Mekenna Melvin

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| birth_place = Saratoga, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2008–present

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Mekenna Melvin is an American actress best known for playing Alex McHugh in Chuck, Angela in Three Rivers and Stefanie Fife in Lie to Me. She also co-created and starred as Amber Hannold in Amber Lake, an independent film released in 2010.

Personal life

Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sal-pizarro/ci_23733981/pizarro-71-saint-peter-celebrates-20-years-san|title=Pizarro: 71 Saint Peter celebrates 20 years in San Pedro Square|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=July 25, 2013 |accessdate=10 February 2015}} She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director,{{cite web|url=http://www.backstage.com/news/mekenna-melvin-a-back-stage-exclusive/|title=Mekenna Melvin: A Back Stage Exclusive|work=Backstage.com|accessdate=10 February 2015}} 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.reellifewithjane.com/2010/10/interview-mekenna-melvin-chuck-martial-arts-caseys-daughter/|title=Interview: Mekenna Melvin Talks Chuck, Martial Arts and Playing Casey's Daughter|author=Jane Boursaw|work=Reel Life With Jane|date=October 18, 2010 |accessdate=10 February 2015}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film and television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="3" \| 2008 \| Dear Me \| Brunette Bety \|
MeterMan \| Vanessa \| short film
{{sortname\|The\|Last Page\|nolink=1}} \| Lily \| short film
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Lie to Me \| Stefanie Fife \| TV series, episode: "A Perfect Score"
Three Rivers \| Angela \| TV series, episode: "Code Green"
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Melting the Snowman \| Caroline Jamieson \| short film
{{sortname\|The\|Fighting Kind\|nolink=1}} \| Madison \| short film
2010-2012 \| Chuck \| Alex McHugh \| TV series, season 3, 4, 5 (24 episodes)
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Detroit 1-8-7 \| Karla Lawford / Karla Lutz \| TV series, season 1 (2 episodes)
Amber Lake \| Amber Hannold \|
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Buds \| Amber \| short film
Vegas \| Holly Edwards \| TV series, 1 episode
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| The Nightmare Nanny \| Amber \| TV film
Castle \| Talia McTeague \| TV series, episode: "Watershed"
Grey's Anatomy \| Katie \| TV series, episode: "Somebody That I Used to Know"
2014 \| Mr. Intangibles \| Angie \|
2015 \| His Secret Family \| Lauren \| TV film
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \|Relationship Status \| Rachel \| TV series, 4 episodes
Once Upon a Time \| Clorinda Tremaine \| TV series, episode: "The Other Shoe"
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Threadbare \| Hannah \| TV series, episode: "Three"
A Woman Deceived \| Monica \| TV film
2018 \| The Bad Guys \| Annie \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film and television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="3" | 2008

| Dear Me

| Brunette Bety

MeterMan

| Vanessa

| short film