Parissa Koo is Chinese from her dad's side and Persian from her mom's, hence "Persianese". Born in Los Gatos, CA, she grew up performing on the stage.

After high school, she auditioned for American Idol and The Glee Project Season 2 which eventually led her to moving to Los Angeles, CA to pursue television, film, and theatre. Parissa has co-starred on The Disney Channel, USA Network and Funny or Die. She has performed in numerous musicals in LA as well as a 7 month contract on the Norwegian Cruise Line Escape.

Parissa has modeled for Jansport and Corkcicle, as well has appeared in commercials for Capital One, Freeform, and Chevron.

She frequently works with For the Record Live on stage and Pixel Playhouse on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Youtube. She recently has been nominated for Best Performer in a Musical in the Broadway LA Regional Theatre Awards for her roles in the parody musical, "HBOhhh No...It's a Musical!" at Three Clubs in Hollywood.