Careena Melia
- Actress
Careena Melia was born in Galway, Ireland and moved to the US when she
was 5. She grew up studying dance, primarily ballet, and went on to
train at Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts, Boston Ballet,
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and at Centre de Danse International
in France. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and Trinity College in
Dublin as an Theater and English major. She moved to NY after graduation
to further pursue an acting career. In NY she performed Off-Broadway
with Theater for a New Audience (Macbeth), the American Jewish Theater
(Anne Frank and Me) and at the Irish Repertory Theater's new plays
series. Ms. Melia has worked in TV and Film alongside some high caliber
actors including Sissy Spacek, Dustin Hoffman, Keir Dullea, Jake
Gyllenhaal, and Beau Bridges. The past few years Ms. Melia has been
primarily performing on stage at the American Repertory Theater, Moscow
Art Theater and with Punchdrunk - the British immersive theater company.
Ms. Melia received an MFA from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art
Theater Institute at Harvard University.
