Award-Winning Actress Murisa Harba
Trailer for The Shattering on Amazon Prime (Won 4 Best Actress in A Feature Awards)
“Harba delivers an outstanding performance as a person who seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is living in her own world as a result of the tragedy. She has chosen to live in a world in which the terrible incident did not take place and she can be happy.”
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Murisa Harba graduated from Boston University's College of Fine Arts with a BFA in Theatre and a minor in dance before she moved to New York City where she performed and toured in shows such as Sweet Charity, Amadeus, The Rivals and ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' Roadtrip, which brought her to Los Angeles, where she currently resides and is pursuing a career in film and dance.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2008, Murisa has found success acting in projects such as the new Jamie Kennedy film Lost and Found in Armenia, which premiered in November of 2012 and had a successful limited theatrical release across the U.S. in major cities. Furthermore, she starred opposite So You Think You Can Dance season 5 winner Jeanine Mason in short film Understudy, performed on Disney's I'm in the Band, Korda's Beautifully Esther, and the Kroll Show on Comedy Central. Her film Adonis won best emerging short at the American Filmmakers Pavilion in Cannes Film Festival 2013.
In 2014, Murisa booked the leading lady role, Angie Winston, in new dramatic web series, F#@K I LOVE U opposite writer/director Lucky Mor. The first 5 episodes screened at a red carpet premiere in August 2014 downtown at the Independent Theatre. In 2015, Murisa was invited behind the camera to direct a few episodes as well as continuing on as leading lady. Second half of Season One premiered in early 2016. Murisa also played leading lady, Kelsi, in new comedy webseries My Super LA Life, directed by Alexi Papalexopoulous. In November of 2014, Murisa booked new Thriller Feature, Deadly Crush, where she spent three weeks filming up in beautiful Yosemite, playing Sophia Ivy. In September of 2015, dramatic web series F#@K I LOVE U won for Best Acting Ensemble at ITV Fest in Dover, VT.
In 2018, Murisa directed and played leading lady in the live version of F#@K I LOVE U: Alive for the Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Dorie Theatre. Her latest role was the lead role of “Claire” in psychological drama THE SHATTERING (Avail on Amazon), directed by Daria Nazarova and produced by Argentic Productions. She has snagged 4 BEST ACTRESS in FEATURE FILM awards for her work in this project at Depth of Field Film Festival, LadyFilmmakers Festival, Studio City International Film Festival and SYTYCA Festival. She also starred in THE GOLDFISH (Avail on Tubi), directed by Homeland producer Ashley Brim and THE SECRET IN THE BASEMENT, directed by Laura D’Antoni.
In 2025, Murisa made her directorial debut with feature film MattBeth in which she also produced, acted in and raised all the capital for production. This project is in post production and is expected for release in late 2026.
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REVIEWS:
UK FILM REVIEW: “Harba delivers an outstanding performance as a person who seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is living in her own world as a result of the tragedy. She has chosen to live in a world in which the terrible incident did not take place and she can be happy.” -Jason Knight
https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/reviews/the-shattering
TAKE 2 INDIE REVIEW: “Containing a noticeable dose of frivolity, the actress’ delivery has us asking if Claire takes any responsibility for the pain both are suffering, and the lack of seriousness suggests she’s not committed to getting better.” - Rich Monetti
https://take2indiereview.net/2021/08/th-shattering/
FILM THREAT: "Harba’s understated performance does not convey Claire’s apparent grief or budding insanity through unbridled anger. Instead, she veers toward desperation, clinging to Eric for attention. The character’s behavior becomes progressively unusual and harmful for herself and her husband." - Andrew Stover
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-shattering/
Founder + Artistic Director of Hollywood’s leading acting studio About The Work
In March of 2013, Murisa launched her own actors studio called ABOUT THE WORK: a safe place for actors to hone their craft, based in East Hollywood and continues to teach at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory at the American Film Institute since 2011. She is also a recognized Backstage Expert and authored a book called Acting With Energy: Creating Brilliance Take After Take (Avail on Amazon) which is International Bestselling status #1 in 10 countries.
