MEISSA HAMPTON
SAG / AFTRA
Height: 5’7
Hair: Sandy Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Dress: 4
(partial list of over 35 credits) ** = Best actress awards
Few of Many
Lead
TriFilm Pictures; Adam Mackie, Dir.
Full Moon and High Tide in the Ladies **
*Lead*
Marcia Haufrecht, Dir.
Audition
Lead
OffStage Films
Another Year Together
Supporting
Manhattan FilmWorks; Dan Simon, Dir.
Lucky in Love
Lead
Amanda Giampaolo, Dir.
Lulu **
*Supporting*
Shawn Snyder, Dir.
Who Will Cry…?
Support
Zenkins Entertainment; Uhura Hawkins, Dir.
What Is
Lead
Shawn Snyder, Dir.
Uncle Bob
Support
Abel Ferrara & Automatic Thirteen Prod.s; Bob Oppel, Dir.
Pause
Lead
Savannah, GA-SCAD films; Shine, Dir.
After the Slumber
Lead
Andi Dervishi, Dir.
Modern Times **
*Lead*
Frank Dauro, Dir.
“Hello, Who Are You?”
Multiple Leads
NYFA films; Mark Eicher, Dir.
Umbrella
Co-Lead
JetSet Pictures; Ben Pitts, Dir.
First Shot
Lead
Brooklyn College Productions
Upright Citizen’s Brigade
Improv. Troupe
UCB East
The Red Tie Mafia
Improv. Troupe
The Living Theatre
Collateral Bodies – World Premier
Hope
45th st. Theatre, NYC
The Vagina Monologues
Lead
VDay Productions
Hello, From Bertha
Bertha
Brooklyn College Productions
Terror in Tombtown
Goldie Haunt (Lead, Stunts)
Warner Brothers/Six Flags America
Batman Thrill Spectacular
Jennifer Morgan
Warner Brothers/Six Flags America
NYC Fashion Week – Live Television Broadcast
Host
QVC
Live Television Broadcast
Host
ShopNBC
NY/NJ Contractor Carpenter Trust
Host, Correspondent
Camfisto Films
NYC Home Design Show
Host, Correspondent
Braun Nutone
Live Television Broadcast
Host, Fashion Model
Fashions on the Air – Carib TV
Off Madison
Support, Producer
one pair of shoes productions
Milgram and the FastWalkers
Maria
Vimeo
Modern Reality Adventures Pilot
Improv. Team
A&E, Superfine Productions
VH-1 Lyrically speaking ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’
Lead
VH-1; Bill K., Dir.
Other conflicts on Request
Ralph Lauren, Polo
Model
Fit Modeling
Tory Burch
Model
Fit Modeling
Tahari
Model
Fit Modeling
L’Oreal
Hair Model
Sally Beauty, Hair Shows
Fantasia Designs, NY, Moscow
Model
Fashion Modeling (runway)
Dollhouse Boutiques
In-house model
Fit Modeling
Stella Adler Conservatory, Brooklyn College Film and Theatre Departments (BA), additional graduate work at MIT and Harvard University
Advanced Acting For Film and TV
Bill Hopkins
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
BA Honors; Film, Theatre
Tom Bullard, Director
Brooklyn College, Theatre Dept.
Improvisation
the Upright Citizens Brigade
UCB East
Fitzmaurice Voice Method
Adona Butler
HB Studios
Participatory Theatre
Cesar Alvarez
Harvard University
Film Studies
Martin Marks
MIT
Improvisation
the Red Tie Mafia
The Living Theatre
Continued studies- voice, commercial, scene
private and classroom
Various, NYC
Dance
Jazz, HipHop
The Dance Studio, 8 years
Classical Piano
Kathy Frame
Private Instruction, 8 years
Artist in Residence at MIT in Cambridge, Mass
Best Lead Actress – NYC Festival of Cinema
Best Lead Actress Nomination – Bucharest International Film Festival
Best Lead Actress – The Austin Independent Film Festival
Best Supporting Actress – First Run Film Festival, NYC
Lead Actress Award of Merit – The Indie Fest
Lead Actress Award of Merit – The Indie Fest
Best Actress – OutHouse Film Festival, Baton Rouge, LA
Favorite Performance, 2009 – Sonic Cinema Reviews
Best Actress – &NYC PictureStart Film Festival
Best Leading Actress – Judge’s award NYC Film Race
Best Leading Actress – Audience Award NYC Film Race
Best Actress in a lead Movie Making Madness, NYC
Promax World Gold Award – VH1 promo. “Should I Stay . . ?
Ford Foundation – Scholarship Colloquium
Tuch Award – Scholastic Achievement
American Academy of Poets – Award for poetry composition.
Artist’s Residency at MIT in Cambridge, Mass
Languages: Conversational French, Spanish, some Sign Language.
Dialects:
American: Southern, Midwestern, New York/Long Island
British: Standard, Cockney, Northern English, Irish, Scottish
Other: German, French, Spanish, Russian
American: Southern, Midwestern, New York/Long Island
British: Standard, Cockney, Northern English, Irish, Scottish
Other: German, French, Spanish, Russian
Improvisation, COMEDY, comedic character portrayal, poetry composition and performance (published), screenwriting(produced, IMDB credited), Film Producer (IMDB credited), art photography, film critique (2 yrs. film study), piano (10 yrs), stunt fighting, firearms, swimming (competitive, all-met team high school), downhill snow skiing (freestyle, slalom), fencing, yoga (certified instructor), boxing, bicycling, mountain biking, jogging, basketball, softball, rollerblading, cross-training, dog training, animal handling, hair styling, bartending, general athleticism and biting sarcasm. Will travel.
