Mekenna Melvin

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Mekenna Melvin
Mekenna Melvin in 2010
Born	(1985-01-23) January 23, 1985 (age 36) Saratoga, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Mekenna Melvin (born January 23, 1985) is an American actress best known for playing Alex McHugh in Chuck, Angela in Three Rivers and Stefanie Fife in Lie to Me.^[1] She also co-created and starred as Amber Hannold in Amber Lake, an independent film released in 2010.^[2]

Personal life[]

Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California.^[3] She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director,^[4] 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]} She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Filmography[]

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External links[]

• Mekenna Melvin on Twitter
• Mekenna Melvin at IMDb