Marisa Abela

Marisa Gabrielle Abela (born 7 December 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–) and the Sky One series COBRA (2020). She has a forthcoming role as the late singer Amy Winehouse in the film Back to Black. Abela was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. Early life and education Marisa Abela was born in Brighton to actress Caroline Gruber and director Angelo Abela and grew up in Rottingdean with her older brother Jack. Her father is of Maltese-Libyan and English descent, and her mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry. She attended Roedean School and took drama classes with the Theatre Workshop. She initially intended to study History and Law at UCL and become a human rights lawyer, but changed her mind last minute and decided to pursue acting instead. She went on to graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2019. Career Abela first appeared aged 11 as the character Alice in the thriller Man in a Box (2008).