Hey, I’m Rissa Davis

As far back as I can remember, acting has been a part of who I am and offered me a safe place to explore, create and thrive after surviving a traumatic childhood. I’m proud to say that I am the first person to break the generational curse in my family.

 Born in Chelsea Projects, I was passed around from Aunt to Aunt to nana and sometimes Mom. From Manhattan to Brooklyn to South Carolina, I grew up in three different worlds with dozens of cousins, never quite feeling a part of. In each household, I had to play a new role. 

Chelsea Projects was connected with the Hudson Guild and I was exposed to the theatre for as long I could remember and then finally, at the ripe old age of 10, I hit the stage running, dancing and singing as a gang member in West Side Story. That’s when the acting bug woke up and the gift came alive. I also became a track star and won four state championships. Coach Lempesis believed in me and was the first in a long line of angels who helped pour faith, confidence and endurance into my life. 

Then, Life Happened. I got pregnant at a very young age. I was basically on my own, trying to find my way back to acting. I did everything I had to do to get by from Finance, Advertising, Modeling and Motherhood, but I wasn’t firmly rooted in my power and my purpose, until I found my way back to the stage. I can say with full conviction that acting saved my life.

But it wasn’t until I found my soulmate and got married that I finally found my home. My husband is my strength and my backbone.

Fast forward and I am now a multi-award-winning executive producer and actor of The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland, a film that won 66 awards and was for consideration to be nominated at the Oscar's. I trained at The Identity School of Acting in London and with the late great Tina Sattin and currently study with Susan Batson.