Amanda Melby

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Amanda Melby
Born
St. Cloud, MN, United States, North America
Occupation(s)Actress and Film Producer
Years active1999–present
SpouseDavid Crisalli

Amanda Melby is an American actress and film producer. She is the host of the Emmy-winning series Screen Wars, and the star and producer of the film Raising Buchanan .

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Career

After graduation from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, [1] Melby began her acting career with stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, Cleveland, and Washington, DC, working in commercials, theatre, studio films ( The Majestic ), independent films ( Locker 13 , Jake's Corner , Netherbeast Incorporated , Madison Hall), and television ( Candid Camera , S.I.S., Boston Public , Young & the Restless ).

Settling in Arizona, Melby served as the Executive Director of the Phoenix chapter of Independent Feature Project (IFP/PHX) from 2005-2011, [2] building a network for Arizona’s independent filmmakers. From 2006- 2012, she was a board member of the Phoenix Film Foundation [3] and the Arizona Film and Media Coalition (AFMC). [4] She was the Secretary of the SAG-AFTRA Arizona-Utah Board, having served on the separate unions’ boards prior to the merger from 2005-2013. [5]

In 2005, Melby was one of the creators of Screen Wars, an Arizona-based television series showcasing independent film. [6] She hosted and produced 69 episodes over two seasons. The series was nominated for 13 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, winning four. Melby was personally nominated for three of these Emmys (for hosting and producing). [7] [8]

Melby was honored with the 2007 Phoenix Film Foundation Board Member of the Year, [9] and with the 2008 Layne Award presented by the Arizona Entertainment Alliance. [10] She was also nominated for the 2011 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award for her contributions to the Arizona Entertainment Community. [11]

In 2019, Melby produced and starred in Raising Buchanan , a feature film co-starring René Auberjonois, M. Emmet Walsh, Cathy Shim, Terence Bernie Hines, and Robert Ben Garant. Melby garnered accolades and awards (for her role as producer and her lead performance) from a variety of film festivals in the United States and abroad. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Selected filmography

Actress

YearTitleRole
1999The Language of KickballTaylor
2001 The Majestic Young Mrs. Trimble
2005-07Screen Wars (TV series)Host/various characters
2007The HoaxExpectant Mother
2007 Netherbeast Incorporated Hazel Von Borscht
2007Farewell DarknessDenise Franks
2008 Jake's Corner Kari
2008S.I.S.Dorri
2009Cocktail WizardMerlina the Doctor
2009Madison HallDispatch
2010Small HappysLisa
2010The Darkness of LightDaphne Sinclaire
2011Cult StatusMarly
2012ImpotentDebra Peterson
2014 Candid Camera (TV series)Self/Guest Star
2014 Locker 13 Erica
2015OuroborosDr. Faye O’Niell
2019 Raising Buchanan Ruth Kiesling

Producer

YearTitle
2005-07Screen Wars (TV series)
2007Farewell Darkness
2009The Prank
2010License to Lie
2011The Dream Role
2012The Science of Friendship
2012Path to the Presidency
2012Got Talent?
2013Surprise for Goldwater Middle
2014The League of Anti Smokers
2014Slam Dunk
2014Gear Heads Unite
2015Ditch Day
2017The Dance
2019 Raising Buchanan

Personal life

Melby is a faculty associate at Arizona State University teaching screen acting and is the head coach and owner of Verve Studios, a professional actor-training studio in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is married with two children.

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