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Gisela Adisa

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Gisela Adisa
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Gisela Adisa is an American actress born of Caribbean and West African immigrants. She played Sandra in the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic award winner, 'Nanny', which premiered at Sundance '22. She also played the lead in the award winning indie film, 'Shield.' Recent projects include a role in the #1 Netflix hit heist series, 'Kaleidoscope' as well as the Starz Network hit, 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan,' under the direction of Mario Van Peebles. She will voice a recurring character in a yet-to-be-released Dreamworks animation in 2023. Gisela is a Broadway actress who has played the lead role of John Adams in Diane Paulus' Broadway tour of 1776; she has also performed at several critically acclaimed American theaters across the country, most notably at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Harvard's American Repertory Theater in Cambridge and the Kennedy Center in D.C.
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Still of Gisela Adisa and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope and 'Orange.'
Still of Gisela Adisa and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope and 'Orange.'
Still of Gisela Adisa and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope and 'Orange.'
Still of Gisela Adisa and Rufus Sewell in Kaleidoscope and 'Orange.'
Still of Gisela Adisa and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope and 'Orange.'
Still of Gisela Adisa and Michelle Monaghan in Nanny.
Still of Gisela Adisa in Nanny.
Still of Gisela Adisa and Rich Graff in Nanny.
Gisela Adisa
Gisela Adisa attends the Opening Night of 1776 on Broadway, OCTOBER 6, 2022.
Gisela Adisa Attends the Opening Night of 1776, October 6, 2022.
Gisela Adisa

Known for

Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
FBI
7.0
TV Series
  • Lisa Jones
Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Kaleidoscope
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Leasing Manager Leighanne
Anna Diop in Nanny (2022)
Nanny
5.3
  • Sandra
  • 2022
Chasing Taste (2013)
Chasing Taste
7.5
  • Binge Eaters Anonymous Meeting Attendee
  • 2013

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Actress

  • Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
    Kaleidoscope
    • Leasing Manager Leighanne
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Omar Epps, Patina Miller, and Mekai Curtis in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
    Power Book III: Raising Kanan
    • Deborah
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Luther (2022)
    Luther
    • Luther's Mom
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
    • Lisa Jones
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Anna Diop in Nanny (2022)
    Nanny
    • Sandra
    • 2022
  • Upcode (2020)
    Upcode
    • Ainslee
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Sienna Rivers and Gisela Adisa in Shield (2019)
    Shield
    • Rachel
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Younger (2015)
    Younger
    • Anchor
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ride by Night (2016)
    Ride by Night
    • Martha
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mark Feuerstein in Royal Pains (2009)
    Royal Pains
    • News Anchor
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Chasing Taste (2013)
    Chasing Taste
    • Binge Eaters Anonymous Meeting Attendee
    • 2013
  • Past East Tremont (2010)
    Past East Tremont
    • Kim
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Jamerican
    • Allison McGrill
    • Short
    • 2008

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2023
Demo Reel 3:11
2023
Scene from "Kaleidoscope." Dir: Mairzee Almas.
Demo Reel 1:19
Scene from "Kaleidoscope." Dir: Mairzee Almas.
Scene from Power Book III:Raising Kanan. Dir: Mario Van Peebles.
Demo Reel 1:32
Scene from Power Book III:Raising Kanan. Dir: Mario Van Peebles.
FBI, "Scar Tissue" 2022. CBS. Dir: Lisa Robinson.
Demo Reel 3:01
FBI, "Scar Tissue" 2022. CBS. Dir: Lisa Robinson.
Clip from the comedy pilot, UPCODE.
Demo Reel 1:00
Clip from the comedy pilot, UPCODE.
"Shield":  Dramatic clip.
Demo Reel 1:05
"Shield": Dramatic clip.
Clip from the dramatic film, "Shield."
Demo Reel 1:58
Clip from the dramatic film, "Shield."
Trailer for the film  "Shield".
Demo Reel 0:41
Trailer for the film "Shield".
Period piece.
Demo Reel 1:20
Period piece.

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    Gisela's introduction to L.A. was a feature in Colman Domingo's "Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole", opposite Dulé Hill at the Geffen Playhouse. She earned an Ovation Award nomination for best featured actress for her portrayal of Eartha Kitt.

    She made her Broadway debut in 2014 playing legendary Shirelles frontwoman Shirley Owens in 'Beautiful' and toured as a Deloris Van Cartier standby in the Broadway tour of "Sister Act".

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