Marisa Davila (born 1997) is an American actress, notable for her main roles in ''

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'' (2022) and '' Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies'' in 2023.

Early life

Davila was born 1997, and raised in

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, (near

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). Her parents were both involved in the

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: her mother Julie Davila as a drummer, percussion teacher, clinician of marching percussion, and PAS board director; and her father Lalo Davila, who is first generation Mexican American, as an author, professor of music, and percussion director at Middle Tennessee State University. Davila has experienced music rehearsals and band practice, since the tender age of six, along with her older sister, Danielle. She has participated in theatre and acting and dance classes, and has had regular voice-over parts. Aged from 10 onwards, she has participated in many theatrical productions, and has performed with the Nashville Symphony. In 2014, at the age of 17, Davila sought to expand her acting career, by moving to

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, California, with her mother, while at the same time, after much private tuition, earned herself an online diploma. Davila completed a course in the Lyndon Technique, she is a member of SAG-AFTRA, and currently (2023) resides in Valley Village, California.

Career

As a child, Davila was singing the voice of

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on the Disney Junior stage adaptation of ''

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''. In 2015, Davila made her screen debut as Jane in the Jing Shao directed short film ''Text History of Jane'' about the dangers of texting while driving. The short film went on to win the National ADDY Award of the American Advertising Federation in 2016. In 2016, Marisa Davila appeared in a single episode of "

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, and in an episode of ''

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'' as a member of the Porcu-Piper school choir. In 2017, she appeared in Speechless, working alongside Minnie Driver. and the same year in Atypical where she plays mean girl Maddison Gold. In 2016, Davila featured on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 (Original Soundtrack) Commentary Album. In 2019, she released her first single ''Too Busy''. In 2019, she secured a guest role in the sit-com ''

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'', and appeared in 2 episodes of '' Schooled'', In 2020, she Mercedes Callahan in the

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series ''

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'', and had a small part in the rom-com movie ''

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''. In 2022, she had a lead voice role for season one of the

action-comedy animated series ''

''. In 2023, Marisa Davila plays the main role of Jane Facciano, the leader of the group of four girls in the upcoming Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series '' Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies'' which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease. During the series, Davila gets to sing, along with her cast members, many new songs written by American songwriter

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, each having a 50's style harmony with a modern twist.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davila, Marisa Living people 1997 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses People from Murfreesboro, Tennessee