Michelle Macedo

Biography

Date of Birth 3 June 1988, Pasadena, California, USA Birth Name Michelle Alicia Macedo Mini Bio Michelle Macedo is an accomplished actress and singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Pasadena, Ca. She began her acting career at 6 months old with her identical twin sister and has been dedicated ever since. She spent most of her childhood traveling and attended a Shakespeare intensive program with Oxford University in England. She is a proud graduate of Emerson College in Boston where she received a B.F.A. in Acting. In Boston, she honed her skills while learning techniques such as the Meisner Technique, Linklater Voice Technique and the Alexander Technique. Along with a rigorous class schedule she spent her rare free time writing and recording 2 albums throughout her studies at Emerson College. She helped co-found Emerson's Random Arts Delegation (RAD), which features and assortment of performing artists. She has also performed with Southern California's activist {AMAR} Collective. Michelle starred in and wrote the score for the pilot for the show Age Appropriate (directed by Jason Perlman) which was nominated Best Pilot at the Independent Television Awards Festival (ITVF). Since then she has composed specifically for scores on such films as "As They Fade" (Jenna Lyng). On top of that she starred in a sit-com pilot Browne at Midnight, produced by Kevin S. Bright (Friends) where she played a middle eastern foreign exchange student. Since she has been back in action in Los Angeles she and her sister have been unstoppable in everything they do. Michelle and her identical twin were thrilled to have a co-starring role on the TV Series One Day by Crackhorse Productions playing Twin assassins. They were also given the opportunity to star in their own upcoming sitcom series at Smashbox Studios, Time Lapsed. Pantene Pro-V featured the twin duo band Macedo in their "Beautiful Lengths" campaign. She has worked with director Eric Stoltz on a recent project as well. Michelle actively pursues her interests with vigor and commitment. She is also exploring her hosting skills. She co-hosts a podcast radio show with her twin sister and independently on Maria Menounos' AfterBuzzTV which is a network exclusively for observing and continuing a discussion about each television show. While she works on multiple shows she puts most of her energy into music shows and has developed a solid fan base. AfterbuzzTV is now the largest new media platform on the web and fan's #1 source for after-show entertainment. She was involved in an exciting project called Burnside is an original show about women. By women. For everyone. The pilot is about four young women learn that being modern day women in Los Angeles. Michelle is starring in and honored to be working with producers Anna Rau and Caroline Edwards & EP/Creator: Jenna Lyng. Her special skills include being trained in classical guitar, piano and vocals. She has already released three albums. Her debut solo album "La Luna" (2007) is available on Itunes. The second album "Flags & Boxes" (2011) is the debut of the identical twin duo, Macedo, which put them on the map as a real contender in the music industry. "Flags & Boxes" was produced by Kush Mody and engineered by Nils Montan & Andrew Oedel. It was mixed by Justin Gerrish (MGMT,Vampire Weekend) and mastered by Fred Kevorkian (Regina Spektor). It features an array of instruments including a string quartet, organ and french horn. Their popular single "Caught" from "Flags & Boxes" received praise internationally. Michelle and her identical twin, Melissa, (Macedo) just released their latest EP "Paper Doll" which has propelled them into a new class of singer songwriters and garnered them a great deal of attention, also making it possible for them to perform their album at SXSW and many other festivals around the country. Paper Doll was featured on an array of taste maker blogs such as LargeHearted Boy, Paste Magazine, Magnet Magazine among many others. Focusing on her passion of gender equality , Michelle has co-founded a theatre company with her twin sister, World Kin Ensemble. A theatre company committed to challenging our conceptions of gender and power dynamics. We strive to give a voice to those unheard through art and theatre. Their latest project is Dirty Talk, a three person show, based on live interviews, confronting sexual assault on college campuses. She will be touring with the show as an actor along with a few other groups of actors across the country. Trivia Her father is from Goa, India. Michelle Macedo is a singer-songwriter and is in a duo with her twin sister named Macedo. Michelle Macedo has an identical twin sister named Melissa.