Pearl Matteson

PEARL MATTESON is a New York-based actor, singer, and dancer born in China and raised in Connecticut. She first began performing on ice when she was little, training to be a professional figure skater. When she was cast in South Pacific at 10, she knew performing was her calling.

Pearl first appeared on the big screen alongside Margaret Cho in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Season 21, Episode 7: Counselor It’s Chinatown), directed by Leslie Hope. She is an AEA Eligible EMC, Sag-Aftra Eligible, and represented by The Hell’s Kitchen Agency.

Pearl traveled to London, England, with her love to see the world, further her studies, and became Stage Combat Certified with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC), receiving Distinction in hand-to-hand combat rapier, sword, and dagger working with Rc-Annie.

Pearl had continued to work closely with the legendary Barbara Houseman on voice and speech and worked with Ben Naylor on Shakespeare and Mick Barnfather on Movement.

She is a driven professional with much love, passion, and respect for the craft. She hopes to impact the world through her work both on stage and screen while exploring the possibilities the world has to offer! Let’s Connect, Create, and Break Barriers!