Marita de Lara

Southern (US), Mid Atlantic (US), Spanish, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Filipino, New York, Valley Girl, Western, Hispanic, Latino, Millenial, Reservation, British

Feature films, broadcast tv, animation, commercials, promos, narration. clients include ABC Disney NBC CBS FX Netflix Target Planned Parenthood Marita de Lara is an actress and comedienne originally from Baltimore, MD. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University School of Drama. As a comic, she’s performed at clubs all over the country including The Improv, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store. On screen, Marita is best known for The Shield, Life, Port Charles and One Life to Live. Marita originated the role of Pocahontas in the Disney stage musical, The Spirit of Pocahontas. In New York, Marita starred opposite Taye Diggs in The Blue Vein Society. Other New York and regional stage credits include Honor Song for Crazy Horse at New Dramatists in NYC, West Side Story, A Chorus Line and Miss Saigon. Marita can be seen in several national commercials as the ethnically ambiguous, aspirational mom. Marita is married to actor/writer, Steve Sobel. They have two kids, Lulu and Axel. Her brother is actor/musician, Mikey de Lara. Her sister is noise music performance artist, Marlo Eggplant. Marita is an advocate for autism rights for children. Sennheiser 416, MM1 pre, TASCAM-2x2 digitizer, Telos Zephyr ISDN, Digital Phone Patch. ballerina, fitness professional, legal background, NY Theatre Actor, pilates expert, BFA Syracuse University Musical Theatre Stand-up Comic Improv-Groundlings On camera actress