Actor, Writer, Producer
Monica is a Yorkshire Based actor, writer and producer. She is Greek/Irish, grew up in Corfu Greece and has a level 6 Trinity approved diploma in Drama from Aelfa academy of Dramatic Arts, she keeps her skills up to date by taking part in Casting Director workshops and attending regular classes at the Film Actors Academy. In her 5 year acting career Monica has performed in 8 theatre productions, 3 short films and 2 corporate events. She has also been cast in a short film which is to premier in December 2022
In 2020 Monica wrote and produced her first short film “A Holiday Break”. “A Holiday Break” has taken part in several film festivals and won the “audience award” in the “monthly indie shorts” festival where it gathered more that 3000 votes.
More recently, in 2022, Monica is currently working as a Tour Guide-Witch entertaining visitors to York with a Witches & History Walking Tour, at Easter Monica was an entertainer at Piglets Farm Adventure and has some exciting new parts in filming projects coming up in the summer and beyond. She has recently been cast in the new TV series “The Howling” as “The Howling” herself and “Alison” in the new series “Vortex” She has also been cast in the Feature film Croatoan as Petra filming in 2023.
Monica Graduated The Film Actors Academy with Distinction in August 2022.
Monica is both very professional and skilled on the film set, she is always fully prepared and offers imaginative and creative alternatives to the Director and his team when requested Award Winning DirectorFounder of Indie Film Rocket Acting Coach at FACTA (Film Actors Academy)
Monica is a hard working, talented and kind actor that is always a pleasure to work with on set. Her passion comes across in the role and her hardwork is evident in how prepared she is. Having Monica on board is a choice I highly recommend to any filmmakers looking for professional and personable actors. […]
Monica is an extremely talented and pleasant individual to work with. Upon directing her in a 2019 short film, I realised how dedicated and motivated she is.She listens very closely to direction though is very resourceful at coming up with her own ideas that often work slightly better than ones I initially had. Monica has […]
Performance
Highly skilled: Children’s Theatre, Actor-Singer, Commedia Dell’Arte, Immersive Performance, Mask, Story Telling, Theatre In Education, Improvisation
Music & Dance
Skilled:A Cappella, Bachata (intermediate), Ballroom Dancing, Choral Singing, Mezzo-Soprano, Salsa Dancing (intermediate)
Other Skills
Assistant Stage Manager (ASM), Experienced Barista Cocktail trained Bartender, Face Painting,Qualified Pediatric First Aid, Knitting, Workshop Leader
Accents
Northern Irish, Standard British, Yorkshire
Sports
Rowing, Swimming