Melissa Jackson (SAG-AFTRA) is an award-winning actress and producer based in New York City, and hails from Detroit. She has acted with Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe in THE NEXT THREE DAYS, Wu Tang Clan’s RZA in LOVE BEATS RHYMES with Azealia Banks, and starred in Student Academy Award-winner Randall Dottin’s FEVAH alongside Russell Hornsby and LaRoyce Hawkins. She received Best Actress awards for her work in FEVAH at the 2019 Mammoth Film Festival, and for her work in HUNG UP at Reedy Reels and Deep In The Hearts film festivals.

Jackson co-founded Mystic Entertainment, the production company behind her hit shorts. She recently wrapped a starring role in Katy Chevigny’s forthcoming Nashville music feature BAD ON PAPER, alongside Elizabeth Cook, Karen Allen, David Letterman, and Susie Essman. Next up, Jackson will play the title character in the woman bull riding feature DAISY, filming Spring 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jackson got her itch to perform at a young age while dancing in competitions. At age fifteen she entered a Wilhelmina Models nationwide talent search and was one of ten picked out of 60,000 entries: her route to NYC. From Italian Vogue to Target, Jackson’s days of modeling led her to pursue acting. She was trained by the world-renowned acting coach Anthony Abeson, and was a member of The Upright Citizens Brigade. 

Outside of film, Jackson founded and is Executive Director of the Marilyn Violet Foundation, named after her late grandmother, which supports children in need and their families in New York City and Detroit.

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