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Melissa holds a BETEC Higher National Diploma in Theatre & Media Studies from Colaiste Dhulaigh and a Licentiate Diploma in Speech & Drama from The Leinster School of Music & Drama. She is a past student of The Gaiety School of Acting and The National Performing Arts School. Her talent doesn't just stop at the stage, she is a trained Voice Over Artist (www.piehole.ie/melissanolan) and has worked on the likes of O2, Dublin Bus, The Power of One, Eurospar, Ken Lawfords Motors, Tara Towers Hotel, Mercer Group Hotels, GSC Engineering, Voice NewsGroup and many more. Melissa has trained with Tony Wolf (Cultural Fighting Styles Director, THE LORD OF THE RINGS) in stage/screen combat here in Dublin, the UK and Amsterdam, specialising in Broadsword and Unarmed Combat. Melissa toured Ireland and the UK as the female lead in the interactive show JOEY & MARIA'S COMEDY ITALIAN WEDDING for two years. She appeared again in another interactive show THE SOPRANO'S LAST SUPPER in the Tivolli Theatre which ran for 6 weeks, Christmas 2006. She also did the schools tour with ROMEO & JULIET with The I Shakespeare Company. Frank Allen is the co-writer of CONNOLLY, which goes into production 2008. Adrian Dunbar will be directing this epic film. Melissa got involved with Frank's film company RASCAL FILMS after her saw her in the stage play CELL, by Paula Meahan last year and she was invited to tour the east coast of America promoting the role of NORA CONNOLLY. Frank directed Melissa recently in Heno McGee's HATCHET, playing the part of Bridie. When not performing, Melissa teaches Speech & Drama with The Navan
Road Stage School. Melissa is also Voice Over Workshop Co-ordinator
in Velvet Voice Studios. www.velvetvoice.ie Melissa owns her own production company MEL PRODUCTIONS with her co-
actor Melanie Philips. Together they perform stand up comedy and
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