Support Alyssa's Journey to Acting Stardom

Hi, I’m Alyssa. For 27 years, I’ve been a Star trapped in the body of a weird girl from Ohio.

My First Big Audition Tape

Shot on iPhone - A Scene from Roswell New Mexico

My mom and dad did their very best, and I have much to be thankful for, but…

As a little girl, nobody asked my opinion or how I felt. I went through a ton of trauma with drugs and alcohol all around me (even though my parents tried hard to shield me from it).

My mom saw my talent when I was very little, and she knew I wanted to be an actress from the time I was 3 years old and wanted to audition for Barney. She put me in a local play, but my own family told her it was a ridiculous unrealistic expectation that I could act for a living.

I didn’t have the opportunity to go to college. Nobody saved for it, and because I lacked proper social skills and emotional intelligence, I hated school anyway.

See, I was (technically) an only child until age 11. My dad and mom were high school sweethearts. Never married, they split up when I got to kindergarten because dad continually cheated on mom and then got another girl pregnant. Don’t worry, he’s a much better person now, and we have a great relationship.

Anyway, mom got custody. But then she married a crackhead. He often got into screaming matches with her, and one year, he spent all the Christmas money on crack. My grandparents had to buy all my Christmas presents.

Mom divorces the crackhead when I’m around age 7, and then she meets this weird buff Lego looking guy who she met at her call center job. I know nothing about him or that my mom is even romantically involved with him.

One day, when I was 8 years old, mom just up and moves to Oklahoma with him. She left me in Ohio with my Aunt and Uncle while she got “settled” in Oklahoma. My Aunt is a sociopath, so those few months were probably some of the worst in my life.

Finally, my Aunt threatens to call CPA and tell them I’ve been abandoned, so my mom spends $800 on a last minute flight to Oklahoma for me. I had never left my tiny hometown before, let alone been on an airplane. So now, I’m 8 years old in this whole new state with my mom and this weird guy who is a stranger to me. Turns out, mom and weird guy got married at the courthouse and just never bothered to tell me. Still to this day, not sure what happened there.

Long story short, mom and weird guy kept getting new and better jobs, so they moved to different cities and states every 1-2 years or so. I went to about 10 different schools from age 8 until I graduated high school. As you can imagine, my childhood was far from normal. I had zero social skills. I got bullied a lot. I didn’t know how to communicate or express my emotions. I didn’t know how to make friends. I didn’t play sports or music or anything, because it was never offered to me, and I just didn’t know how to be a kid. Nobody bothered to explain anything to me, or check in on me.

The MILLISECOND I turned 18, I moved out. And boy, HAVE I LEARNED— AND AM STILL LEARNING— SO MUCH. I’m 27 now. Mom is still with weird guy who I’ve actually grown to like after 20 years. Plus, I have a little brother now who I’m close with, and I just love him to pieces. I’m close to my mom too, and we’ve certainly both grown a lot.

Since becoming an adult, I’ve really had to find my own way. I’ve had to explore new cities and odd jobs. I’ve learned how to make wonderful friends. I’ve even studied in acting classes, had acting coaches, and secured an Agent.

I’m a great actor. I love what I do, and I love the craft. Genuinely. And I know it’s meant for me. I’ve always known. Even in the midst of childhood chaos and constant change that I was incapable of wrapping my tiny head around, ONE thing remained constant. I am an Actress. I am Wealthy. I am Abundant. I provide great Value and I attract wonderful People and Oportunities into my life. I have always known it. Now, I can express it. Now, I am ready to RECEIVE IT.

I'm fundraising to support my journey in becoming a successful actress. Your support will help cover debt and living expenses for 1 year so I can focus 100% on my career (including content creation and gaining a following), continuing acting classes with the best teachers in the world, top of the line self-tape equipment and gear to create my own projects, headshots and casting site fees, and ultimately achieving my dreams.

All because someone finally believed in me.