Melissa Brattoni
Actor
Melissa's recent work includes appearing in Heath Davis' widely acclaimed AACTA nominated film Christmess (2023), which premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2023. The fantasy short Victors (2025) selected for the Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025, the award winning short Two Dollars (2023) featured on SBS and a small supporting role as Fiona Simons in the indie horror feature The Haunting at Saint Joseph's (2023).
2023 saw Melissa take on a new role as Casting Director for Parish Malfitano's second feature, a supernatural Drama/Horror, Salt Along the Tongue, featuring an all-female ensemble cast. Premiering to sold out screenings at the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival in 2024 and it's Victorian premiere at the Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025.
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Her role in the short film The Intruders (2020), had her nominated for Best Actress at the Made in the West Film Festival in 2020.
Additional credits include a lead role in crime re-enactment for the 60 Minutes episode 'Captive', numerous short films including, Upsold (2019), The Life of Baldrick (2017), Swipe Left (2017), Hold the Pineapple (2017) and Skit Box video 'The UTI Dance.'
Known for
Risen
August 20, 2021
Contagion of Fear
May 16, 2023
The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
February 26, 2023
Salt Along the Tongue
October 18, 2024
Christmess
November 1, 2023
The Ghost of Kelly Winters
June 5, 2018
Hello Au Revoir
December 11, 2018
The Hanged Girl
September 5, 2023
In My Mind
August 1, 2017
Meshes of an Autumn Afternoon
August 1, 2016
The Life of Baldrick
March 1, 2017
Victors
April 27, 2025
Acting12
- 2025Victors as Mother
- 2024Salt Along the Tongue as Mina & Carol's Mum
- 2023Christmess as Lady at Bar
- 2023The Hanged Girl as Fiona Simons
- 2023Contagion of Fear as News Reporter
- 2023The Haunting at Saint Joseph's as Fiona Simons
- 2021Risen as Sargeant Thompson
- 2018Hello Au Revoir
- 2018The Ghost of Kelly Winters as Josie
- 2017In My Mind as Mara