Melissa Ann Marie Farley

While castles are more my jam, my husband was all about this monster of mountain. We got an right at the base of the and every day he’d check to see if it was “all socked in with clouds” or something if he could see the top. On the first clear day we had, we took the cable car 🚠 to the top of this bad boy where we marveled at the views and ate a bratwurst where I confessed to him that I thought it was an ugly mountain 😂 Still a freaking cool experience though. @ Zugspitze Mountain

With my Prince Charming at living a real life romance 💛🏰💛

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One kiss (and 1 Euro) in the love grotto and your love will be everlasting!
@ Uffes Love Grotto

An evening visit to the Salzburg Basilica where Mozart was baptized

A well-earned half liter of beer 🍻 and a hearty Austrian meal 🥘 after a royal climb to the top of the castle! It was delicious and the view was incredible! Check out my story for a pic . @ Hohensalzburg Castle

Some pics of our cute little are apartment in the heart of historic ! We had to lug our suitcases through the plaza and up 5 flights of stairs (fun tip: in Germany the ground floor is not the first floor, it’s floor 0) but it was totally worth it! @ Salzburg, Austria

Thank you & for your courage, strength & vulnerability in sharing ! I learned a lot and was filled with hope at the prospect of my own healing journey. You are bold, beautiful women at the forefront of change.

✨Daydreaming about mac&cheese and Disneyland. ✨

My face whilst taking a vs. my face when getting caught taking said selfie.
This little blunder has been so popular in my story, I thought I’d share it here lol 😂

I found it fitting that on my last official day of employment in corporate America I was blessed with an unexpected booking with a great production company. Love when the universe speaks to you. 🙏🏻 Thank you 2Keys Productions for an awesome shoot on a fun gig. It was a pleasure working with you. And thank you to for the referral! 💜

Throwing it back to a very cool experience in my life. I was blessed to be able volunteer for ’s film camp for young women where I got to witness firsthand the power of and just how amazing this organization is at shaping future female filmmakers, visionaries and creators. Wow 😮. Our group of girls were wildly talented and deep with the PSA they wrote, storyboarded, shot and edited (with some help) all in one day. I was ridiculously proud, they felt proud of themselves and walked away feeling strong, capable and empowered. So thankful to have been a small part of this and hope to see these brilliant efforts continue and flourish!


@ Phoenix Art Museum

Love all of these opportunities I’m getting to practice and hone my self-taping skills! Maybe one day I’ll stop having to do takes in the double digits, to get it right, which is ironic because on a film set I’m known for nailing it in 3 takes or less. Practice makes perfect!

Got a new job. I’ll be here, picking all your berries. Impromptu stop on the way up north today to pick strawberries and cherry tomatoes at @ Mortimer Farms

So excited to share this with all of you! Thank you for the great interview and for letting me blabber on about my new direction in life and all the amazing things coming up! What cool timing to begin this journey with the launch of this interview! 💜 Feeling divine, superfly fine and totally freaking grateful right now! I couldn’t be doing this without all of the incredible people in my life who uplift me 💜 Live link in bio.

So I have a pal who keeps throwing crazy cool opportunities my way because she’s just ridiculously gracious like that! Lucky for me this one included A LOT of cocktails! Thank you Maggie for inviting me along on the adventure! I had a blast creating a Prickly Pear Marg for !
And thank you so much to the folks at CRUjiente for hosting such an incredible dinner and bringing so many kickass people together! We were fed phenom food, spoiled with a sampling of wine, beer and margs (of course) and I got to learn how to properly light food pics! 🤣

I don’t get to see this girl even a sliver of the amount of time I’d like to, but I’m so thankful I got to celebrate her birthday with her this weekend! She is a rare, magical unicorn-like human that makes everything and everyone better for knowing her. I can’t wait to spend a spa day with you getting pampered and spoiled. You deserve it and so much more! I love you ! Thanks for making life beautiful. And thank you for introducing me to these mini bunt cakes!

✨🦄 Friday vibes 🦄✨
just submitted an audition video and feeling pretty good about it.
Also, I want a flamingo emoji. Make it happen.

On a mission for change! Last night a group of creatives and industry professionals began a grassroots effort journey as SUPER ADVOCATES for the Arizona Film and Media Coalition. We’re ready to make a difference and we look damn good while doing it, too!

This is my ‘he’s taking me to a dive bar but I’m fancy AF’ face.

You heard right! I’m coming out of retirement to do a film later this year! I had a blast last time with these folks and looking forward to some more fun. Big thanks to for trusting me again to bring another role to life! Let’s do this! Here’s what he had to say: Huge congrats and quite the honor to work with highly talented veteran actress Melissa Ann Marie Farley! She rocked the silver screen as a lead in Eradication Code "6". And she's returned to Zander Entertainment this time as one of the lead stars of the movie Project Exit 🎬

Repost : Thank you what an honor! ❤️

This is the film that just keeps on giving! Awards & awareness, what a combo! Honored to have had a small role in this gem.

Though “adulting” got in the way, I was able to spend some time on the Dark Descent set with director Kevin R. Phipps and DP Shannon Dia in the home of one of my favorite people Ann Cabano. While I’ve been on set with Kevin a lot, it’s primarily been as an actor, so I was hoping to learn, observe and take in the whole process. I want to say thank you for showing me a very intimate peek into how you work, create and connect with actors and crew. It was amazing to see Shannon and Tracy Locke in action, something that inspired me greatly of the unlimited power and talent of female filmmakers. I wish I could have had more time on set, but I learned more than I can express and know my next step forward.

Back for again & decided to bring the hubby along for the ride this year. Lots of good stuff for both of us - film and movie magic for me, esports for him and VR for both of us!

This is my, “I see you and you’re not going to get away with it” face. I think. Maybe a little judgy? I do have resting bitch face, so maybe just calm? Idk, you tell me! Whatever it is, Scott makes me look good. This could be the shot that finally gets me on a soap opera!
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