Melanie Field
{{short description|American actress and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Melanie Field
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|18}}
|birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|education = New York University (BM)
Yale University (MFA)
|occupation = Actress
Singer
|yearsactive = 2017–present
|spouse = {{Marriage|Zachary Likins|2022}}
}}
Melanie Field (born February 18, 1988) is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Heather Chandler on the reboot series of Heathers, Kaitlin on Florida Girls, Sunrise on You, and Jo Deluca on the Amazon series A League of Their Own.
Career
Melanie Field graduated with a Master's Degree from Yale School of Drama in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BFwTbnBuEZO/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BFwTbnBuEZO |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|title=Graduation Post|publisher=Melanie Field|date=May 23, 2016|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}{{cbignore}} She gained recognition for being cast as Heather Chandler in the television adaptation of Heathers, a role originated by the late Kim Walker.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tvlands-heathers-reboot-found-heathers/|title=TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot Has Found Its Heathers|website=The Wrap|last=Ge|first=Linda|date=October 27, 2016|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} The series was met with controversy and was cancelled after a single, hastily aired season.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Kent Alterman Talks Paramount Network's Focus On Cinematic, Broad-Appeal Series, 'Younger' & 'First Wives Club' Moves & More|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/kent-alterman-paramount-network-programming-younger-first-wives-club-yellowstone-waco-1202605071/|website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=January 28, 2020|date=May 1, 2019}}
In 2019, Field had a recurring role in the Netflix series You as Sunrise, a stay at home mommy-blogger.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/you-melanie-field-magda-apanowicz-to-recur-in-series-second-season-on-netflix-1202588662/|title='You': Melanie Field & Magda Apanowicz To Recur In Series' Second Season On Netflix|website=Deadline|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 4, 2019|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} That same year she starred in Florida Girls as Kaitlin, the leader of a quartet of girls looking to make something of themselves. Her character is described as a "badass".{{cite web|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/melanie-field-florida-girls|title=Meet Melanie Field: 'Florida Girls' Star and Total Hollywood Badass|website=Distractify|last=Bernadini|first=Gabrielle|date=July 9, 2019|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} She was later cast as Bitsy Sussman in The Angel of Darkness, the sequel series of The Alienist.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/melanie-field-tnts-alienist-sequel-the-angel-of-darkness-rosy-mcewen-recur-1202624808/|title=Melanie Field & Rosy McEwen Join TNT's 'Alienist' Sequel 'The Angel Of Darkness'|website=Deadline|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 3, 2019|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
In 2020, Field was cast in Amazon's comedy pilot A League of Their Own as Jo Deluca.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/a-league-of-their-own-adds-chante-adams-roberta-colindrez-melanie-field-as-amazon-firms-up-pilot-cast-1202860250/|title='A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=February 14, 2020|website=Deadline|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
Personal life
In 2021, she met Zachary Likins and they had their wedding in September 2022.{{Cite instagram |user=melanie_field |postid=CidWvjpO3_8 |title=my other half |date=September 13, 2022}}{{Cite instagram |user=melanie_field |postid=CoZzgt3rAPR |title=Wedding info post |date=February 8, 2023}}
In 2022, Field revealed that she is queer in an article for autostraddle.com.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/a-league-of-their-owns-melanie-field-on-platonic-queer-love-and-being-the-new-rosie/|title=A League of Their Own's Melanie Field on Platonic Queer Love and Being the New Rosie|last=Hogan|first=Heather|date=August 8, 2022|website=Autostraddle|access-date=August 8, 2022}}
Filmography
| class = "wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2017
|The Tap |Sandy |TV Pilot |
| 2018
|Kathy |Episode: "Only Human" |
| 2018
|Heather Chandler |Main cast |
| 2019
|Vic |2 episodes |
| 2019
|Hot Dog Lady |Episode: "Henry Danger: The Musical" |
| 2019
|Kaitlin |Main cast |
| 2019
|You |Sunrise Darshan Cummings |Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2020
|The Alienist: Angel of Darkness{{Broken anchor|date=2025-05-16|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=The Alienist: Angel of Darkness#Television|reason= }} |Bitsy Sussman |Main cast |
| 2022
|Jo Deluca |Main cast |
| 2023
|Shayla |Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2024
| Megan | Episode: "The Thing Under the Bed" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8524703}}
- {{Instagram|id=melanie__field|name=Melanie Field}}
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Category:Actresses from Philadelphia