Biography

Kijsa Gifford is 20 years old and is from Evansville, Wisconsin. She now resides in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Her name is pronounced "Ky-Sa." She is a certificate graduate from Lee Strasberg School in LA and is a former college student at USF. She began acting at age 4 and is known for her current role as Maxine in the Lifetime Movie, "A Model Murder." Kijsa has written an original screenplay titled, "Echoes of the Veil," in which she plays the starring role, of Estella Wellington. Kijsa's production company, Norma Jean Entertainment is co-producing "Echoes of the Veil," which begins filming in 2026. Kijsa is slated to film multiple features between 2025 and 2026 including "Junkyard in the Sand," "The Night Realm," "Perfect Mark," "The Last Asgardian," "Realm of the Waterfall", "The Ice Chronicles", and many more announcements coming soon. Kijsa has spent most of her childhood in intensive training honing her skill set as an elite path-ed gymnast, volleyball player, lacrosse player, and collegiate-level pole vaulter giving her unique skills and advanced physical abilities that complement her acting career. Kijsa trains with the legendary Anthony DeLongis and Timothy Kittlestad in whips, swords, bow and arrow, guns, and martial arts, adding additional depth to her already impressive repertoire of skills. Kijsa is multi-ethnic and mixed ethnicity, her Grandmother is from Thailand, and she is very proud of her Thai, Norwegian, and English heritage. One interesting fun fact about Kijsa; she is a distant cousin of the late actress Marilyn Monroe, on her biological father's (Charles Stanley Gifford) side of the family. Kijsa has natural beauty, charisma, and charm, similar to her famous relative. Kijsa is poised to follow in her footsteps and will debut on the silver screen this year. She is managed by Holly Shelton of Holly Shelton Management in Los Angeles and her publicist is Rick Krusky of MWPR Inc.

- IMDb mini biography by: Rick Krusky, Publicist with MWPR