Melissa Lischer

Melissa Lischer

Drama Agency Group (Main agency)
Luigj Jax Laski
contact@drama-academy.com
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About me

Melissa Lischer, born in 1986 in Basel (CH), is Swiss and Cameroonian. In her youth, Melissa participated in school theater and early on discovered her talent for singing and music. She went on to perform with the renowned "Big Band Föhn" from Lucerne (2002-2010), gaining valuable stage experience. She completed a singing course at the Jazz School Lucerne in 2005 and also underwent dance training with the Matchless Dancers as an animation and show dancer (2006-2008). Since 2011, she has been signed as a singer/songwriter with profimusic, releasing an album and various singles. She completed her acting at the Drama Academy Switzerland in Olten in 23/24. 2023 she gained her first experiences as an extra on the set of "Tschugger" Season 3 directed by David Constantin, as well as participating in the film "HELDIN" directed by Petra Volpe (2024). She also had supporting roles in the short films "Eldur" (2024) and "Water Horn" (2024). She was also seen in the lead role in the play "1857 - Ein Herbst ohne Gnade" in Vokeltswil ZH directed by Susanna Zachar (2024). In her free time, you can find her climbing indoors and outdoors, hiking in the mountains, or surfing.

Information

Acting age
25-35 years
Year of birth
1986 (38 years)
Place of birth
Basel (ZH)
Height (cm)
173
Weight (in kg)
63
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Medium
Stature
normal, athletic / training
Place of residence
Zürich (CH), Lucerne (CH)
Housing options
Bern (CH), Novazzano (CH), Mannheim (DE), Siegen (DE), Schleswig (DE)
Nationality
Swiss, Cameroonian
Languages
German(native)EnglishFrenchItalian
Dialects
Lucerne dialect(native dialect)Zürich German
Accents
French
Instruments
FluteGuitarPiano
Sport
ClimbingHandballHikingLongboardMountain hikingSnowboardingYogaBalletBoulderingHorse ridingSkateboardSurfingWindsurfing
Dance
ChoreographyExpressionist danceFreestyle danceHip hopModern dancePopShow danceBalletJazz danceVoguing
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Model, Musical actor, Singer
Singing
GospelPopRockSoul/RnBMusical
Special skills
Studio musicianModelMotorsports
Pitch
Alto, Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
A - Motorcycle, B - Car

Credits

Professional background

Drama Academy Switzerland Olten (DAS) 2023 - 2024

Other professional training

Udemy Sprecher Online Kurs
Gesangsunterricht Pop bei Andy Dossenbach
Gesangsunterricht Jazz an der HSLU bei Peggy Chew

Awards

Drama Academy Switzerland (Drama)

Film

"Heldin" (Cinema film)
Statistin Petra Volpe Producer: Zodiac Pictures Casting Director: Christian Casper
"Water Horn" (Educational production)
Doris (SR) Elias Lazar Producer: Swiss Film School Distribution: Swiss Film School Casting Director: Elias Lazar, Christof Oswald
"ELDUR" (Educational production)
Mutter (SR) Chantal Schadegg Producer: Swiss Film School Distribution: Swiss Film School Casting Director: Chantal Schadegg

Television

"Tschugger" Season 3 - Papatag (Multi-part)
Statistin David Constantin Producer: Shining Film, SRF Station: SRF Casting Director: Dana Grünenfelder

Theater

Disney`s High School Musical In development
Taylor McKessie (SR) Jax Laski Producer: Drama Agency Group Theater: Theater Olten Casting Director: Jax Laski Written by: David Simpatico
SALENA - Life On Stage In development
Mutter (SR) Beat Müller Producer: Life On Stage Theater: Theater 11, diverse Casting Director: Beat Müller Written by: Damaris Kofmehl
"1857 - Ein Herbst ohne Gnade"
Annemarie (MR) Susanna Zachar Producer: Susanna Zachar Theater: Theatergruppe für Zeitreise in Volketswil Casting Director: Susanna Zachar Written by: Susanna Zachar
Die Glasspur
Kommissarin (MR) Nathalie Sameli Producer: THE SAME Productions & Films Theater: Stadt-Krimi
Das dunkle Auge
Komissarin (MR) Nahalie Sameli Producer: THE SAME Productions & Films Theater: Stadt-Krimi
ICF Musical - Ester
Ensemble (SR) Nicu Bachmann Producer: ICF Zürich Theater: Maag Halle Zürich Casting Director: Nicu Bachmann

Internet

"LAWANYA" - Der Bekannte (Mini series) In development
Asha (MR) Julien Cassez Producer: Rekha Hofmann Casting Director: Rekha Hofmann
Melissa Lischer - "Seashell" (Music video)
Girl in the Window (MR) Jared Krauss Producer: jaredkrauss art
Melissa Lischer - "Always After You" (Music video)
Dancer (MR) Kevin Staub Producer: Entlebucher Medienhaus
Melissa Lischer - "24/7-twentyfourseven" (Music video)
Marathon Runner (MR) Kevin Staub Producer: Entlebucher Medienhaus

Commercial

Sonova AG (Image movie)
Costumer (MR) Julian Quentin Producer: vibrations Casting Director: Julian Quentin
Shell (Commercial)
Costumer (MR) Joel Lopez Producer: iwish productions Casting Director: Joel Lopez
UBS AG (Image movie)
Barmaid (MR) Producer: Pumpkin Film AG Casting Director: Christian Casper
evpass (Image movie)
Costumer (MR) Joel Lopes Producer: iwish productions Casting Director: Liliana Lema
planted.ch (Image movie)
Mother (MR) Valentin Kathriner Producer: studio nord Casting Director: Nadja von Burg
Tourismus Schweiz (Image movie)
Mother (MR) Daniel Jordan Producer: stories AG Casting Director: Niccolo Stibal
Schindler AG (Image movie)
Engineer (SR) Luca Zurfluh Producer: Dynamic Frame gmbh Casting Director: Filmcasting.ch
Amag AG (Image movie)
Visitor (SR) Phil Wenger Producer: F/E Agentur AG Casting Director: Patrick Muntwyler