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Marisa Abela
Born
Marisa Gabrielle Abela

(1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Alma materRADA
OccupationActress
Years active2008; 2020–present

Marisa Gabrielle Abela (born 7 December 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry and the Sky One series COBRA.

Early life and education

Marisa Abela was born in Brighton to actress Caroline Gruber and director Angelo Abela and grew up in Rottingdean with her older brother Jack.[1] Her father is of Maltese-Libyan and English descent, and her mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry.[2][3] She attended Roedean School and took drama classes with the Theatre Workshop.[4][5] She initially intended to study History and Law at UCL and become a human rights lawyer, but changed her mind last minute and decided to pursue acting instead.[6][7] She went on to graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2019.[8][9]

Career

Abela made her television debut in 2020 with main roles in the Sky One action series COBRA as Ellie Sutherland and the BBC Two and HBO drama Industry as Yasmin Kara-Hanani.[10] She appeared in the films She Is Love and Rogue Agent.[11]

In July 2022, Abela joined the cast of Greta Gerwig's Barbie.[12] Later that month, it was announced Abela was in early talks to star as Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's Back to Black, a biopic about the singer.[13]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Man in a Box Alice
2022 Rogue Agent Sophie Jones
She Is Love
2023 Barbie † Post-production
2024 Back to Black † Amy Winehouse In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020–present COBRA Ellie Sutherland Recurring role (6 episodes)
2020–present Industry Yasmin Kara-Hanani Main role (12 episodes)[14]

Video games

Year Title Role
2020 Five Dates Maya

References

  1. ^ Ruffner, Zoe (2 September 2020). "Meet Marisa Abela, the Breakout Star of the New HBO Series Industry". Vogue. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Russell, Scarlett (26 December 2020). "Industry stars Myha'la Herrold and Marisa Abela on the truth about those sex scenes". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Newbould, Chris (25 July 2022). "Marisa Abela on playing a Lebanese character in HBO's 'Industry'". The National. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Head's Weekly Review". Roedean School. 16 May 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Spotlight On… Marisa Abela!". The Theatre Workshop. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ Manelis, Michele (1 January 2021). "Marisa Abela on "Industry"". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ Arsenault, Bridget (17 April 2021). "An interview with Marisa Abela of Industry". Air Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Marisa Abela". RADA. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ del Rosario, Alexandria (17 December 2020). "'Industry' Star Marisa Abela Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ Bownass, Helan. "Industry star Marisa Abela on series two of the thrilling BBC drama and the power of female desire". Stylist. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ Lang, Brent (22 April 2021). "Haley Bennett, Sam Riley Starring in Improvisational Romance 'She Is Love' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (5 July 2022). "Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' Adds 'Industry' Actor Marisa Abela". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ^ Ravindran, Manori (28 July 2022). "Amy Winehouse Movie Heats Up as 'Industry' Star Marisa Abela Emerges as Frontrunner to Play Singer". Variety. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Yasmin played by Marisa Abela". HBO. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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