About Kijsa

Kijsa Gifford is from Evansville, Wisconsin and now resides in Los Angeles. Her name is pronounced "Ky-Sa.”

She has attended formal acting school at Lee Strasberg Academy in Los Angeles, and has been educated in other techniques including Chekhov, Meisner, Amy Lyndon, David Wenzel, and Stella Adler. Kijsa is a former college student at USF.

She began acting at age 4 and is known for her previous roles as Maxine Madison in Lifetime’s TV Movie, "A Model Murder” and in the upcoming Pure Flix TV series “The Advocate” Season 2 as Irina, releasing in 2026.

Kijsa is an excellent actress, executive producer, and writer. She began her own production company, Norma Jean Entertainment where she is currently producing both feature films and TV series . She has co-written “The Legend of Weary Road” and “Echoes of the Veil," which begin filming in late 2026/27.

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 has trained 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 Swedish/Scandinavian and Thai 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 has some big announcements coming.

She is managed by Christine McClain of McClain Entertainment in Los Angeles and her publicist is Rick Krusky of MWPR Inc. Photo credits for this site include: Paul Smith of Paul Smith Photographer. Jeannie Albers Photographer. And hair/makeup by Adriana Bena.