Shanay De Marco
Shanay De Marco
Actor
Shanay De Marco is an actor and writer based in Meanjin. She has performed in numerous award winning productions across film, television and theatre since her start in 2014.
Biography
Shanay De Marco is a trained film and theatre actor from Queensland. Her first on stage performance was at the 2014 Short+Sweet Festival where she won the award for Best Actor in a play. She went on to more award winning roles in the 2017 web series, Two Weeks (GFS Masters Most Outstanding Actor Female) and the 2018 short film, Pizza Deliverance (JMC Martini award for Best Female Actor). Shanay is also a writer with a budding love for directing. She co-created the 2017 web series, Dailies, which she produced, directed, wrote and starred in. In 2022, she produced, wrote and starred in the short film, Scout's Honour, acting opposite AACTA winner, Darren Gilshenan. Shanay comes from a dance and musical theatre background, competing in countless eisteddfods throughout her youth. Shanay has an Advanced Diploma in Screen and Stage Acting. She is of Italian heritage and is currently studying Italian at the Dante Alighieri Society. Following her Ad Astra debut in The Wolves, Shanay can next be seen in the upcoming indie feature film Carnal Vessels, and award winning Australian director Amanda Kaye’s next film, The Absurd Appetite of a Nobody.
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
2023 - The Bed Party (theatre), PIP Theatre, Actor - Tara
2022 - Scout’s Honour (short film), A Little Joy Productions, Writer/Actor - Carla 2021 - Bliss Of Evil (feature film), Pieces Of Work Productions, Actor - Nic
2021 - The Play About Wizards And Music In A Village Somewhere (theatre), Anywhere Festival, Actor - Sella
2020 - Heist (web series), Hired Goons, Actor - Quinn Murphy
2019 - Desperate Pleasures (short film), Angus Kirby, Actor - Miranda Shaw 2019 - Harrow (television), Hoodlum/ABC TV/ABC International, Actor - Admin Clerk
2019 - How Much Can A Koala Bear? (short film), Create NSW Screenworks, Actor - Kev The Koala
2019 - How To Save Earth From An Alien Birth (theatre), Anywhere Festival, Actor - Evie 2018 - Pizza Deliverance (short film), JMC Academy, Actor - Shanae Black 2018 - The Uber To Hell (theatre), Anywhere Festival, Actor - Samedi
2018 - Freudian Slip (web series), Brokenhead Productions, Actor - Interviewee 2017 - Two Weeks (web series), GFS Masters Production, Actor - Audrey 2017 - Dailies (web series), Shanay De Marco & Lydia Mocerino, Writer/Director/Actor - Shanay 2017 - The Bus Stop Affair (theatre), Short+Sweet Festival, Actor - Violet 2016 - The Housemate Hunt (theatre), Short+Sweet Festival, Actor - Isabelle 2015 - I Kissed A Girl Please Help (theatre), 2high Festival, Actor - Rebecca
2014 - The Literary Monogamist (theatre), Short+Sweet Festival, Actor - Elizabeth Bennett
2014 - Going Viral (theatre), Short+Sweet Festival, Actor - Joy
Training
2021 - 2023 - The Warehouse Workshop, Advanced Audition for Screen, Tom McSweeney 2021 - Comedy Masterclass, Darren Gilshenan
2021 - Directors Workshop, Stephen Lance & Mairi Cameron
2018 - American 3 Key Accents, Peter Kent
2018 - Masterclass in Screen Acting Techniques, Christopher Sommers
2016 - NIDA Acting Techniques 2, Zoe Houghton
2013 - 2014 - The Actors Conservatory, Advanced Diploma of Screen and Stage Acting
Representation
Freelance
Reviews
The entirety of the cast worked so well as a cohesive collective, it is difficult to describe their performances individually. Each were committed to their character, which had clearly been researched and developed into well-rounded and thought out personalities, and interacted with one another with the familiarity one would expect from members of a sports team. Each brought a powerful intensity, light and shade and above all, energy, to their performance. Each actor was faultless in their execution of dialogue and blocking contributing to the overall professionalism of the show.
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review Here
“#7 Shanay De Marco seems the most ambitious, but will her boyfriend scupper her chances for soccer stardom?”
Beth Keehn - Stage Whispers | Read Full Review Here
Awards
2018 - Best Female Actor / JMC Academy Martini Film Awards
2018 - Best Actress / Australian Screen Industry Network Awards Nomination
2017 - Most Outstanding Actor Female / Griffith Film School Master of Screen Production Awards
2014 - Best Actor in a Play / Short+Sweet Festival QLD Gala Finals Awards