MARION BIRDSALL
- SAG-AFTRA
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LaRoy, Texas - Scene with Dylan Baker (Performance Video) Quicktime
Shot opposite Dylan Baker in Shane Atkinson’s LaRoy, Texas. A darkly comic crime scene — I play a strip club waitress who’s seen it all and isn’t fazed by any of it.
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Theatrical Monologue — Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Performance Video) Quicktime
A stage monologue from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Shows my dramatic range and theatrical background.
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Comedy-Drama - Southern Accent (Performance Video) Quicktime
A playful but grounded scene opposite a self-appointed detective. Shows comedic timing with some real emotional underneath — good fit for indie dramedy.
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Ritorno Mio – Short Film (Italian-language) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Ritorno Mio (dir. Dayva Weiss) — An Italian-language short film created during the Kino Guarimba residency in Calabria, Italy. I play the older sister in a family caught inside a dream. A fun showcase of my Italian on camera.
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“Valerie” - Vocals & Guitar (Performance Video) Quicktime
Me on vocals and guitar covering Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie.” A casual showcase of my musical abilities for musical roles or projects needing a singer-songwriter type.
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Fuga Italiana - Drama Short (Performance Video) Quicktime
Fuga Italiana (dir. Vitoria Vaconcellos). A drama short created during the Kino Guarimba residency in Calabria, Italy. I play a wife navigating simmering tension with her husband — think modern woman, bad vacation, everything unsaid.
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Résumé Print Résumé
Film | ||
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LaRoy |
Supporting |
Shane Atkinson |
Ritorna-me |
Lead |
Dayva Weiss |
Day Dreaming |
Lead |
Nina Gabriela |
Featured |
Supporting |
Nina Gabriela |
All You Ever Wished For |
Supporting |
Barry Morrow |
Visionaries Short |
Lead |
David Flores |
Knife Hands Short |
Lead |
William Simmons |
Theatre | ||
King Phycus |
Sardonicus/Witch |
Jonathan Hopkins |
Richard III |
Queen Elizabeth |
Angela Vitale |
Three Sisters |
Irina |
Paul Takacs |
Hamlet |
Ophelia |
Jimmy Tripp |
Antigone |
Antigone |
Richard Greene |
Twelfth Night |
Curia |
Lisa Bodden |
Mash |
Margaret Houlihan |
Lisa Bodden |
Beauty and the Beast |
The Wardrobe |
Lisa Bodden |
Commercials | ||
Conflicts Available Upon Request |
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Training | ||
NYU Tisch School of the Arts |
BFA in Drama |
Stella Adler & Stonestreet |
Bob Krakower |
Advanced Acting 2 & 3 |
Jessica Cummings |
Larry Moss Master Class |
Scene Study |
Larry Moss |
Lesly Kahn Ongoing |
Lesly Kahn |
Lesly Kahn |
Scene Study |
Lyle Kessler |
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Audition Technique |
Amber Horn |
Amber Horn |
Alexander Technique for Acting |
Alexander Techworks |
Jean-Louis Rodrigue Kristof K |
Scene Study & Audition Technique |
The Last Acting Studio |
Desean Terry |
Audition Technique |
Michael Testa |
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UCB 101/UCB 201 |
NYC & LA |
Ben Rameaka/Josh Simpson |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'8" |
Weight: 150 lbs |
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Equestrian - Western, Figure Skating, Ice Skating, Running - Long Distance, Snow Skiing - General, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Guitar, Improvisation, Modeling, Piano, Singer, Ukulele, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Voiceover, American - Boston Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Australian Accent, British - BBC English Accent, French Accent
NYU Tisch grad with a grounded edge and offbeat spark. Tribeca alum (LaRoy), highly trained with teachers like Larry Moss, Lesly Kahn, and Lyle Kessler. Ideal for period dramas, quirky indie heroines, and smart scene-stealers.