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Mekenna Melvin | |
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 Mekenna Melvin in 2010 | |
| Born | Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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.
Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California. [1] She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director, [2] 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. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
She openly dated Erik Stocklin until he cheated on her with Colleen Ballinger and they separated.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dear Me | Brunette Bety | |
| MeterMan | Vanessa | short film | |
| The Last Page | Lily | short film | |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Stefanie Fife | TV series, episode: "A Perfect Score" |
| Three Rivers | Angela | TV series, episode: "Code Green" | |
| 2010 | Melting the Snowman | Caroline Jamieson | short film |
| The Fighting Kind | Madison | short film | |
| 2010-2012 | Chuck | Alex McHugh | TV series, season 3, 4, 5 (24 episodes) |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Karla Lawford / Karla Lutz | TV series, season 1 (2 episodes) |
| Amber Lake | Amber Hannold | ||
| 2012 | Buds | Amber | short film |
| Vegas | Holly Edwards | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Relationship Status | Rachel | TV series, 4 episodes |
| Once Upon a Time | Clorinda Tremaine | TV series, episode: "The Other Shoe" | |
| 2017 | Threadbare | Hannah | TV series, episode: "Three" |
| A Woman Deceived | Monica | TV film | |
| 2018 | The Bad Guys | Annie |
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