
Marissa Orjalo
Biography
Marissa Orjalo is an award-winning Filipina-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. She began acting at the age of five, with film & television credits including ReGenesis, The Smart Woman Survival Guide, and Going Up. Marissa is a respected actor, composer, singer, playwright, teacher, and academic within the Toronto theatre community. Marissa is a trained classical opera singer and classical piano player with the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto & Sheridan College's Theatre and Drama Studies Program. Marissa furthered her studies with a Master of Arts, supported by the Joseph Armand Bombardier 2021 SSHRC award, researching Filipinx theatre methodologies in Canadian rehearsal rooms. She additionally completed Stratford Festival's Birmingham Conservatory in 2024. Alongside her acting endeavors, Marissa is also the Artistic Producer at fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company and is also an Artist Educator at Studio 180 Theatre.
13: The Musical
Remember Me, Mommy?
The Winter's Tale
This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino
UnPerfect Christmas Wish
Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's Slasher
Lucy Peacock
Alanna Ubach
Peyton List
Debra Messing
Colm Feore
Eric McCormack
Josh Peck
Natalie Brown
Peter Hermann
Amalia Williamson
Rhea Perlman
Ramon Reed