Marie Bella
- Actress
Marie was born and raised in Bratislava, Slovakia. She discovered her
talent for acting at an early age and appeared in numerous high-school
and college plays as a lead actress. She also pursued the arts by
studying for 7 years at the School of Music, Department of Piano. Prior
to concentrating on her acting career full-time she earned a Bachelor's
Degree in Business Administration (BSBA). Later, she studied acting at
the Prague Playhouse Acting Studio where she learned the Meisner
Technique. She also starred in several short films while in Prague.
After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, she studied acting at the Stella
Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre (Conservatory Program). Her
theatrical debut in LA was at the Irene Gilbert Theatre in "Our Town"
by Thornton Wilder, directed by Oscar-winning Milton Justice. She then
played one of the leads in the remake of the "12 Angry Men" at the
TreStage Theater, Los Angeles. She has also appeared in several music
videos and short films, one of which, "Chase, in Prose" premiered at
the International Thriller and Spy Film Festival (Washington, D.C.) and
Maryland International Film Festival in October 2011. Marie has
recently wrapped the shooting for the dramatic feature "Where Angels
Fall" and a comedic TV Pilot. She is also the lead in a 10-episode
comedy web-series "Jen and John" which will be released in the autumn
of 2012.