Melanie Field

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Melanie Field
Born (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36)
Education New York University (BM)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actress
Singer
Years active2017present
Spouse
Zachary Likins
(m. 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 .

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Career

Melanie Field graduated with a Master's Degree from Yale School of Drama in 2016. [1] She gained recognition for being cast as Heather Chandler in the television adaptation of Heathers , a role originated by the late Kim Walker. [2] The series was met with controversy and was cancelled after a single, hastily aired season. [3]

In 2019, Field had a recurring role in the Netflix series You as Sunrise, a stay at home mommy-blogger. [4] 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". [5] She was later cast as Bitsy Sussman in The Angel of Darkness , the sequel series of The Alienist . [6]

In 2020, Field was cast in Amazon's comedy pilot A League of Their Own as Jo Deluca. [7]

Personal life

In 2021, she met Zachary Likins and they had their wedding in September 2022. [8] [9]

In 2022, Field revealed that she is queer in an article for autostraddle.com. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017The TapSandyTV Pilot
2018 Code Black KathyEpisode: "Only Human"
2018 Heathers Heather ChandlerMain cast
2019 Shrill Vic2 episodes
2019 Henry Danger Hot Dog LadyEpisode: "Henry Danger: The Musical"
2019 Florida Girls KaitlinMain cast
2019 You Sunrise Darshan CummingsRecurring (Season 2)
2020 The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Bitsy SussmanMain cast
2022 A League of Their Own Jo DelucaMain cast
2023 Killing It ShaylaRecurring (Season 2)
2024 American Horror Stories MeganEpisode: "The Thing Under the Bed"

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