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Mekenna Melvin Born Mekenna Melvin
January 23, 1985
Saratoga, California, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 2008–present Website http://www.mekennamelvin.com/ Mekenna Melvin is an American actress known for playing the role of Alex McHugh in Chuck, Angela in Three Rivers, and Stefanie Fife in Lie to Me.[1] She also co-created and will be starring as Amber Hannold in Amber Lake, an independent film due for release in 2010.[2]
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Personal life
Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California. She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director,[3] and made her first acting appearance as Woodstock in a local performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the age of 5.[4] She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.[4]
She trained at both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
Melvin is professionally trained as an actress, dancer, and singer, and also has martial arts training, at the level of a first degree blackbelt, in taekwondo.[3]
She confirmed she will return to Chuck for the show's fifth season.[5]
Filmography
Film and television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Dear Me Brunette Bety 2008 MeterMan Vanessa short film 2008 The Last Page Lily short film 2008 America's Next Top Zombie Idol Mary Beth TV movie 2009 Lie to Me Stefanie Fife TV series, episode: "A Perfect Score" 2009 Three Rivers Angela TV series, episode: "Code Green" 2010 Melting the Snowman Caroline Jamieson short film 2010 The Fighting Kind Madison short film 2010 Thrillseekers: The Indosheen Minnesota 2010-present Chuck Alex McHugh TV series, season 3 (3 episodes), season 4 (12 episodes) and season 5 (2 episodes) 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Karla Lawford / Karla Lutz TV series, season 1 (2 episodes) 2010 Amber Lake Amber Hannold Post-production References
- ^ "MeKenna Melvin - IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2567203/. Retrieved November 01, 2010.
- ^ "Amber Lake (2010) - IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1737090/. Retrieved November 01, 2010.
- ^ a b "http://www.mekennamelvin.com/". http://www.mekennamelvin.com/. Retrieved November 01, 2010.
- ^ a b "Fun Facts About Mekenna Melvin From Chuck". Girl2Watch.com. http://www.girl2watch.com/mekenna-melvin-fun-facts/. Retrieved November 02, 2010.
- ^ "Interview with Mekenna Melvin". http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/interview-mekenna-melvin-06-01-2011. Retrieved June 01, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- Actors from California
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- People from California
- People from San Jose, California
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