Isabella Mari Griggs (she/her) is an American and Japanese-Brazilian actor who developed her love for acting and storytelling in Singapore, where she grew up. She is drawn to work that makes you reflect, and confront life’s inconvenient truths. Some of her passions within the arts include developing new work, immersive theatre, interactive performance, and art that inspires social change.

She recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and minor in Consumer Behavior and is now based in LA. She has also trained in London at the British American Drama Academy, and Upright Citizens Brigade.

Her recent theatre credits include The Wolves, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Jekyll and Hyde, and TRAP. She was also recently in an original short play reading of Chelsea Sutton’s I Say Running is like Breathing for Rogue Artist Ensemble’s “Rogue Lab: Rough Draft Series,” and Eightball Theatre’s staged reading of Buck v. Bell for their new works festival.

Isabella has helped develop original works with Rogue Artists Ensemble, where she worked as an intern for a year and continues to collaborate as an Associate Artist.

With her multi-cultural upbringing and endless curiosity, Isabella approaches every project with a worldly perspective. She is a risk-taker with the willingness to play and who isn’t afraid to bring ideas to the table. Her passion and discipline get the work done while having fun along the way.

When she isn’t acting, Isabella enjoys doing crosswords, going to the batting cage, mouth trumpeting, and making things out of clay!