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Melissa DiMarco

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Melissa DiMarco
Born
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Alma materYork University
Occupation(s)Actress, Television Host, Producer, Writer, Documentary Film Maker
Years active1995 – present
Websitehttp://www.outtherewithmelissa.com

Melissa DiMarcois a Canadian actress, producer, and television personality. She has made acting appearances in feature films and television. She is best known for her role asDaphne Hatzilakosin the teen drama seriesDegrassi: The Next Generation(2002-2010) and as the host and showrunner of her own syndicated television programOut There with Melissa DiMarco.

Career

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On television, one of DiMarco's best-known acting parts was in the teen drama seriesDegrassi: The Next GenerationasDaphne Hatzilakos,teacher and later Principal of Degrassi Community School. She played Hatzilakos for eight seasons (2002 - 2010). DiMarco's TV credits include theCBCsoap operaRiverdaleand guest-starring spots on series such asDue South,Blue Murder,The Hardy Boys,Psi Factor,Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,Relic Hunter,andKojak.[1]

Her film credits include roles inPeter Bogdanovich'sHustle: The Pete Rose Story,Duct Tape Forever(the film adaptation ofThe Red Green Show),The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan,andDegrassi Spring Break Movie.She also appeared inDanny DeVito's dark comedy,Death to Smoochy.[2]

She also directed, produced, and wroteDreamseeker: Nia Vardalos,an award-winning documentary on the rise ofNia Vardalos[3]ofMy Big Fat Greek Weddingfame and was the host and producer ofNite Life,an entertainment show that focused on celebrity interviews and the nightclub, bar, and concert scene, which aired on OMNI.[4]

Since 2004, DiMarco has hosted theOut There with Melissa DiMarcotelevision comedy which airs onCitytv's national network andThe Biography Channel.[5]Excerpts from DiMarco's celebrity interviews also air onOUTtv.[6]The show mixes celebrity interviews with scripted comedy that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of an entertainment journalist (played by DiMarco). Among the celebrities she has interviewed on the show arePierce Brosnan,George Clooney,Cameron Diaz,Colin Farrell,Salma Hayek,Queen Latifah,Ludacris,Matthew McConaughey,Brad Pitt,andGene Simmons.[7]Updates and excerpts from these interviews are syndicated internationally.Out Therehas been recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Excellence at the 39th U.S. International Film and Video Festival.[8]

DiMarco is a Dean's Honour Roll graduate of the Fine Arts Program atYork University[9]and is a member of theCanadian Association of Journalists,the Academy of Canadian Cinema, and WIFT-T (Women in Film & TelevisionToronto).[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Hardy Boys Reporter Episode: "Love Birds"
Side Effects Belinda Episode: "On the QT"
Episode: "Time Enough to Say Good-Bye"
1996 Due South Stella Episode: "Starman"
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Jennie Episode: "Shaolin Shot"
1997 Riverdale Irene TV series
While My Pretty One Sleeps Heidi TV movies
The Absolute Truth Nurse
Time to Say Goodbye? Courthouse Reporter
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Katie Sheffield Episode: "The Damned"
1999 Relic Hunter Kate Yawley Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"
2000 No Alibi Stella
The Thin Blue Lie Sandra Durano TV movie
2001 Relic Hunter Maxine Schneider Episode: "Out of the Past"
Blue Murder Selena del Rio Episode: "Partners"
The Associates Cameron Episode: "E Pluribus Unum"
Leap Years Rosaline Episode 1.9
2002 Degrassi: The Next Generation Principal Daphne Hatzilakos 2002 - 2010 (91 episodes)
Marker Dianna
Death to Smoochy Tara
Duct Tape Forever Deputy Dawn
Adventure Inc. Elizabeth Dillon Episode: "Message from the Deep"
2003 Wild Card Spa Manager Episode: "Sand Trap"
2004 Out There with Melissa DiMarco Actor / Host / Interviewer 2004–Present (144 episodes)
Hustle Carol Rose TV movie
Life After Angeline
2005 Bailey's Billion$ Tessa (voice)
Kojak Nancy Pastori Episode: "Hitman"
Episode: "Kind of Blue"
2008 Degrassi Spring Break Movie Principal Daphne Hatzilakos TV movie
2010 The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan Principal Daphne Hatzilakos TV movie
2013 The Goree Girls Erica Gilligan Pre Production

Television Producer

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  • 2004:Dreamseeker: Nia Vardalos(documentary)[11]

Further reading

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  • "Melissa DiMarco: A woman for all seasons". Top Choice Magazine. Spring 2011. p. 40.
  • "Out There, Right Here with Melissa DiMarco". Beaches Life. December 2012 – January 2013. pp. 5–6.
  • Bawden, Jim (27 February 2001). "This blonde bombshell is no bimbo; Tight tops and leather pants all part of the act for Melissa DiMarco".Toronto Star.p. F5.
  • Di Mauro, Diana (August–September 2012). "Melissa DiMarco: In entertainment, nothing is off limits". Panoram Italia Toronto. p. 45.
  • Douglas, Ellen (November–December 2004). "Melissa DiMarco". Toronto Waterfront Magazine. pp. 20–21.
  • Hooper, Barrett (12 April 2002). "They're stuck on her: Up-and-coming Canadian actress Melissa DiMarco adds a little sex appeal to the duct-tape universe".National Post.p. M2.,regarding her movie appearance inDuct Tape Forever
  • Skinner, Justin (March 24, 2011). "A-list celebs join in spoof".City Centre Mirror.p. 3.

References

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  1. ^"Ibid".IMDb.
  2. ^"Melissa DiMarco - IMDb".IMDb.RetrievedMay 3,2012.
  3. ^"Dreamseeker: Nia Vardalos- Press Release ".Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2009.RetrievedMay 3,2012.
  4. ^"Dreamseeker: Nia Vardalos- Producer/Director/Writer/Host: Melissa DiMarco ".Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2006.RetrievedMay 3,2012.
  5. ^"Watch Us".RetrievedDecember 17,2012.
  6. ^"Ibid".
  7. ^"AboutOut There".
  8. ^"Ibid".
  9. ^"YFile: York University's News Source - Grad sharesBig Fat Weddingstar's story in TV doc ".RetrievedMay 3,2012.
  10. ^"About Melissa DiMarco".RetrievedDecember 17,2012.
  11. ^"Dreamseeker: Nia Vardalos- Press Release ".Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2009.
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