Marisa Abela
Biography
Marisa Abela is a British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2019. Born in Brighton, she first appeared onscreen at age 11 in Man in a Box (2008). After drama school she landed main roles in 2020 on Sky One's political thriller COBRA, playing Ellie Sutherland. She rose to notice as Yasmin Kara-Hanani on the BBC Two and HBO series Industry, and her third season performance earned a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. On film, she acted in She Is Love (2022) and Rogue Agent (2022), then had a minor part in Barbie (2023). Her portrayal of Amy Winehouse in Back to Black (2024) drew positive reviews from critics. She later appeared in Steven Soderbergh's spy drama Black Bag (2025). Screen International named her a 2023 Star of Tomorrow, and she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination.
29years old
Turns 30 on December 7in 26 days
- Born Brighton
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Marisa Gabrielle Abela
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years2022 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Black BagIMDb rating 6.7
- 2024Back to BlackIMDb rating 6.3
- 2022Rogue AgentIMDb rating 6.5
- 2022She is LoveIMDb rating 4.9
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Early training
Abela took drama classes with the Theatre Workshop, and she also went to Roedean School, where she had a drama scholarship.
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Marisa Abela made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Pierce Brosnan's page
Eddie Marsan's page
Cate Blanchett's page
Michael Fassbender's page
Gemma Arterton's page
Lesley Manville's page
All films by Steven Soderbergh
Sam Taylor-JohnsonDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Sam Taylor-Johnson
Adam PattersonDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Adam Patterson
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