Melissa Mars

International award-winning actress, singer and writer, 'Melissa Mars' (qv) received major notice after appearing alongside 'John Travolta' (qv) in _From Paris with Love (2010)_ (qv) produced by 'Luc Besson' (qv) - _Nikita (1990)_ (qv), _Lucy (2014)_ (qv)-, winning a best supporting actress award for her performance in _The Cabining (2014)_ (qv), multiple best actress awards for her "heartfelt, spectacular and vulnerable" performance in the drama _Polly (2019)_ (qv) and having her song "Beautiful" be included in Coca-Cola's "52 Songs of Happiness" worldwide music compilation.A singer by accident...Mars started acting at the age of 13, but she is well-known in France for her pop music career. She became a singer by accident: after being called to personally meet the renowned French Filmmaker 'André Téchiné' (qv) to discuss his next project (he had launched 'Juliette Binoche' (qv)'s career among others), the absence of chemistry with the director killed all Mars' dreams, but led to her encounter with a renowned French songwriter and producer. After a few months of doubts and fears to accept life's calling, she recorded demo songs, signed with Polydor-Universal Music, whom she released 3 solo albums with, toured and was praised in the press and described as "singular, fairy and rock n'fun" (W magazine, Elle, Madame Figaro, Le Monde...). She has been featured on many duets, including "1980", a hit that reached #5 in the charts. She is also well known for her leading role in the smash hit musical _Mozart L'Opéra Rock (2010)_ (qv) that sold more than 1,500,000 tickets, directed by 'Olivier Dahan' (qv) - _La Vie En Rose (2007)_ (qv)-, and for which she received with the lead cast a best ensemble NRJ award and a diamond record.Multi-talented & Self-taughtMars is a multi-talented, self-taught artist, when she's not on set or in the studio, Melissa dedicates her time to her other passions: photography, graphic design, filmmaking and screenwriting. She started writing and filming at the age of 13 anything and everything that caught her eye and imagination until 2007, when she officially directed her first short film. She was the creative director for her own music videos: 'Melissa Mars' (qv): Love Machine (2007), _Army of Love (2008)_ (qv)... produced by Universal Music. Mars has also held an exhibition in Paris which was a series of photographs called Children of China to promote children's rights, the exhibition was praised in both Elle magazine and Metro Daily.Currently settled in New-York, Mars travels between Los Angeles and Paris, balancing her worlds of music and film. She can recently be seen on Amazon Prime, in the original comedy _Puzzled (2019)_ (qv) which features "Hors La Loi" an original song of hers in the opening credits. As well as the horror thriller _Texas Zombie Wars: Titan Base (2019)_ (qv), the multi-awarded science fiction feature _2047: Virtual Revolution (2016)_ (qv). Mars had her American TV debut on Lifetime in _Deadly Delusion (2017)_ (qv), a thriller alongside 'Haylie Duff' (qv) - _Napoleon Dynamite (2004)_ (qv)- and 'Teri Polo' (qv) -_Meet the Parents (2000)_ (qv)... She is rewriting her first feature film, a romantic comedy, in addition to a separate high concept dystopian story she's been developing since the end of 2018 that unexpectedly and strangely reminds of our current world in 2020...::LK