Melissa Kiplagat, 25, is an internationally trained professional actress working primarily in Kenya. Having been awarded the highest score WORLDWIDE in her IGCSE Drama examinations (2007), Melissa decided to change gears and pursue a degree in Economics from the Ivy-League, Brown University, before eventually returning to her true love of acting in time to be trained by some of the best acting instructors in the country, including Lowry Marshal and Kym Moore, among others.
After graduating in 2013, she returned to Kenya to pursue a professional career in the arts and has never looked back. She has since performed in over 11 plays, including Apples From The Desert, Butterflies Are Free and Simba, 3 TV pilots and a number of short films including Blood Ties and Kaleidoscope. She hopes to continue expanding her resume and brand both within and beyond the Kenyan borders and thanks all those who have contributed to her success thus far.
Her role as Justine in the new TV series about to his your screens is the 1st major on-screen role she has had so far in her acting journey. She recalls attending auditions for Top Actor Africa last year (2015) and in as much as she did not get in, the casting director recommended her to Historia Films who were looking for a lead in their new TV series.
Her role in News Just In is nothing short than demanding but the way she has handled it so far, one would not think she does not have many years of experience. I guess the preliminary training has really helped after all.
As far as her character goes, she plays the news director of Habari Channel, a news station that has enough funny drama to be a news item of its own. Justine is described as a dynamic, beautiful woman whose only weakness is her love for her player husband JAMES (more on him another day). She tolerates her husband’s infidelities until SIMON (more on him later) comes to the channel and she gradually creates feelings for him. She will be trapped between her feelings for both men in a love triangle that could potentially end her career and marriage.
Catch Melissa Kiplagat in News Just In coming soon to a TV station near you.
News Just In 
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