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Melissa DiMarco is an actor, producer, and television personality. She is currently the star, creator, and a writer on Out There with Melissa DiMarco

Out There with Melissa DiMarco

Out There with Melissa DiMarco is an award-winning, internationally-distributed comedy and celebrity interview show that stars actor and television personality Melissa DiMarco. The show mixes one-on-one celebrity interviews with scripted comedy that focuses on DiMarco’s misadventures as an...

(2004 - present), an award-winning television comedy which airs on Citytv

Citytv

Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...

's national network, OMNI.1

OMNI Television

Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...

, and in syndication on OUTtv

OUTtv

OUTtv is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that airs entertainment and lifestyle programming for LGBT audiences.OUTtv's licensee is OUTtv Network Inc. which is 55.9% owned by Shavick Entertainment, 24.94% owned by Pink Triangle Press, 15% owned by Peace Point Entertainment...

. One of DiMarco's best-known acting parts was her starring role on the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...

as Daphne Hatzilakos, teacher and later principal of Degrassi Community School. She played Hatzilakos for eight seasons (2002 - 2010).

Her current show Out There mixes celebrity interviews with scripted comedy that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of an entertainment journalist (played by DiMarco). Among the celebrities she has interviewed on the show are Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...

, George Clooney

George Clooney

George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award...

, Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...

, Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor, who has appeared in such film as Tigerland, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit, Alexander and S.W.A.T....

, Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek

Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...

, Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...

, Ludacris

Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

, Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor.After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused . He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall...

, Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

, and Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...

. Updates and excerpts from these interviews are syndicated internationally. Out There has been recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Excellence at the 39th U.S. International Film and Video Festival.

Her film credits include leading roles in Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic. He was part of the wave of "New Hollywood" directors, which included William Friedkin, Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Michael Cimino, and Francis Ford Coppola...

's Hustle: The Pete Rose Story, Duct Tape Forever

Duct Tape Forever

Duct Tape Forever is a 2002 comedy film based on The Red Green Show. It was written by Steve Smith, the actor who plays Red Green.-Plot:...

(the film adaptation of The Red Green Show

The Red Green Show

The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006 on CBC...

), The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan

Degrassi Takes Manhattan

The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan is a 2010 Canadian film adaptation of the popular, long-running teenage drama Degrassi, which was known as Degrassi: The Next Generation prior to this film. The movie premiered in Canada on MuchMusic on 16 July 2010, and in the United States on TeenNick...

, and Degrassi Spring Break Movie. She also appeared in Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. , better known as Danny DeVito, is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series Taxi , for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman,...

's dark comedy, Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy is a 2002 American dark comedy film directed by and starring Danny DeVito and starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, and Jon Stewart.-Plot:...

.

DiMarco’s TV credits include a starring role on the CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

soap opera Riverdale

Riverdale (TV series)

Riverdale is a Canadian prime time soap opera which ran for three seasons .The series was set in the Toronto community of Riverdale, which had the reputation of being home to many CBC employees at the time. It focused on a variety of characters and their interactions in everyday life...

and guest-starring spots on series such as Due South

Due South

Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...

, Blue Murder, The Hardy Boys, Psi Factor, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,...

, Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...

, and Kojak

Kojak (2005 TV series)

Kojak is an American television series starring Ving Rhames, airing on the USA Network cable channel, and on ITV4 in the United Kingdom. It was a reimagined version of the 1973-1978 series starring Telly Savalas....

.

She also directed, produced, and wrote Dreamseeker: Nia Vardalos, an award-winning documentary on the rise of Nia Vardalos

Nia Vardalos

Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Personal life:...

of My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos , a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White...

fame and was the host and producer of Nite Life, an entertainment show that focused on celebrity interviews, and the nightclub, bar, and concert scene, which aired on OMNI.

DiMarco is a Dean's Honour Roll graduate of the Fine Arts Program at York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

and is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists

Canadian Association of Journalists

The Canadian Association of Journalists or L'Association Canadienne des Journalistes in French is one of several Canadian organizations of journalists. It was created to promote excellence in journalism and encourage investigative journalism...

, the Academy of Canadian Cinema, and WIFT-T (Women in Film & Television Toronto).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	The Hardy Boys	Reporter	Episode: "Love Birds"
1995	Side Effects	Belinda	Episode: "On the QT" Episode: "Time Enough to Say Good-Bye"
1996	Due South Due South Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...	Stella	Episode: "Starman"
1996	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,...	Jennie	Episode: "Shaolin Shot"
1997	Riverdale Riverdale (TV series) Riverdale is a Canadian prime time soap opera which ran for three seasons .The series was set in the Toronto community of Riverdale, which had the reputation of being home to many CBC employees at the time. It focused on a variety of characters and their interactions in everyday life...	Irene	TV series
	While My Pretty One Sleeps	Heidi	TV movies
	The Absolute Truth	Nurse	TV movies
	Time to Say Goodbye? Time to Say Goodbye? Time to Say Goodbye? is a 1997 dramatic film directed by David Hugh Jones. The film is centered around the decision of an elderly family patriarch to end his life, when faced with the degradation of Alzheimer's disease.-Cast:...	Courthouse Reporter
	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...	Katie Sheffield	Episode: "The Damned"
1999	Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...	Kate Yawley	Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"
2000	No Alibi	Stella
2000	The Thin Blue Lie The Thin Blue Lie The Thin Blue Lie is a made for television film released on August 13, 2000 about Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jonathan Neumann , who, along with his partner Phil Chadway , won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for a series of articles exposing Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo and the Philadelphia...	Sandra Durano	TV movie
2001	Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...	Maxine Schneider	Episode: "Out of the Past"
	Blue Murder	Selena del Rio	Episode: "Partners"
	The Associates The Associates (Canadian TV series) The Associates is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CTV in 2001 and 2002. The show features five junior associate lawyers at a Toronto law firm, played by Demore Barnes, Shaun Benson, Tamara Hickey, Gabriel Hogan and Jennie Raymond. R.H. Thomson also stars as the firm's senior partner...	Cameron	Episode: "E Pluribus Unum"
	Leap Years Leap Years Leap Years is a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk. It followed a group of friends in New York City...	Rosaline	Episode 1.9
2002	Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...	Principal Daphne Hatzilakos	2002 - 2010 (91 episodes)
	Marker	Dianna
	Death to Smoochy Death to Smoochy Death to Smoochy is a 2002 American dark comedy film directed by and starring Danny DeVito and starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, and Jon Stewart.-Plot:...	Tara
	Duct Tape Forever Duct Tape Forever Duct Tape Forever is a 2002 comedy film based on The Red Green Show. It was written by Steve Smith, the actor who plays Red Green.-Plot:...	Deputy Dawn
	Adventure Inc. Adventure Inc. Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from September 30, 2002 to May 12, 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment , Tribune Entertainment Tribune Entertainment , M6 , Amy International , and Tele München...	Elizabeth Dillon	Episode: "Message from the Deep"
2003	Wild Card Wild Card (TV series) Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:...	Spa Manager	Episode: "Sand Trap"
2004	Out There with Melissa DiMarco Out There with Melissa DiMarco Out There with Melissa DiMarco is an award-winning, internationally-distributed comedy and celebrity interview show that stars actor and television personality Melissa DiMarco. The show mixes one-on-one celebrity interviews with scripted comedy that focuses on DiMarco’s misadventures as an...	Actor / Host / Interviewer	2004 - Present (118 episodes)
	Hustle	Carol Rose	TV movie
	Life After	Angeline
2005	Bailey's Billion$	Tessa (voice)
2005	Kojak Kojak (2005 TV series) Kojak is an American television series starring Ving Rhames, airing on the USA Network cable channel, and on ITV4 in the United Kingdom. It was a reimagined version of the 1973-1978 series starring Telly Savalas....	Nancy Pastori	Episode: "Hitman" Episode: "Kind of Blue"
2008	Degrassi Spring Break Movie	Principal Daphne Hatzilakos	TV movie
2010	The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan Degrassi Takes Manhattan The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan is a 2010 Canadian film adaptation of the popular, long-running teenage drama Degrassi, which was known as Degrassi: The Next Generation prior to this film. The movie premiered in Canada on MuchMusic on 16 July 2010, and in the United States on TeenNick...	Principal Daphne Hatzilakos	TV movie
2013	The Goree Girls The Goree Girls The Goree Girls is an upcoming musical film set in the 1940s which tells the story of eight Goree Prison inmates who form a country-western band. Filming was set to take place during January 2010, but was pushed back to accommodate Aniston's filming of Just Go With It. Ellen Pompeo also agreed to...	Erica Gilligan	Pre Production

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