Actor
Melissa Brattoni
12 films
Melissa's recent work includes appearing in Heath Davis' widely acclaimed AACTA nominated film Christmess (2023), which premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2023. The fantasy short Victors (2025) selected for the Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025, the award winning short Two Dollars (2023) featured on SBS and a small supporting role as Fiona Simons in the indie horror feature The Haunting at Saint Joseph's (2023).
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2023 saw Melissa take on a new role as Casting Director for Parish Malfitano's second feature, a supernatural Drama/Horror, Salt Along the Tongue, featuring an all-female ensemble cast. Premiering to sold out screenings at the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival in 2024 and it's Victorian premiere at the Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025.
Her role in the short film The Intruders (2020), had her nominated for Best Actress at the Made in the West Film Festival in 2020.
Additional credits include a lead role in crime re-enactment for the 60 Minutes episode 'Captive', numerous short films including, Upsold (2019), The Life of Baldrick (2017), Swipe Left (2017), Hold the Pineapple (2017) and Skit Box video 'The UTI Dance.'
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Filmography
12 films as actor- 2025VictorsMother
- 2024Salt Along the TongueMina & Carol's Mum
- 2023ChristmessLady at Bar
- 2023The Hanged GirlFiona Simons
- 2023Contagion of FearNews Reporter
- 2023The Haunting at Saint Joseph'sFiona Simons
- 2021RisenSargeant Thompson
- 2018Hello Au Revoir
- 2018The Ghost of Kelly WintersJosie
- 2017In My MindMara
- 2017The Life of BaldrickBertha
- 2016Meshes of an Autumn AfternoonThe Woman