Bio
Melissa Tracy, has been a multifaceted story teller all her life. Traveling, as a child, back and forth from England, New York then growing up in New Zealand she experienced many cultures at an early age that has assisted her with her story telling. She started out as dancer/singer/actor as a child in the theatre, then having her first paid on camera acting experience, working with Richard Pryor on Another You. The love to play characters, her quick witt, and the ability to talk in dialects as a child lead to many tv episodes of Totally Hidden Video and a variety of tv spots and commercials, landing the leading role in he play Our Miss Brooks.
Her love for telling stories and images led her to work as a professional photographer while in High School. It was during this time she continued working as an actress/dancer/singer on stage and on film.
After she Graduated from California State University, Fullerton she contiuned story telling with her emotion, her body, words, light, images, or reaching in others to souls and body’s to create magical stories that effect people at their core making them think and feel.
She wrote monolgues, plays, the spoken word, sketches and enjoyed performing sketch comedy and improv on a regular basis. She also trained and worked as a voice actor for industrials and commercials bringing many of her characters and dialects to life.
She also trained in four styles of marital arts
Savate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate(french kickboxing)
Kali http://martialarts.about.com/od/styles/a/kali.htm(Instructor from Dan Inosanto's &Guro Cruz)
Ninjitsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjutsu (Par Ford - Masaaki hatsumi)
Jeet Kune Do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do( Instructor from Dan Inosanto's )
and Many fighting Styles:
Boxing, Some Muay Thai , 4 years of Sword play, Eastern and Western bladed and non bladed weapons, wirework horsework (eastern and western) and stunts. This opened her up to a new world of action and fight choregraphy on film. She currently works as Action Actress/ Stunt/fight Coordinator. Just finishing Coordinating on a music video and currently working on a film. You can follow the behind the scenes on Melissa Tracy's Blog.
Due to her love for ACTION, FIGHTING ON FILM and the hope and strength it gives to the lives of people going through adversity, Melissa decided to learn everything she could about action films and performing action and stunts. Melissa loving to tell stories on a daily bases and get immediate feed back from live audiences and to understand what people thought were funny, decided at night to do STAND UP. She successful performed at clubs all through California Melissa was honored to be on two episodes of LAST COMIC STANDING. Melissa creatively mixing in her stand up with her sword work and action acting experiences. This lead to Writing, Producing and Performing in her first film Best Protection gave Melissa the opportunity to show woman in powerful roles using 5 styles of Martial Arts and Weapon play. The film was well received at Cannes and Distributed through Spike TV. After this success Melissa was hired to write an Action Thriller Murder Mystery, BABY TEARS. After completing, this feature film screen play she then went ahead with creating and directing the short. The Project is now being packaged and due to the social issues it will raise is being aligned with a well known producer. This lead her to create, direct and produce the charity fishing adventure tv series and documentary HOOK UP AND GIVE BACK which is currently in post and seeking world wide distribution. Currently in talks with one territory for the 2015 season and actively look for sponsors. She was hired and has produced for other filmmakers. TV Show Naughty talk and bad advice, Faith Based Film Granted Prayer, Film Major player, Film Kung Food Fight She has gone on to direct educational programming on ADHD, an a Feature Film Action Comedy VAMPIE, which is also in post. Music Videos and Commercials and Preparing to direct an Action Feature. .Currently she is writing Projects and Packing Two action films which she will announce in Nov. Melissa is also still currently also directing/ acting/ action acting/writing/2nd unit Directing/Stunt/Fight Coordinating and doing stunts on other peoples projects. She can been seen doing stand up. Her goal, to inspire laughter, empowerment, create hope, move people to the edge of their seats and tear at their heart strings. Moving people excitement or taking them on a adrenaline rush of a lifetime. Due to Melissa’s passion to story tell, and also understanding that entertainment is a business, she has worked very hard developing business skills and ethics to make sure her talents and projects are marketable, commercial and still retain her artist expression.
Her love for telling stories and images led her to work as a professional photographer while in High School. It was during this time she continued working as an actress/dancer/singer on stage and on film.
After she Graduated from California State University, Fullerton she contiuned story telling with her emotion, her body, words, light, images, or reaching in others to souls and body’s to create magical stories that effect people at their core making them think and feel.
She wrote monolgues, plays, the spoken word, sketches and enjoyed performing sketch comedy and improv on a regular basis. She also trained and worked as a voice actor for industrials and commercials bringing many of her characters and dialects to life.
She also trained in four styles of marital arts
Savate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate(french kickboxing)
Kali http://martialarts.about.com/od/styles/a/kali.htm(Instructor from Dan Inosanto's &Guro Cruz)
Ninjitsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjutsu (Par Ford - Masaaki hatsumi)
Jeet Kune Do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do( Instructor from Dan Inosanto's )
and Many fighting Styles:
Boxing, Some Muay Thai , 4 years of Sword play, Eastern and Western bladed and non bladed weapons, wirework horsework (eastern and western) and stunts. This opened her up to a new world of action and fight choregraphy on film. She currently works as Action Actress/ Stunt/fight Coordinator. Just finishing Coordinating on a music video and currently working on a film. You can follow the behind the scenes on Melissa Tracy's Blog.
Due to her love for ACTION, FIGHTING ON FILM and the hope and strength it gives to the lives of people going through adversity, Melissa decided to learn everything she could about action films and performing action and stunts. Melissa loving to tell stories on a daily bases and get immediate feed back from live audiences and to understand what people thought were funny, decided at night to do STAND UP. She successful performed at clubs all through California Melissa was honored to be on two episodes of LAST COMIC STANDING. Melissa creatively mixing in her stand up with her sword work and action acting experiences. This lead to Writing, Producing and Performing in her first film Best Protection gave Melissa the opportunity to show woman in powerful roles using 5 styles of Martial Arts and Weapon play. The film was well received at Cannes and Distributed through Spike TV. After this success Melissa was hired to write an Action Thriller Murder Mystery, BABY TEARS. After completing, this feature film screen play she then went ahead with creating and directing the short. The Project is now being packaged and due to the social issues it will raise is being aligned with a well known producer. This lead her to create, direct and produce the charity fishing adventure tv series and documentary HOOK UP AND GIVE BACK which is currently in post and seeking world wide distribution. Currently in talks with one territory for the 2015 season and actively look for sponsors. She was hired and has produced for other filmmakers. TV Show Naughty talk and bad advice, Faith Based Film Granted Prayer, Film Major player, Film Kung Food Fight She has gone on to direct educational programming on ADHD, an a Feature Film Action Comedy VAMPIE, which is also in post. Music Videos and Commercials and Preparing to direct an Action Feature. .Currently she is writing Projects and Packing Two action films which she will announce in Nov. Melissa is also still currently also directing/ acting/ action acting/writing/2nd unit Directing/Stunt/Fight Coordinating and doing stunts on other peoples projects. She can been seen doing stand up. Her goal, to inspire laughter, empowerment, create hope, move people to the edge of their seats and tear at their heart strings. Moving people excitement or taking them on a adrenaline rush of a lifetime. Due to Melissa’s passion to story tell, and also understanding that entertainment is a business, she has worked very hard developing business skills and ethics to make sure her talents and projects are marketable, commercial and still retain her artist expression.