Draft:Actress and Producer Angela Giarratana

Angela Giarratana
Born
Angela Giovann Giarratana

(1993-10-01) October 1, 1993 (age 31)
Santa Clara, California
EducationBachelor's Degree. UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. 2016
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer, Writer, Director, Podcast Host, Comedian, Singer/Songwriter, Instrumentalist
Known forMinx (2022)
Notable workSmosh (Cast, 2022-present)

Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Actress, Starkid, 2023)

Black Friday (Actress, Starkid, 2019)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Parent(s)Ray Giarratana, Deborah Giarratana
RelativesJohn Giarratana (brother)
Websitehttps://ucbcomedy.com/people/angela-giarratana/

Angela Giovann Giarratana was born on October 1st, 1993, in Santa Clara, California[1] to Ray and Deborah Giarratana and is the eldest of two children. Giarratana's mother started her in Groundlings in Los Angeles at a young age. It is unknown whether she continued Groundlings as she became independent.

Giarratana studied at Performing arts schools for both elementary and high school from which she graduated with high honors in 2012 to then go on and study Theatre at the UCLA school of Theatre, Film, and Television. Her acting career, however, began before her 2016 graduation. She played Hipster #2 in Season two, episode two of 2 Broke Girls, which aired on her birthday only months after her high school graduation.

During her time at UCLA, she joined the college's performance group "Company" and continued to perform in the over one-hundred and fifty near-weekly shows that went through Company throughout all four years of her attendance, also acting as a writer for the sketches and as a singer/songwriter, as well as acting in and producing short films with her group during that time.[2]

After her graduation in 2016, Giarratana went on to act in, produce, direct, and write for over 50 titles in the next ten years. These titles included shorts, sketches, theatre performances including musicals, standup and improv comedy, and a feature film, performed across a variety of channels including in-person stage performance, livestreaming, and, recently, YouTube as well, appearing on Smosh ever since August of 2022.

Along with Giarratana's acting profile, she is also known for her alto singing voice and instrumental talent, including both piano and guitar, and boasts the ability to simultaneously play an instrument and sing.

Credits and rise to fame

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Giarratana is known for her acting role of Sylvia in season one, episode 5 of the TV show, "Minx" which aired in March of 2022.

Her feature film credits include an acting role as Miss Mills in "The Tiger Rising" which first premiered in 2022, but began filming in 2019 (when Giarratana would have began working on the project).[3]

Although Giarratana had already worked on twenty-three titles before her incorporation into the Smosh cast, this is when her fame started taking off, a noticeable spike in her following occuring in 2023 and her fans doubling in size across all social media platforms just between May of 2024 and July of the same year, claiming celebrity status in early-mid 2024.

She was invited by the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in 2023 for her production work on the short film "Sperm Bank" and appeared on the red carpet that year at the film festival.[4]

Her projects have also been both nominated and awarded at the Sundance Film Festival in Los Angeles, including one of her most recent short films, "Guts".[5][6]

Giarratana also hosts a podcast, The Artists On Artists On Artists On Artists Podcast, with three other creatives.[7]

She is seen continuously in credits along with other up-and-coming names in the industry such as Grayson Propst, and Margaux Susi.

Title credits

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2012 "2 Broke Girls" Hipster #2 S2, Ep. 2, TV Show https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2016 "Murder Among Friends" Nicole S1 Ep. 6, TV Show https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2018 "Roadside Steve"MaryShort Filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2019 "Like It"LaceyShort Filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2019 Woke HasbroActressCommercialhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2020 ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent ShowcaseSelfTV serieshttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2020 Black Friday, StarkidLex Foster / Snigglette / Ensemble, Performer ("Wiggly Jingle", "CaliforM.I.A.", "Our Doors Are Open", "Black Friday")Theatrical performancehttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2020 Coming HomeExecutive Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2020 Real Nextdoor CommercialActressShort, Commercialhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2020-2021 Nightmare TimeLex Foster / Hailey Dilmore / Grace Chasity / Martha Wright / The Witch / Duchess Lucy Stockworth / Snigglette / Beth (6 episodes, 2020), Performer ("Nightmare Time Theme") (2 episodes, 2020), Performer ("Nightmare Time 2 Theme, Part 2") (2 episodes, 2021), Performer ("Nightmare Time Theme", "Snoozle Town") (1 episode, 2020)TV Mini-series, Starkidhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2021 Call Your MotherSarahTV Series, S1 Ep.11, "Save the Date"https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2021 Chloe Mary LydiaSam, Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2021 D*ck P*ckMaggie Rosenblatt, Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2021 Summer Fields ForeverActress, Executive Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2021 The Haunting of DollyActress, Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 Danger ForceJosieTV Series "Dude, Where's My Man Buggy?" (Jan 13, 2022) Season 2, Episode 7https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 MinxSylviaTV Series Relaying news of a wayward snake (Mar 31, 2022) Season 1, Episode 5https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 MaggieRobinTV Series You Are the Master of Your Own Emotions (Jul 6, 2022) Season 1, Episode 3https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 The Tiger RisingMiss MillsFeature filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 You Should've Died With ThatLisa, Executive ProducerShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 Power Glow Diamond Infused Metallic Face MaskAngela, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 The CurrentProducerShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2022 TweezersIsabel, Art DirectorShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 Birds, Bees, and ThreesProduction Designer AssistantShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 The Sperm BankProducer, Production ManagerShort film, featured in the 2023 Sundance Film Festivalhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt15978684/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_7
2023 Smosh PitDick"Who Has The Best Dog?" (May 4, 2023)https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 Dinosaur PortalsProducer (2 episodes, 2023), Naomi (1 episode, 2023), Director (1 episode, 2023)TV Serieshttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 Pool PartyFlorence, Wardrobe, Producer, WriterShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt14450140/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_6
2023 Earth GirlArt Assist, Art AssistantTV Mini-series

I Love Plastic (Aug 18, 2023) Season 1, Episode 2 - Art Assist

Mama's Menopause (Aug 18, 2023) Season 1, Episode 1 - Art Assistant
https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 Baby YogaAssociate ProducerShort filmhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt29174473/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_5
2023 Workin' BoysHailey Dilmore / Grace ChasityShort film, Starkidhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2023 Nerdy Prudes Must DieGrace Chasity / Drama Student, Performer ("High School Is Killing Me", "Dirty Girl", "Bully the Bully", "Bury the Bully", "The Summoning", "Dirty Dudes Must Die")Theatrical performance, Starkidhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt13694260/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_3
2024 Smosh: The Sitcom LIVEYoung Sebastian / Angela / Po, Theme Song Written By, Performer ("Smosh: The Sitcom LIVE Theme Song"), Writer ("Smosh: The Sitcom LIVE Theme Song")TV Specialhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32166562/?ref_=nm_filmo_pasttv_1
2022-2024 Smosh (Main)Actress, Self, Writer, Audience(TV Series) - $10,000 Girlfriend / Kelsi Nielsen / Partygoer / Audience / Meg Griffin / Po / Esmé / Bathroom Attendant / @RoxyKills / Angela / Izzy / True Love / Wario / 'Possessed' Person / Emo / Bazanka (19 episodes, 2022), Writer (18 episodes, 2022), Self / Patrish / Jack's English Teacher (10 episodes, 2022)https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2024 GutsAmelia, Executive ProducerShort Film, featured in the 2024 Sundance Film Festivalhttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2024 I Live in Your HouseMaya, Art DirectorShort film, horrorhttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32482309/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_1
2024-Present Bit CitySelf, HostTV Serieshttps://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5250297/credits
2025 Cinderella's Castle (Starkid)The StepmotherTheatrical performance, Feature film. (Comedy, Fantasy, Musical)https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt31963698/?ref_=nm_filmo_filminprod_1
2024/25 Uncle JohnnyProducer, WriterShort film, Drama (Pre-Production, Filming)https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32552015/?ref_=nm_filmo_projindev_1


References

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  1. ^ "Angela Giarratana | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ^ "UCLASpringSing". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ eve.copeland@gaflnews.com, Eve Copeland-Brechbiel (2019-11-10). "Lights, Camera, Tifton: 'Tiger Rising' filming in town". The Tifton Gazette. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ^ "The Sperm Bank | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  5. ^ Holdaway, Aubrey (January 15, 2024). "A look into "guts" coming to Sundance Film festival". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Program Guide | 2025 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  7. ^ "Angela Giarratana". Podchaser. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.