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Mei Melançon 
Meiling Melançon as Psylocke in X-Men: The Last StandBorn March 3, 1980
PhilippinesMeiling Melançon (born 3 March 1980) also known as Mei Melançon 明依 , is an American actress and former fashion model.
Raised in Japan, Mei is of French, Chinese, and Japanese descent.[1] As a child she traveled throughout Asia and Europe. At the age of five her mother taught her how to play the guitar, and she was later in a children's band called Blossoms in Japan where she grew up. Mei started acting in 2003. She was at that time a successful model and was signed to Wilhelmina Modeling Agency. She has also appeared in over 100 commercials. In her free time she enjoys rock-climbing, camping, surfing, and practicing Wushu Kung Fu. Mei currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Melancon has also appeared in The L Word as reoccurring character "Jamie Chen," as Psylocke in X-Men: The Last Stand, as Lynda in the HK-shot film Irreversi, and as the other "Girl in the Car" along with Maggie Q in Rush Hour 2.
Contents
Film
Year Movie Role 2011 Passing Harold Blumenthal Christina 2010 Shockwave: Darkside 3D The Machine 2009 Shrink Miyu 2009 The Truth About Angels Mei 2008 Fold Maki 2008 Pathology Catherine Ivy[2] 2007 Loaded Rose 2007 Irreversi Lynda[3] 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Psylocke[4] 2001 Rush Hour 2 Girl in Car[5] 2001 Double Take La Perla model Television
Year Television Show Role 2010 Private Practice 2009 The L Word Jamie Chen 2006 Kitchen Confidential Beautiful Patron 2005 Deadwood Chinese Slavewhore[5] 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vanessa Green[5] References
- ^ http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/meimelancon.htm
- ^ "Review: Pathology". Cinematical. 19 April 2008. http://www.cinematical.com/2008/04/19/review-pathology/. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Mei Melancon". Daily Variety. 24 April 2006. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-145979491.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Psylocke joins X-Men 3’s baddie line-up". The Star. 3 January 2006. http://www.star-ecentral.com/movies/buzz/buzz.asp?file=archives/buzz/2006/1/3Psylockejo&date=1/3/2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ a b c "Animax targets the youth market". Manila Standard Today. 24–25 June 2006. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife02_june24_2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
External links
- Meiling Melançon at the Internet Movie Database
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published October 2, 2008
Categories:- 1980 births
- American film actors
- American vegetarians
- Living people
- People from Manila
- American female models
- American wushu practitioners
- American martial artists
- American people of Chinese descent
- American people of Japanese descent
- American people of French descent
- American actors of Chinese descent
- American film actor, 1980s birth stubs
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