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Michelle Shapa

Michelle Shapa

About me

Michelle Shapa is a Geneva, London & Tel Aviv-based actress whose path from high finance to full-time acting brings ambition and depth to her work. Fluent in Hebrew, Russian, English, Italian & French, she moves easily between cultures and roles. Recent credits include Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid with New Helvetic Shakespeare & Roman Polanski’s The Palace. Radiant, confident & warmly engaging, Michelle blends wry humour, nuanced character work & stylised performance with moments of vulnerability. Playful yet sincere, she’s an instinctive, versatile talent with undeniable best-friend energy

Information

Acting age
29-40 years
Height (cm)
164
Weight (in kg)
56
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Genf (CH), Greater London (GB)
Housing options
Tel Aviv-Yafo (IL)
Nationality
Swiss, Israeli, Moldovan
Languages
English(native)Hebrew(native)Russian(native)FrenchItalian
Dialects
New York English
Accents
FrenchItalianRussian
Sport
BowlingBoxingDartsHorse ridingIce skatingShooting (handgun)SwimmingTable tennisTennis
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaPopRock
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Professional background

TIAS- The International Acting Studio (Film & Television) (2024-Present) School of Theatre and Cinema - Ecole "INSIGHT" (2021-2023)

Film

2025
The Cost of Loving (Short film)
Supporting Todor Barganov & Anton Cobb Distribution: Ahah Lava
2023
The Palace (Feature film)
Featured Role Roman Polanski Distribution: Eliseo Entertainment
2022
Lovers (Lyubovniki) (Feature film)
Featured Role Elena Hazanova Distribution: Revolution Film

Television

2021
Sacha
Featured Role Lea Fazer Distribution: RITA Productions

Theater

2025
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid - Romain Gary
Supporting Valentin Rossier Theater: New Helvetic Shakespeare