Marissa Ghavami

Marissa Ghavami is an artist, advocate and creator based in New York City. She has worked as an actor, singer, voice over artist and model across theatre, film, television, radio, print and commercials since she was a child. Film and television highlights include starring in the recently released feature film The Gift of Christmas (2020) alongside Academy Award Nominee Bruce Davison and Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)), as well as roles in Paramount's theatrically released feature film Not Fade Away (2012), directed by David Chase and starring James Gandolfini, and on CBS's Without a Trace (2002). Marissa first gained national attention singing on NBC's legendary Showtime at the Apollo (1987) and was there discovered by Suzanne De Passe (Motown, The Jackson 5). More recently she has sung at NYC hot spots Joe's Pub at the Public Theater (in Dana Levinson's piece for the Musical Theatre Factory's Women & Trans Round Table), Birdland Theatre (alongside Tony Nominees Ariana