Marissa Labog, aka Mighty, is committed to the transformative power of storytelling. As an actor, stuntwoman, and dancer, Marissa is fearless in her pursuit for creative adventure. Her persistence and insurmountable curiosity combined with her inability to sit still has led her to develop multiple movement languages including: ballet, jazz, pointe, modern dance, gymnastics, tricking, break dancing, parkour, capoeira, and Tae Kwon Do.
Over the years, Marissa performed as a principle dancer across the United States, Canada, Japan, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, China, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Australia, and England. She danced with Pacific Coast Ballet, Inland Pacific Ballet, John Pennington and the famed LA Philharmonic, Oni Dance, Rosanna Gamson Worldwide, Company of Strangers, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, and Jacob Jonas: The Company. As a commercial dancer, Marissa has worked with Tina Turner, Christina Aguilera, LL Cool J, as well as prominent brands including Nike, iPod/Apple, and Coca-Cola. In film and television, Marissa’s credits include: “The Drew Carey Show,” “Fresh Beat Band,” “Shake It Up,” House Bunny, Bratz, and the Oscar-award winning film LA LA LAND. Most recently, Marissa was part of the creative team for Kanye West’s Nebuchadnezzar – An Opera, at the Hollywood Bowl.
As a stuntwoman, Marissa has worked on multiple TV shows such as “Shameless,” “NCIS,” “911,” “S.W.A.T.” and “NOS4A2,” as well as many recognized action films including Raze, Act Of Valor, Colombiana, Pitch Perfect 3, Aquaman, Skyscraper, Logan, and Birds of Prey.
While maintaining an active career in the industry, Marissa is also recognized as a creative entrepreneur. Inspired by break dancing’s pursuit of individuality, Marissa directed the breaking performance group ONE STEP AHEAD (OSA). Established as a youth advocate organization, OSA became recognized as a prominent physical theater company from 2011-2014. The experience of spearheading OSA combined with her increasingly active career in filmmaker led Marissa to found UP Productionz. An acronym for “undeniably powerful,” “unapologetically present,” “universal play,” UP Productionz strives to reinvest meaning and truth into storytelling by celebrating difference and reveling in the purity of the moment. The company provides an opportunity for Marissa to weave her loves of acting, dance, and stunt based action into innovative projects in film and live performance.
Marissa holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Dance and English from Scripps College, and she is a proud member of SAG/Aftra.