VANESSA ISSA
RESUME
Height: 5'4" | Weight: 110lb | Hair : Brown | Eyes: Brown | Voice: Mezzo-Soprano
WORK EXPERIENCE
FILM
"Alitisal" (The Call) (2024)
An Epilogue to Hegemon (2023)
How Far Can A Marked Body Go (2023)
Otherworld (2023)
Crossroads (2022)
Summer Days (2022)
Safe From Harm (2022)
Interscape (2022)
Trouble A Brewin' (2022)
Chasing Seagulls (2022)
Silencio (2022)
Coffee Meets Kaiju (2022)
Flat-Line (2022)
Disfigured (2022)
“Al-Mashata” (The Beauty Salon) (2021)
Open My Eyes (2020)
This Is Not A Drill (2019)
“Harake bala Barake” (2018)
“Hadi” (2018)
Lead
Principal
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Principal
Principal
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Principal
Bougie Arabs Entertainment/Sabine Kahwaji
Visionary Productions Ltd/Shanele Soares
Independent/Ghinwa Yassine
Independent/Angel Lynne
RNG/Jessie Doucet
LCFA/Conor Madill
LCFA/Kalvin Moses
LCFA/Emir Kahn Bautista
LCFA/Ashley Harris
LCFA/Breda Waite
LCFA/Kalvin Moses
LCFA/Emir Kahn Bautista
LCFA/Gilbert Onggara
LCFA/Jasmine McRae
Independent/Mayar Hamdan
Digitek Qatar/Solveiga Serova
The Film House/Nadia Al-Khater
IESAV USJ/Ralph Smaira
AUST/Dany Sayegh
TELEVISION
“Julia” (2018)
“Nos Youm” (2016)
Power Struggle (2011)
Co-Star
Co-Star
Contestant
LBCI/Eagle Films
LBCI/Sabbah Media Corporation
Al Jazeera Children/Rival Media Limited
THEATRE
“Jad & Yara in the World of Arts” (2015)
“Jad in Four Seasons” (2014)
“The Forest Ranger” (2013)
Cast member
Cast member
Lead
Wakazoo Group, Dubai-Beirut-Kuwait City
Wakazoo Group, Dubai-Beirut-Alexandria
Scenez Group, Beirut
COMMERCIAL
Barzan Holding
Al Messila Resort & Spa
Qatar Tourism Authority
Hairaat Jewelry Qatar
Uber Lebanon
Lays Arabia
Bank of Beirut
Umniah Jordan
Panadol Egypt
Talabat Jordan
Ariel Arabia
Makhzoumi Foundation Lebanon
Al Araby TV
Promote Yourself
Aquafina Lebanon
Krikita Lebanon
Chipsy Egypt
Nescafé Arabia
Featured
Principal
Principal
Principal
Principal
Featured
Principal
Featured
Featured
Principal
Principal
Principal
Featured
Featured
Featured
Featured
Featured
Featured
Qatar Science & Technology Park Campaign 2021
Parisa Persian Cuisine Campaign 2021
Discovery Channel x Visit Qatar Campaign 2020
Jewelry Campaign 2020
Uber App Campaign 2018
Forno Chips Campaign 2018
BOB App Campaign 2018
Umniah Youth Campaign 2018
Panadol Extra Campaign 2018
Talabat App Campaign 2018
Ariel KSA Campaign 2018
MF Campaign 2018
TV Ident Campaign 2017
PY Registration Campaign 2017
Aquafina Sparkling Campaign 2017
Ready Serve Campaign 2017
Chipsy United Campaign 2017
Nescafé Gold Campaign 2017
Training
Langara College
Film Arts Program, Acting Certificate
Screen Acting & Audition
Voice-Over
Production & Distribution
Vancouver Acting School
Acting For Film, Television and Voice-Over Diploma
Audition
Scene Study
Voice-Over
Voice & Movement
Improvisation
Business
Screenwriting
Jennifer Copping, Christopher Shyer
Jason Simpson
Jonas Quastel, Janin Palahicky
Dan Bacon, Erin Boyes
Nils Hognestad, Zahf Paroo
David Attar, Katrina Salisbury
Carmel Amit, Stephanie Izsak
Gary Jones, David Milchard
Laura Adkin, Johannah Newmarch
Matthew Kowalchuk, Ryan Bright
LOCAL WORKSHOPS
Tony Alcantar & Associates Dialect Coaching
American Accent
British Accent
McIlroy & Associates
Pro Studio: Camera
Shoreline Studios
Audition on Camera
Vancouver VO Workshop
Commercial & Video Game
Garage Tapes
Scene Study
Elizabeth McLaughlin Coaching
American Accent
Blind Tiger Comedy
Improvisation Ese Atawo
Lori Koko
Francesca Bianchi
Kathleen Duborg
Cody Kearsley
Alistair Abell
Carmel Amit
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Ese Atawo
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Michael Chekhov Europe Training
The Moving Space
Acting From Your Imagination
The Psychological Gesture
Bilingual Acting Workshop
Being and Doing
The Theatrical Core
300 Hours of Acting Training
Promote Yourself Workshop
Character Development
Dance Factory
Contemporary Ballet Classes
Latin Dance
Beirut
Beirut
Rome
Paris
Beirut
Beirut
Beirut
Beirut
Special Skills
Painting, Cooking, Baking, Makeup, Modelling, Hand Modeling, Dancing (Choreography, Contemporary), Singing.
Sports: Hot Pilates, Running, Weightlifting, HIIT, Yoga, Spinning, Boxing, Swimming, Badminton, ATV Riding.
Languages: Arabic (Dialects: Lebanon, Classical Arabic/Fusha), French (Dialect: France/Parisian).
Accents: American, French, Middle Eastern.
Driver's License (Automatic)