Actor. Writer. Producer.

My Story

MARIE SMALLEY

SAG-AFTRA

The little girl says she's going to be in movies & TV, to which her mother says, "Stop being so damn quixotic!" ... The teenage girl says acting lets you transform into someone else, like magic, to which her mother says, "That's positively antediluvian." ... The young woman says all actors know there's no choice, we have to be actors, and her mother says, "Another apocryphal statement."

Thanks, Mom - your words just encouraged me more!

I graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and into NYC theater, then pivoted to along career as curatorial staff at legendary art institutions MoMA and the Guggenheim.

But acting – being alive in the moment of creation – has always been my true passion, and since 2017 I’ve made it the primary focus of my artistic life.

I achieved Mastery Level with renowned acting coach Giles Foreman, and work in film and television. I also have written award-winning screenplays. When I think about where I am today, and all the amazing people I'm working with, I only have on thought:

Aren't we the lucky ones!