You might not know the name Melissa Bolona now, but you will soon.
The up and coming actress has eight movies on her roster this year alone, including Year of Spectacular Men, which also marks the directorial debut of Lea Thompson, The Super starring Val Kilmer, and James Franco’s The Institute.
Though her acting career is just starting to heat up, Melissa has already had a very successful modeling career. In 2013, she won the Beach Bunny model search, beating out 20,000 other women and landing a gig working on the brand’s ad campaign, alongside supermodel Irina Shayk. But, she has decided to set her modeling work aside, for now, so she can follow her true passion – acting.
Melissa made her feature film debut just two years ago in the movie In Stereo. Since then, she’s been on a role, appearing in I am Wrath with John Travolta and Dog Eat Dog with Nicolas Cage.
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During a recent interview with Bella Magazine, Melissa revealed which actress has been her biggest inspiration.
“I really admire Jessica Alba; to me she is superwoman,” Melissa said. “Not only is she a very talented actress but she is also a successful business woman and a mother–the trifecta! I aspire to have a career like hers and be able to accomplish all of those things in my life, not to mention at such a young age.”
With her career taking off, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Melissa serving as inspiration for other young, aspiring actresses one day, too.
Learn more about Melissa at her website and be sure to follow Melissa on Twitter and Instagram, too.
