Marisa Calin

Marisa Calin is an American-born English actress, writer and producer.

Marisa Calin
Calin at the Outfest premiere of A Million Happy Nows, 2017
Born
Marisa Calin

(1983-01-05) January 5, 1983
California, U.S.
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Websitemarisacalin.com

Early life and education

A native of Bath, Somerset,[1] Calin began her actor’s training at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and at 18 attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[2][3]

Career

Writing

Calin's debut book, the young adult novel Between You & Me, was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury.[4] It earned positive reviews in Kirkus[5] and Publishers' Weekly.[4] Between You and Me was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2012[6] and was selected for the American Library Associations’ 2013 Rainbow Book List of quality books with authentic LGBT content.[7]

Audiobook narration

As an audiobook narrator, Calin has earned an Audie Award nomination for full cast recording of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairytales,[8] and an Audie win for Sadie[9] by Courtney Summers.[10] Calin has earned AudioFile magazine's Earphones Awards[11] for a variety of titles, including books by Garth Nix,[12] Jennifer Robson,[13] and Mary Calvi's Dear George, Dear Mary,[14] for which she was featured on CBS in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of audiobooks.[15] Her performance in Sophie McKenzie’s Close My Eyes [16] received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review[17] and made their 2013 Listen-Up Awards for Audiobooks of the year.[18] She led an effects-full production of Teeth in the Mist[19] by Dawn Kurtagich for Hachette Audio which was named by Paste Magazine as one of the 19 Best Audiobooks of 2019 So Far.[20] Three titles she narrated in 2019 were selected for Yalsa's round up of Amazing Audiobooks.[21][22]

Film

Calin wrote and produced the independent drama film A Million Happy Nows with her company Perfect Features.[23] The film played primarily the LGBT festival circuit for the 2017 season, screening at more than 50 festivals[24] including the Mardi Gras Film Festival,[25] Frameline Film Festival,[26] the Palm Beach International Film Festival and Outfest.[27] The film won Outfest's Audience Award for Best First U.S. Narrative Feature.[28] It also won Curve Magazine's poll to screen at the first ClexaCon film festival in Las Vegas in 2017,[29] and came away with the award for Best Feature.[30]

Research for the film led to Calin's advocacy for the Women's Brain Project [31] and she was their guest at the International Forum on Women's Brain and Mental Health in Zurich, Switzerland in 2019.[32]

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References
  1. "Bath Life Magazine". Bath Life Magazine. 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. "About". Marisa Calin. 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. "Directed by". T Ryder Smith. 2003. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "Publishers Weekly Review". Publishers Weekly. 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  5. "Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. "Best Teen Books of 2012". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. "Rainbow Book List". American Library Association. 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. "Audie Award Winners 2019". APA. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. "Sadie on Audible". Audible.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  10. "Audie Award Winners 2019". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. "Marisa Calin Reviews". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. "Frogkisser Starred Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  13. "Earphones Award - The Gown". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  14. "Dear George, Dear Mary Audio Edition". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  15. "CBS News". CBS. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  16. "Close My Eyes on Amazon". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  17. "Close My Eyes Starred Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  18. "2013 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  19. "Teeth in the Mist Review". Locus Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  20. "19 Best Audiobooks of 2019". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  21. "YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks". YALSA. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  22. "YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks". YALSA. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  23. "A Million Happy Nows". Perfect Features. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  24. "A Million Happy Nows. Screenings". Perfect Features. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  25. "A Million Happy Nows Premiere". After Ellen. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  26. "A Million Happy Nows at Frameline". Frameline Film Festival. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  27. "A Million Happy Nows at Outfest". The Hollywood Times. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  28. "Outfest Los Angeles Award Winners". Broadway World. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  29. "ClexaCon Film Festival". ClexaCon. Retrieved Jun 7, 2020.
  30. "Queer Screen". Queer Screen. Retrieved Jun 7, 2020.
  31. "Women's Brain Project". Women's Brain Project. Retrieved Jun 10, 2020.
  32. "International Forum on Women's Brain and Mental Health". Women's Brain Project. Retrieved Jun 7, 2020.
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