Marissy Rose Brightman, Long Island based actress to portray 'Maya' in our new series "Riding with Pride" . Marissy is a young actress who graduated top of her class at New York Film Academy. She is known for her big brown eyes. She appeared in the films "The Coldest Dish" as well as 2019's "Catching Up" and then securing a starring role in "Against the Ropes: the series".
Marissy is the daughter of Sherry Brightman, whom she describes as her role model and inspiration, who raised her and three siblings as a single parent. March 28th 2016, Marissa's father Richard passed away from cardiac arrest and later October 28th 2017, her mother Sherry passed away from her long fight with cancer. The adult life came quick for Marissy, but she uses her strength & perseverance every single day.