MELISSA​​ DiMARCO
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Melissa DiMarco has a long list of credits as an actress. 

She is the face and force behind Out There with Melissa DiMarco entering its 18th season on air, as showrunner, head writer and comedy star. ​ Melissa is also known for playing Daphne Hatzilakos (aka “Ms. H”), Principal of Degrassi High School, for eight seasons on the popular teen drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation. The series is in syndication in over 150 countries. ​

Her credits also include acclaimed performances as Pete Rose’s wife, Carol, opposite Tom Sizemore (Heat) in Hustle: The Pete Rose Story under the direction of the legendary Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show) and a lead role in No Alibi, starring opposite Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) and Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman). She was also the female lead in the feature film Duct Tape Forever, the adaptation of the beloved Canadian comedy series, The Red Green Show.

Her TV credits include a starring role on the CBC primetime soap, Riverdale, and numerous guest spots on U.S. and Canadian series. Her theatre credits include leads in Euripides’ Medea, John Pielmeier’s Agnes of God, Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor’s Lovers and Other Strangers, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley’s Am I Blue.