LUCIA MÉTRAILLER BIO

IMBb LINK: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1906939/

EMAIL ADDRESS: lmetrailer@aol.com

WEBSITE ADDRESS:  http://www.actlucia.com

I am a graduate of LSU with a major in Theater Arts. My acting background includes study & work with Eric Rogers, (screenwriter for NYPD Blue); Barry Kyle, former associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company; John Dennis, former artistic director for the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; Elizabeth Orion, former Head of the Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University; John Cantine and Mary Rawson, Pittsburgh Filmmakers. 

Additionally, I was involved in Readers Theater and Children’s Theater Productions as a director and actor.  I also took Acting for the Camera I & II at Pittsburgh Filmmakers where I maintained an A average.  I was also an Equity Eligibility Member many years ago. 

Accents-Southern, Standard British, French, Romanian.  Coordinated in dance and sports and can carry a tune.   Availability - very flexible schedule.

Have ability to audition via web cam (SKYPE) or send in video audition.  Teleprompter and Green Screen experience.

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HEADSHOTS

WAKE

ROLE: GRIEVING MOTHER

(0:27) WMV-GM / YOUTUBE

(IMDb/Drama)

ROUTES OF WILD FLOWERS

ROLE:  STAGE MOM

(3:29) WMV-SM / YOUTUBE

(IMDb/Comedy/Adventure)

MISSED CUES

ROLE:  NEWS ANCHOR

(1:26) WMV-NA  /  YOUTUBE

(IMDb/Comedy)

FILMS/TV & WEB SERIES

LITTLE MOUSE - (Horror/Feature Film) - April Larimer/Grandmother/Support Role/Director: Delaney Hathaway

APPARITIONAL - (Psychological Thriller) - Suzanne/Psychic/Lead Role/Director: Lauren Keller/Point Park University Intermediate Directing Class

NIAGRA FALLS - (Comedy/Web Series) - Eunice/Elderly Lady/Director: Dayne Jefferson

PAXI - (Psychological Thriller) - Dr. Rose Williams/Psychiatric doctor/Lead Role/Director: Benjamyn/Point Park University

THE ROUTES OF WILD FLOWERS - (IMDb/Adventure/Feature) - Janet/Divorced Mother/Lead Role/VictoryDance Film Festival Underdog Award/Director: Jon M. Brence/Veriyoung Productions

MISSED CUES - (IMDb/Comedy/Feature) - Ellen Taylor/News Anchor/Support Role/Director: Lisa Seelinger/Seelinger Productions

REFERENCE POINT - (IMDb/TV Series) - SEASON 1/EPISODE 7 - ONE YEAR EARLIER - Copier Killer/Copier Protector/John Cantine

REFERENCE POINT - (IMDb/TV Series) - SEASON 1/EPISODE 2 - LIKE A HAWK - Copier Killer/Copier Protector/John Cantine

REFERENCE POINT - (IMDb/TV Series) - SEASON 1/EPISODE 1 - NEW LIBRARIAN - Copier Killer/Copier Protector/John Cantine

WRONG NUMBER - (IMDb/Drama/Crime) - Rosemary/Mother/Support Role/Director: Eric Rogers/Screenwriter for NYPD Blue

FIVE MINUTE MAKEOVER - (Comedy Series) - Lucia Smithe/British Nutritionist/Support Role/Director: Sola Oyinkansola/Carnegie Mellon University

SPACE AND TIME - (Sci Fi/Drama) -  Older Sally/Sister dying in hospital/Support Role/Director: Ryan Sobota/Point Park University

DOLORES CLAIBORNE - (Crime//Drama/Mystery) - Dolores Claiborne/Maid/Lead Role/Director: Jacob E. Bricker/Advanced Director Class Scene for Point Park University

WAITING - (IMDb/Comedy/Feature) - German Patron at Restaurant/Featured Extra/Director: Stephen Frears

THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE - (IMDb/Drama) - Poetry Teacher/Support Role/Director: Eliott Acevedo/Art Institute

WAKE - (IMDb/Drama) - Grieving Mother/Support Role/ NYU/Director: Molly Gandour

DINNER INTERRUPTIONS - (Drama) - Dotty/Doting Mother/Support Role/Director: Kaitlin Nash/Point Park University

SHIFT - (Drama) - Stern Librarian/Lead Role/Director: Natalie Peracchio

WHERE'S GEORGE - (Drama) - Mother/Drug Addict/Lead Role/Director: Joe Dewitt/Point Park University

MENTAL BREAK IN - (Drama) - Louise/Spy/Lead Role/48 HR Film Festival Pittsburgh/Director: Fouad Bou-Jaoude

APE - (Drama) - Mary/Mother/Lead Role/Director: Nicholas Longo/Point Park University

CROSST - (IMDb/Drama) -  Delores/Frantic Mother/Support Role/Director: Scott Wohlstein/Visceral Films

BOOZE MUSCLE - (Drama) - Connie Schlegal/Alcoholic Mother/Support Role/Indie Film/Director: John Richards

MONONGAHELA - (IMDb/Sci Fi/Drama/Feature) - Darcy Reed/President of Pittsburgh Health & Safety Commission/Director: Cayce Mell/

2nd State Productions

WHAT REMAINS - (Psychological Horror/Feature) - Mysterious Neighbor/Director: Brian Ferraro/Time Warp Film

HOUSEGUEST - (IMDb/Comedy/Feature) - “It’s spinning” line - Drunk at book signing party/Director: Randall Miller

THE FOREST - (IMDb/Drama) - Mother/Support Role/DC Independent Film Festival/The Athens International Film and Video Festival/

Director: Steve Summers

THE BALANCE - (IMDb/Drama/Feature) - Amy/Elementary Teacher/Indie Film/Director: Michael Johns

PASTOR GREG/CONFUSION - (IMDb/Comedy/Cornerstone TV Series) - Woman under the table/Director: Greg Robinson

THE GREENMAN - (IMDb/Thriller/Feature) - Bar Owner

HOME - (Sci Fi/Drama) - Aunt/Support Role/Bryan Talkish Media

NEWS@NEVER - (MCA TV Series/Comedy) - Flo/Southern News Producer/Support Role/Director: Ryan McAfee/A Phat McAfee Productions

MR. G. - (PCTV TV Series/Comedy) - Mrs. Quigmire/Anxious Mother/Support Role/Director: Joe Giacobello

ANCESTORS - (Sci Fi/Drama) - Galina Poriskova/Geneticist/Support Role/Scott Sigler Film Contest/Director: Stacie Rumain

LOVE AT FIRST PLIGHT - (Comedy) - Southern Game Show Announcer/Support Role

LOVE AT FIRST PLIGHT - (Comedy) - Southern Game Show Announcer Improvisation/ Support Role

HARRY KING - (Web Series-Comedy) - Angry Customer/AIF Productions/Web Series

HAIKU - (Drama) - Nell/Mother of a mentally ill child/Lead Role/Director: Lacy Barsottini/Point Park University

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER - (Drama) - Mother/has daughter with cancer/Support Role/Director: Erin Brubaker/Point Park University

TWIN FLAMES - (Drama/Video Audition) - Debrorah Ghenna - A women who has psychic visions

AUNT EVILLINA - (Comedy/Video Audition) - A delightful witch character

BLUE COLLAR - (Comedy/Video Audition) - A blue collar women on a blind date

ATTORNEY - (Drama/Video Audition) - An attorneys’ presentation to the court

WIFE - (Drama/Video Audition) - Wife’s decision on pulling the plug on her husband at the hospital

SWEET KNITTING MOTHER - (Video Audition) - A very kind women

A GOOD FRIEND - (Video Audition) - A very helpful neighbor

SPECIAL FILM SHOWINGS & AWARDS

THE ROUTES OF WILD FLOWERS - (IMDb/Adventure/Feature) - Winner Underdog Award/VictoryDance Film Festival Official Selection

MISSED CUES - (IMDb/Comedy/Feature Film) - Great Lakes Film Festival Official Selection/New Filmmakers Series Showcase Official Selection, New York City/CATV, Aired Program

WAKE - (IMDb/Drama) - Sarasota Film Festival Official Selection

WRONG NUMBER - (IMDb/Drama/Crime) - Great Lakes Film Festival Official Selection

THE FOREST - (IMDb/Drama) - DC Independent Film Festival Official Selection and The Athens International Film and Video Festival Official Selection

CROSST - (IMDb/Drama) - Great Lakes Film Festival Official Selection

HOME - (Sci Fi/Drama) - Selected to air on WQED’s (Public TV) Filmmakers Corner

ANCESTORS - (Sci Fi/Drama) - Scott Sigler Film Contest

LOVE AT FIRST PLIGHT - (Comedy) - 48 HR Film Festival Pittsburgh

COMMERCIALS: TV/RADIO/INTERNET/MUSIC VIDEOS

PREMIER PROTEIN - (Social Media) - Foothold Studios - Mother hugging daughter/Lead Role

MEDICAL CERTIFICATION VIDEO - Patient/Support Role/Production Company: Autumn Film Company

GET-GO - HERMITAGE, PA & GIANT EAGLE - CLEVELAND, OH  -  (Gas Station & Grocery Store) - Customer using air machine for tires & Grocery Store Team Leader/Production Company: 321 Blink

GATEWAY HEALTH PLAN - Sales Representatives/Support Role/Production Company: Evolution Media

COMMERCIAL DEMO 1 - 3 different character representations with 3 different looks/Video Audition

COMMERCIAL DEMO 2 - 2 different looks/Video Audition

EMPLOYSHARE  - Janet/CEO/Lead Role/Director: Travis Patterson

OSIRIS WELLNESS & DAY SPA  - Customer/Producer: Cara Metallo/KDKA TV/Internet and Movie Theater Ad

PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER - (Radio Spot) - 6 Voiceovers 1999 & 2001/Lead Role/KDKA Radio

THE OTHER SIDE - (Music Video) - Business Professional/Artist: Nick Guckert/Director: Dan Helbling

IT’s MYSELF VS BEING A MAN - (Inhale Exhale Music Video) - Maid/Director: Steve Hoover/Danny Yourd - Endeavor Media Group

PHOTO SHOOTS/PRINT/MODELING

DR. DENESE ADVANCED FIRMING FACIAL PADS - TV/QVC - Face Model/Progessional Photo Shoot/QVC Inc./Mike Lemon Casting

ALGENIST FIRMING/LIFTING CREAM - TV/QVC - Face Model/Progressional Photo Shoot/QVC Inc./Mike Lemon Casting

MT. VERNON HOSPITAL - Patient/Stock Photo Shoot/stock photo library for a government agency/Capital City Entertainment/Director: Scott Schafer

FRAMESI HAIR SHOW - Hair Model

FANCY - Fashion Model/High Fashion Boutique Fashion Show and appeared in a Print Ad in the City Paper

VOICEOVER DEMOS

  VARIOUS COMMERCIAL DEMOS 

  (2:22) - MP3-AOD

  GROCERY STORE SPOTS - 4

  (1:02) - MP3-SAV

HEALTHCARE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

  (0:15) - MP3-GH

  BRIDAL SHOP TRAINING SPOT

   (0:25) - MP3-BST

HEALTHCARE SPOTS - 3

  (2:34) - MP3-GH

  HOT FLASH SPOT

  (0:37) - MP3-HLR

EATON POWERLINE INTRO VIDEO

(0.56) – MP3-EPIV

  WEIGHT LOSS SPOT

   (0:30) - MP3-WLR

ADS FOR WATER COMPANY SPOTS

  (1:02) - MP3-PW

  NEWS ANCHOR

  (0:31) - MP3-NA

UNIVERSITY SPOTS - 3

  (2:44) - MP3-UOW

  ATTORNEY

  (0:51) - MP3-AT

UNIVERSITY SPOT/ SLIGHT SOUTHERN ACCENT

  (1:23) - MP3-UOW

  SOUTHERN ACCENT

  (2:20) - MP3-SA

BUSINESS OWNER/EMPLOYER LIABILITIES/

RESTAURANT SETTING (0:28) - MP3-CM

THEATER

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU - (Comedy) - Sister Mary Ignatius Nun/Lead Role

THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE - (Comedy) - Sarah Siddons/Glamorous Actress/Support Role and various other roles

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - (Drama) - Jean Louise/Adult Narrator/Support Role/Prime Stage

SARCOPHAGUS - (Comedy/Drama) - Cleopatra/Glamorous Actress/Lead Role/PNWF

ALL MY SONS - (Drama) - Sue Bayliss/Wife/Support Role/Center Stage Players at W&J

DURANG/DURANG - (Comedy) - Amanda/Mother/Lead Role, Meg/Various Support Roles/The Penn Avenue Theatre

THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES - (Black Comedy) - Second Nun/The Penn Avenue Theatre

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER - (Comedy) - Lorraine Sheldon/Glamorous Actress/Support Role/Center Stage Players at W&J

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - (Comedy/Drama) - Blanche/Mother/Support Role/The South Hills JCC

BROKEN GLASS - (Drama) - Margaret Hyman/Wife/Support Role/Acorn Theatre Company

LILIES OF THE FIELD - (Comedy/Drama) - Sister Gertrude/Acorn Summer Theatre

YOUNG MARRIEDS AT PLAY - (Drama) - Ruth/Wife/Support Role/The South Hills JCC

STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - (Drama) - Eunice Hubbell/Wife/Support Role/The Robert Morris Colonial Theater

TANGLED UP IN BLOOM - (Comedy) - Melissa/Support Role/The Upstairs Theatre Company

I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES - (Comedy/Drama) - Steffy Blondell/Girlfriend/Support Role

LOVE’S COMEDY (Comedy/Drama) - Young Girl/American Ibsen Theater

CHERRY ORCHARD - (Drama) - Varya/Daughter/Support Role/Louisiana State University

OEDIPUS REX - (Greek Tragedy) - Chorus/Louisiana State University

MYSTERY DINNER THEATER

I have worked with Murder Mystery Players in Pittsburgh for 2 ½ years playing various Major Roles.  Some roles include: British Detective, Polish Spy, Terry Fay (Mary Kay Cosmetics), Grace Killy, and Wynonna Judd.

MUSICALS

SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN - Vera Sanders/Mother/Gospel Group/Major Role/Prime Stage/The Robert Morris Colonial Theater

EXTRA’S - Sarah and Understudy for Lead Role

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Fruma Sarah and Chorus

THREE PENNY OPERA - Gun Moll/Beggar

DESERT SONG - Soldiers Wife and Belly Dancer/Louisiana State University

PERILS OF MISS CHASTITY - Lil/Dance Hall Girl/Lead Role/Louisiana State University

M.F.A. IN WRITING FOR THE SCREEN AND STAGE THESIS READINGS

POINT PARK UNIVERSITY

SERVICE - (Comedy/Drama/Pilot) - Mrs. Chancey/Mom/Support Role/Author: Alicia Grega

TRANSYLVANIA - (Drama) - Various Roles: Adela/Wife (Romanian) - Support Role, Daria/Gypsy Woman - Support Role, Old Crone (British Upper Class), Older Gypsy (Romanian)/Author: Bob Fisher

KIELBASA POSSE - (Comedy) - Moms/Major Role/Author: Michael Stabinski

COLLEGE FOR WOMEN - (Comedy) - Various Roles: Dr. Bair, Director of Student Affairs etc…/Author: Olivia Warren

CRISIS - (Drama) - Chelsea/Support Role/Author: John Spare

THE DEPOT - (Comedy) - Sherri/Bus Driver/Support Role/Author: Gianna Brown

BIG TEETH - (Drama/Chamber Reading) - Nana/Grandmother/Support Role/Author: Alan Stevens

QUEEN BESS - (Drama) - Miss Sue/Mother/Southern Plantation Owner/Support Role/Author: Lorenzo Boone

PUNK ’83 - (Drama) - Mother/Support Role/Author: Paul Rodrigues

LIKE FAMILY - (Comedy) - Woman at the Vets Office/Author: Edwin Lee Gibson (has won an Obie Award)

THE SILVER THEATER PROJECT/STAGE READINGS

VIVIENNE - (Romantic Drama/Chamber Reading) - Vivienne/Frenchwoman/Lead Role/Author: Timothy Ruppert (Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright)/Director: Michael McGovern

ENTRANCES AND EXITS - (Comedy) - Lady in White/Ghost/Major Role/Author: Samantha Story-Camp/Director: Michael McGovern

THE MAN WHO STOPPED LOVING WOMEN - (Romantic Comedy/Drama) - Suzanne Marin/Support Role/French Playwright/Written and directed by Michael McGovern (has won the Bud Yorkin Award for one of his plays)

BE STILL MY BEATING HEART - (Dark Comedy) - Alexa/Servant/Major Role/Written and Directed by Michael McGovern (has won the Bud Yorkin Award for one of his plays)

PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL (PNWF)/STAGE READINGS

WAITING FOR DR. HOFFMAN - (Comedy/Chamber Reading) - Judith/Creative Writer/Support Role

ACTING TRAINING

Elizabeth Orion/Former Head of the Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University/Private Lessons

John Dennis/Former artistic director for eight years for the Resident Ensemble of the Mark Taper Forum Theatre, LA

Barry Kyle/Former associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Gresdna Doty/Drama Teacher/Louisiana State University

John Cantine/Pittsburgh Filmmakers

Mary Rawson/Pittsburgh Filmmakers

SINGING TRAINING/ACCENTS

Mrs. Maria Coolahan - Pittsburgh, PA,  Mrs. Catherine Rule O’Neil - Baton Rouge, LA

Southern, Standard British, French, Romanian

BIO

I am a graduate of LSU with a major in Theater Arts. My acting background includes study & work with Eric Rogers, (screenwriter for NYPD Blue); Barry Kyle, former associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company; John Dennis, former artistic director for the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; Elizabeth Orion, former Head of the Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University; John Cantine and Mary Rawson, Pittsburgh Filmmakers.  Coordinated in dance and sports and can carry a tune.  Availability - very flexible schedule.  Website is updated on a regular basis with new credits.