Priscilla Wittman

Priscilla Wittman is an Mexican-American actress, composer, pianist and vocalist. She has worked in both film and television in the USA and in Europe. Recently, she completed filming the role of Josephine in the German/Finnish cinema film Sweet Disaster (2021), which premiered at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in January 2022, and is scheduled for German theatre release later this year. Last winter she participated in the Playground Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium where she performed live interacting in the film You have a future, but it looks a lot like your Past! (2021) by artists Helen Anna Flanagan and Marijke De Roover. She can also be seen as a Wedding Officiant Spy in the delightful comedy 36 Husbands (2019). Her recent performance as the older "Talli" in the psychological thriller 8 Remains (2018) was described by critic Bobby LePire as "impressive, suggesting heartbreak and confusion with just a few lines of dialogue". In 55 Steps (Eleanor and Colette) (2017) in the role of a serious nurse, she had the chance to work closely alongside Hillary Swank, under the direction of the renowned Danish Academy Award-winning film and television director Bille August. She portrayed the role of a grieving mother in the Indie film Edda Tudor (2019), and portrays a somewhat comical vendor, known as the "chicken lady" in the film To be a Soldier (2018). She can also be seen in the popular faith and family film Providence (2016). Priscilla completed her first CD in 2009, entitled Te Glorificare (I will Glorify your Name) singing a variety of her original Spanish Christian compositions. The initial tracks for the CD were recorded under the direction of the late world-renowned Mexican composer and singer, her former father-in-law Luis Demetrio (composer of Sway, Si Dios me Quita la Vida), along his son Luis Jr. She continues to actively work in music composition, and in 2019, she was contracted to arrange the Christmas orchestral selections for the Christmas greeting of the mayor of Duesseldorf, Germany. She studied composition with the American classical composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez and voice with Barbara Chenault Law, a former student of Madame Paola Novikova (teacher of Nicolai Gedda and George London). Priscilla speaks fluent Spanish and German with a basic knowledge of Italian and Portuguese. By: Priscilla Wittman