Marissa Abaya

Marissa Anne Abaya is an actress, singer, musician, dancer and artist from Northern California. Born into a music and film industry family, she has not only been exposed to many celebrities from a young age, but also sings and plays several instruments, herself (guitars, ukuleles, piano, violin, drums, and recorder). She became interested in acting after winning several 1st place awards in an annual elocution contest in Northern California. She has also appeared in projects for Lucasfilm including hosting the show, Let's Make Star Wars and serving as the red carpet interviewer for Star Wars Kids. She also provides voices (speaking and singing) for products from LeapFrog and VTech. Marissa also dances in SF Bay Area productions of The Nutcracker, where she has had both lead and supporting roles. When not involved in acting or music, she is a digital and traditional artist (known as Rissy Rice Crispy), loves to play lacrosse and is interested in technology, winning 2nd place in Physi