Park Ave #820
New York, NY
212-686-4343