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Mel Gorham (born Marilyn Schnier, [1] [2] October 27, 1959 [3] ) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films Smoke and Blue in the Face . [4] Gorham is from Miami, Florida, [1] [2] and is of Cuban and Jewish descent. [4] [5]

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Gorham's improvised rendition of Peggy Lee's "Fever" in Blue in the Face garnered her much critical acclaim and press. [1] [2] [5] Major film roles in Curdled and Cop Land followed. In 1997, Gorham was then cast to star in an NBC sitcom loosely based on her life titled Union Square . But after the pilot was filmed, the producers replaced her with Constance Marie. [6] [7]

Gorham returned to the world of New York City theater where she began. After a long absence, she returned to film with a role in Wayne Wang's 2001 film The Center of the World . In 2012, she retired from show business and currently resides in South Beach.

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