MELISSA FRANCESCA DUPREY - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA, - AEA (EMC)

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TV

Olga Dies Dreaming (pilot)

Recurring

HULU, Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

How To Die Alone

Recurring

Hulu

Grey's Anatomy

Recurring

ABC

Strong Tower (Pilot)

Officer Parham

Dean Batali Project

Empire- Recurring

Recurring

FOX, Dir. Taraji P. Henson

The Resident

Guest Star

FOX, Dir. Tim Good

Chicago PD

Recurring

NBC, Dir. Nick Gomez

The Chi

Co-star

Showtime, Dir. Tany Hamilton

Film

Relative

Lucila "Lucy"

Michael Smith, Dir.

Long Division

Dana

Morocco Vaughn, Dir.

Cherry

Supporting

Apple TV, Russo Brothers

The Way We Talk

Sherri

Dir. Matthew Aaron

New Media

Brown Girls (Emmy-Nominated)

Miranda

Dir. Samantha Bailey

Selected Talent for the ABC 2014 Diversity Showcase

Gabe

Wendy

Kelli Lee, Marci Phillips ABC

Theater

Good Grief

Solo

Free Street Theater

SEXomedy 2.0

Solo

Steppenwolf Theater

For Colored Girls

Woman in Blue

Court Theater, Seret Scott

Tilikum

Waresa

Sideshow, Lili-Anne Brown

The Compass

Facilitator

Steppenwolf Theater Company

Luna Gale

Lourdes

The Goodman & The Geffen

Mestiza Power!

Mestiza #1

The Goodman Theatre

No Tears at Daddy's Funeral

Lead

Minnetta Lane Theatre

Good Friday

Kinzie

Oracle Productions

American Beauty Shop

Meg

Chicago Dramatist

Adoration of the Old Woman

Adoración

UrbanTheater Company

SUSHI-frito

Solo Show

Free Street Theater

A Citizens Anthology

Multiple Roles

The Inconvenience

SEXomedy

Solo

Greenhouse Theatre

Generation Sex

Multiple roles

Instituto Cervantes

PUTAS!

Daniela (lead)

Teatro Luna

CROSSED

Rita

Viaduct Theatre

MacBeth

Witch/Porter/Servant

University of Houston

Coochie Conversations

Self

Ensemble Theatre

Unlikely Heroes

Renee (lead)

Silver House Theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Titania

Troupe d'Jour

As you Like It

Phoebe

Troupe d'Jour

Comedy

Ladies Night w/La Bruja

Feature

NuyoRican Poets Cafe

Potluck

Opener

The Comedy Store-LA

Comedy's Finest

Feature

HA! Comedy Club-Manhattan

Female Funnies

Feature

Zanies Comedy Club

REACH!

Feature

Second City Diversity/UP Stage

Las Comadres of Comedy

Feature

Mikey O Productions

Latino Comedy Night

Feature

Riddles Comedy Club

Ya Tu Sabes

Headliner

AG Lounge

Eso Viene con Queso

Headliner

The Abbey Pub

Training

Character & Expression Techniques

New Beginnings

Boris Leskin (SAG)

Voice and Dialects for the Actor

University of Houston

Jim Johnson (AEA)

Audition for Musical Theatre

University of Houston

Stuart Ostrow

Improvisational Acting

University of Houston

Carolyn H. Boone (AEA)

Modern Movement

(4) years

Courtney Young (AFTRA)

Actor and comic, Melissa DuPrey, is a Chicago native from Humboldt Park and is honored to make her Fly Honeys debut. Her solo shows, SEXomedy and SUSHI-frito, are Chicago Reader Recommended, a Member's Pick, and had a successful debuts Off-Broadway in New York. She was a finalist for the 2014 ABC Diversity Showcase in New York City. She has performed stand-up all over Chicago, as well as New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. She is active in theater, TV, and film here in Chicago.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 175 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Hair Length: Long

 

Bomba y Plena Dance, cooking, Crochet, Emcee, Percussion, Salsa, Sewing, Aerobics, Archery, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Boxing, Cheerleading, Combat - Stage, Fencing, Fishing, Hula Hoop, Jump Rope - Double Dutch, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - freestyle, Yoga, Chef, Clarinet, Comedian, Conga, Dance Bolero, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Mambo, Dance Modern, Dance Rumba, Dance Salsa, Dance Samba, Dance Tango, Dancer, Drums, Firearms, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Stunts, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Style: Belt, Voiceover, American - Boston Accent, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Jamaican Accent, Jewish/Yiddish Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Spanish