Camille Mana
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Camille Mana is an American actress.

Career

Camille Mana originated the title role in the World Premiere of Asuncion, a play written by Jesse Eisenberg. She starred opposite Eisenberg and Justin Bartha at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York.[1][2] She played the role of Amanda in the West Coast Premiere of 4000 Miles at the American Conservatory Theater.[3]

She will portray Ruby, sister to Mel Bayani (Liza Lapira) on CBS season two of The Equalizer.[4] Mana appears in Lionsgate feature film Scrambled,[5] starring Yvonne Strahovski and June Diane Raphael set to premiere at 2023 South by Southwest festival.[6] She co-stars in Netflix animated feature film as Jing, love interest to Geraldo (Patrick Warburton) in Seal Team opposite JK Simmons, Matthew Rhys, and Kristen Schaal.

Mana appeared in the Miramax Films dramedy Smart People playing Missy Chin which premiered at Sundance and co-starred in the MGM teen comedy film College. She got her first major role as Lisa on the sitcom One on One starring Kyla Pratt during the fifth and final season. She can be seen in feature films including Cake, Norman, High School, All I Want, and Speed-Dating. She portrayed Rose Castillo, a victim of an Asian-American hate crime on the NBC drama New Amsterdam.[7] [8]

She produced a short film, Equal Opportunity starring Aldis Hodge, Alanna Ubach, and Tom Lenk, which won NBC's First Annual Comedy Shortcuts Festival and Official Selection at SXSW, Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, and dozens more. She co-produced the dramatic feature film The Things We Carry, and produced the short film Carnal Orient which debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival.[9]

Personal life

Camille was raised in Orange County, California.[10] She attended the University of California, Berkeley.[11] Mana resides in Los Angeles and Brooklyn.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Harlequin Peggy Lin Short
2005 Johnny Benson's Adventures in the Blogosphere Allison Short
2007 Equal Opportunity Grace Ching Chong
2008 Smart People Missy Chin
College Heather
2009 Why Am I Doing This? Nicky
Why Men Go Gay in LA -
2010 The Samurai of Strongsville, Ohio Suki Hosukawa Short
High School Dana
Speed-Dating Kiki
Norman Helen Black
2014 Cake Nurse Salazar
2016 Oh Em Gee God Short
2017 All I Want Cami
Five Star Fouad Janey Short
2018 The Rough Part Diana Short
Girl On the Side Lisa Short
2019 Stay in Your Lane Isabel (voice) Short
2021 Seal Team Jing
2022 A Tale Told by an Idiot The Bat
2023 Scrambled Jen

Television

Year Legacy Role Notes
2001 Angel Les Episode: "The Thin Dead Line"
Arrest & Trial Aviola Teo Episode: "Valentine Murders"
2003 The O.C. Underclassman P.A. Episode: "Pilot"
2005–06 One on One Lisa Sanchez Main Cast: Season 5
2013 Chosen Jennifer Episode: "Second Chances"
2014 Bones - (voice) Episode: "Big in the Philippines"
2016 This Isn't Working Leslie Episode: "The First Date"
2017 Indie Brianna Episode: "Pilot"
The Josh Moore Show Tessa Episode: "Giving Homeless Kids a Ride to the O.C."
2018 Grow the F* Up Vicki Episode: "Nan"
2020 MacGyver Hanna Episode: "Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed"
Woke Scooter (voice) Episode: "What Prequels?"
2021 New Amsterdam Rose Castillo Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Tears"
2023 The Equalizer Ruby Episode: "He Ain't Heavy"

References

  1. "Tickets for Jesse Eisenberg's ASUNCION Go On Sale Today". broadwayworld.com. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. Conversations with Ross: Featuring Camille Mana http://www.rosscarey.com/2011/10/11/episode-45-featuring-camille-mana/
  3. "4000 Miles by Bike to Grandmother's House". HuffPost. 5 February 2013.
  4. "'The Equalizer': Liza Lapira Introduces Mel's Family — First Look". Deadline Hollywood. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 2023-02-23.
  5. "Lionsgate Picks Up Global Rights To Leah McKendrick Comedy 'Scrambled'". Deadline Hollywood. 2022-09-21. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
  6. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/south-southwest-sets-dungeons-dragons-200000319.html
  7. ""New Amsterdam" Blood, Sweat & Tears (TV Episode 2021)". IMDb.
  8. "'New Amsterdam' Team on Tackling Anti-Asian Racism on TV: 'To Not Do Something Would Be Criminal'". Variety. 2021-04-02. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27.
  9. "Carnal Orient - Cast | IMDbPro".
  10. "Camille Mana". Metacritic.
  11. "Camille Mana". Metacritic.
  12. "@camillemana" on Twitter
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