Mercy Malick
| Mercy Malick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mercy Diskin Malick Los Angeles |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Actor – Singer/Songwriter – Writer – Director – Choreographer – Aerialist |
Mercy Malick is an award-winning American actor, singer/songwriter, writer, director, choreographer and aerialist. She is known for Circle,[1] iZombie, Pretty Little Liars and Castle, along with dozens of film and television appearances.
Early life
Malick was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She began working professionally as an actor at the age of eight. A veteran of television, film, and stage, she is often cast in roles requiring athletic, dance, or singing abilities.[2]
Upon graduating high school, she attended Stanford University on a work-study scholarship, where she earned degrees in Political science and Communication.[3] After graduating, she returned to Los Angeles to continue her career.
Career
Acting
Malick has been especially noted for her comedic timing in her roles for television shows. After returning to Los Angeles, her career took off, with characters on a variety of series including "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", "Gilmore Girls" and "Off Centre". She also appeared in "Scrubs" and "Robbery Homicide Division".[4]
In 2008, Malick starred in the Fine Brothers sketch "Sarah Palin Family Meeting" as Sarah Palin. Written and directed by Benny & Rafi Fine, with over 13 million subscribers, the sketch was a viral hit. Malick's performance was named as the second best parody of Sarah Palin after Tina Fey by The Huffington Post and The Ex Comedy. Other notable parodies included Sara Benincasa, Liz Cackowski, and Gina Gershon.[5][6] The sketch parodied a behind the scenes look at how Governor Palin broke the news to her husband and kids about being Senator John McCain's running mate for the 2008 election. The supporting cast featured Dave Nivison, Shane Dawson, Candice Cooper, Morgan Mitchell, and Lia Marie Johnson.[7] Malick also starred as Sarah Palin in the popular sketch series "Bibleside Chat with Sarah Palin".[8]
In 2009, Malick wrote, directed, produced and starred in the multi-award winning film "Tales of the Catholic Church of Elvis!", a screen adaptation of her highly successful and award winning stage play of the same name.[9][10][11] The film won "Best of Fest Feature" at Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, "Best Micro-Budget Feature" at Cannes Independent Film Festival, "Best Nevada Feature" at Nevada Film Festival, "Audience Award" at Newport International Film Festival, "Best Lead Actress" (Mercy Malick) at Hoboken International Film Festival, Best Supporting Actor at Newport International Film Festival, "Spirit of Costume" at Big Muddy Film Festival. It was 1st Runner-up for "Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature" at WHFF, nominee for "Best Narrative Feature" at WHFF, nominee for "Best Feature" at Hawaii International Film Festival, and garnered six award nominations, including "Best Screenplay", at Hawaii International Film Festival.[12]
In 2010, she starred as the series lead for the TV series "Trenches", for which she was supported by a "talented ensemble cast".[13][14] In 2014, she starred alongside Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang, Aubrey K. Miller, and Justin Lee in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's The Interview.[15]
In 2015, Malick garnered rave reviews for her performance in the cult hit movie "Circle", in which she starred alongside Carter Jenkins, Julie Benz, Allegra Masters, Michael Nardelli, Autumn Federici, Lawrence Kao, Kevin Sheridan and Cesar Garcia, and was recognized as an "exceptional standout" amongst a "shockingly good ensemble cast".[16][17][18] She also appeared in stand-out guest roles on numerous television series, including The CW's "iZombie",[19] Rob Schneider's "Real Rob", Amazon Studios' "Hand of God", and ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars."[20]
Music
Malick has been praised as "an incredible vocalist and a talent to be reckoned with", for having an "incredible and hypnotic voice", and as "one of the most distinctive voices ever heard".[21][22]
Her debut album "Just Be" featured tracks Parowan, Cold as Me, I'll Hang The Moon, Oceans of Sky, Just Be, No Fear, Birthday, Coming Home, Make Me Feel, All Over Me, and Corridor 9.[23] She has also contributed tracks to a Norah Jones compilation and toured internationally with Hilary Duff.[9]
She has a vocal range of over 3 octaves.[24]
Choreography, aerial arts, circus and contortion
Malick is an accomplished aerialist, contortionist, choreographer, fitness model, and circus performer. She is well known for her work in ABC's "Castle",[25] Syfy's "Finder's Keepers",[26] ABC's "Scrubs",[27] "The Conan O'Brien Show", Showtime's "Dexter", and NBC's "Chuck". She is a member of the aerial performance troupe Levitere, which performed at Eve Ensler's "One Billion Rising" in 2015 and 2016,[28][29] and formerly held Ms. Fitness USA Regional Titles for both Los Angeles and San Francisco.[24]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Crossing | Karen | Short Film |
| 2002 | Song of Songs | Michelle | |
| 2004 | Perfect Couple | Sweetness | Short Film |
| 2004 | ASC-DCI StEM | Bride | Short Film |
| 2005 | Feet Afire | Auditioning Dancer #1 | Short Film |
| 2007 | The Metrosexual | Yoga Instructor | |
| 2008 | Richard III | Victorious Knife Fighter | |
| Soft Touch | Clair | Short Film | |
| Bohemian Sunset | Blue | Short Film | |
| 2009 | Torendion | Adira Calev | Short Film |
| Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! | Guide / Mom / Mob Daughter | *Award Winning | |
| Maneater | Morning Sky | ||
| 2010 | Freeway Killer | Lisa | |
| Love Shack | Autumn Lane | ||
| 2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | Sophia Long (News Reporter) | |
| Rise of the Zombies | Zombie Housewife | ||
| 2013 | Foreclosed | Sargeant Bray | |
| Duke | Andy | ||
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Cherysh | |
| Live Nude Girls | Carrie Okey | ||
| The Interview | Pundit | ||
| 2015 | 1915 | Radio Voice | |
| Everything Before Us | Clair | ||
| Circle | The Lesbian | ||
| Zero | Newscaster | Short Film | |
| 2016 | The Preacher's Son | Katy | |
| Minutes to Midnight | Calypso | ||
| Live or Die in La Honda | Rita | ||
| Hide in the Light | Sister Mary Roberts | ||
| Harnessing the Rain | Hattie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Circus Girl | Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and an Apartment" |
| 2002 | Animal Pranksters | Eva Stern | TV Movie |
| Off Centre | Rachel | Episode: "Marathon Man" | |
| Invasion of the Hidden Cameras | Recurring | Recurring | |
| Robbery Homicide Division | Officer Ruthie Wilson | Episode: "Mini-Mall" | |
| 2003 | Island Birthday Bash | Back-up Singer | TV Movie |
| Jingle Ball Rock | Back-up Singer | TV Movie | |
| 2004 | Gilmore Girls | Waitress | Episode: "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights" |
| Scrubs | Hot Contortionist | Episode: "My Common Enemy" | |
| 2008 | Buy More | Porn Star | Episode: "Customer Service" |
| The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors | Back-up Singer | Episode: #5.11 | |
| Mind of Mencia | Deaf Girlfriend | 2 episodes | |
| Chuck Versus the Webisodes | Porn Star | Episode: "Buy More #7: Customer Service" | |
| Worst Week | Repair Lady | Episode: "The Vows" | |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Shannon | Episode: "Promises, Promises" |
| 2010 | Trenches | Cpt. Racine | 10 episodes / Series Lead |
| Dexter | Battered Young Woman | Episode: "Hello, Bandit" | |
| Chuck | Instructor | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Leftovers" | |
| 2012 | Run This Town | Snake | Episode: "The Mime" |
| A Taste of Romance | News Producer | TV Mov | |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | The Lady in Waiting | Episode: "Sir Juice-A-Lot" | |
| Layover | Coach Alex | TV Movie | |
| 2013 | The Kill Corporation | Arbiter #27 | |
| The Silicon Assassin Project | Lt. Alvez | Episode: "The Medusa Meeting" | |
| Legit | Julia | Episode: "Misunderstood" | |
| Conan | Contortionist | Episode: "When Your Friend's Kid Just Starts Listing Dinosaurs, It's Okay to Give Him Beer" | |
| 2014 | Castle | Crystal | Episode: "For Better or Worse" |
| Finders Keepers | Officer Adrien | TV Movie | |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Coffee Shop Woman / Coffee Shop Girl | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Pretty Little Liars | News Reporter / Newscaster | 2 episodes |
| Hand of God | Miss Irene Cleland | Episode: "Your Inside Voice" | |
| iZombie | Irena / Meers | Episode: "Abra Cadaver" | |
| Stormageddon | Carrie | TV Movie | |
| Real Rob | Scarlett | Episode: "What's My Thing?" | |
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Just Be | Conqueroot | 11 tracks | |
| 2003 | Chance & Circumstance[30] | Koch records | Norah Jones | 2 tracks |
External links
References
- ↑ "A Vicious Circle of Liars Film Review". 28DLA The Voice of Horror. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick". HeroesWiki. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cast & Crew". Live or Die in La Honda. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick Biography". Hollywood Celebrities. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Happy 47th Birthday Sarah Palin! Here's 47 Seconds of Her Funniest Parodies (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "The Best Sketches About Sarah Palin". The Ex Comedy. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Sarah Palin Family Meeting". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Bibleside Chat w/ Sarah Palin: Catholics!". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- 1 2 "Trenches Cast". Trenches. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Been to Catholic School? Been to Vegas? Been to Catholic School in Las Vegas?". Review Plays. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "TALES FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ELVIS (comedy)". Willet Media Group. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Website". CCoFE. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "'Trenches' Resurrected from ABC's Stage 9, Heading For Crackle". TubeFilter. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "THE INTERVIEW (2014) Red Band Movie Trailer 2: Final NSFW Look". FilmBook. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Stream to Scream: "CIRCLE"". Fangoria. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "First trailer for horror-thriller 'Circle'". Nerdly. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Circle". Soliloqueque. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "MooshWalks spotted on iZombie set.". MooshWalks. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick IMDb Pro". IMDb Pro. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Chance and Circumstance". Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick – Just Be". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "All Music Just Be". All Music. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "BreakdownExpress". Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercy Malick on "Castle"". Coed. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "We Call "Finders Keepers" Over Mercy Malick on Syfy Tonight". Coed. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Which roles are played by Mercy Malick". Actor Role. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "One Billion Rising West Hollywood". Night Linx. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Free Fantastic Live Show on Valentine's Day 3-4pm at LA City Hall South Plaza To End Violence Against Women and Girls". The Patch. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Chance & Circumstance". All Music. All Music. Retrieved August 2, 2016.