Melanie Scrofano

Melanie Scrofano
Scrofano in 2023
Born	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Jeff
Children	2 sons

Melanie Neige Scrofano ^[1] is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Mrs. McMurray on the Crave comedy series Letterkenny , Rebecca on the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica , October on the Showcase mockumentary series Pure Pwnage , and Tia on the CTV fantasy-drama series The Listener . ^[2] From 2016 to 2021, Scrofano starred as the title character on the Syfy modern Western drama Wynonna Earp . ^{[3] [4]} In 2019, she played Emilie in the comedy horror film Ready or Not . Since 2022, she has played the recurring role of Captain Marie Batel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds .

Early life

Scrofano was born in Ottawa, Ontario, ^[5] the daughter of a government worker mother and an engineer father. She is of French-Canadian and Italian descent. She began modeling at the age of 13, and picked up acting when her agent began submitting her for acting jobs. ^[6]

Tim Rozon and Scrofano at Galaxy Con Richmond 2023

Personal life

Scrofano and her husband Jeff have two sons. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} It was revealed in a July 2017 Variety article that Scrofano was pregnant for the duration of filming the second season of Wynonna Earp . She gave birth to a son in April 2017, shortly after production on the season had wrapped. ^{[11] [12]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Baby Blues	Mani White
2009	A Good Meal	Nancy
	Saw VI	Gena
2011	Citizen Gangster	Ann Roberts
2012	The Conspiracy	Sarah
2013	Nurse 3D	Rachel Adams
2014	Wolves	Gail Timmins	[13]
	RoboCop	Wife of Man with Prosthetics
2015	A Sunday Kind of Love	Emma / Death
	Mangiacake	Tessa
2018	Birdland	Merle James
2019	Ready or Not	Emilie	[14]
	Unidentified Woman	Dawn Sullivan	Short
2020	The Silencing	Debbie	[15]
2022	Welcome to Mama's	Amy	[16]
	The End of Sex	Wendy	[17]
2024	Wynonna Earp: Vengeance	Wynonna Earp

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Undressed	Isobel
2003	Mob Stories	Menard's Girlfriend	Episode: "Don of St. Leonard"
2004	Naked Josh	Marla	Episode: "Family Misgivings"
2006	Beautiful People	Emma Lovren	Episodes: "Best Face Forward", "And the Winner Is..."
2006–2007	Jeff Ltd.	Nathalie	4 episodes
2007	Supernatural	Near-Dead Girl	Episode: "What Is and What Should Never Be"
2008	Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning	Brigitte	Television movie
2009	Manson	Leslie Van Houten
2010	Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town	French Girl / Peg Liaro	Episode: "Who Mailed Our Mayor?"
	Pure Pwnage	October	Main role
	Covert Affairs	Jane / Woman #2	Episode: Pilot
	Baxter	Ms. Mansfield	3 episodes
	Being Erica	Rebecca	Recurring role
2011	Mudpit	Leah	Episode: "Travellin' Band"
	Rookie Blue	Sophie Lewis	Episode: "The One That Got Away"
	Flashpoint	Holly McCord	Episode: "Grounded"
	Stay with Me	Alison	Television movie
2012	Haven	Noelle	Episodes: "Magic Hour: Parts 1 & 2"
	Saving Hope	Kym Spencer	Episode: "Contact"
	Warehouse 13	Alice/Kristen	Episode: "Fractures"
	Heartland	Hayley Powers	Episode: "Life Is a Highway"
2012–2014	The Listener	Tia Tremblay	Recurring role (season 3); Main role (seasons 4 & 5)
2013	Rewind	Jessica Knox	Television movie
	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Meredith Fox	Episodes: "You Oughta Know" & "Everything You've Done Wrong"
2015	Gangland Undercover	Suzanna	Main role
2016	Damien	Veronica Selvaggio	Recurring role
	Designated Survivor	Lisa Jordan	4 episodes
2016–2021	Wynonna Earp	Wynonna Earp	Main role; also director, episode: "Look at Them Beans"
2016–2023	Letterkenny	Mrs. McMurray	Main role; (seasons 2–6 & 8–11)
2018	Frankie Drake Mysteries	Jenny Shaw	Episode: "Ties that Bind"
	Bad Blood	Valentina Cosoleto	Main role (season 2) [18]
2021	SurrealEstate	Harper North	Episode: "For Sale by Owner"; also director
2022–2025	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Captain Marie Batel	Recurring role
2025–present	Revival	Dana Cypress	Main role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2017	E! Awards	Girl on Top	Wynonna Earp	Won	[19]
2018	Canadian Screen Awards	Audience Choice Award	Herself	Top 3	[20]
2019		Best Lead Actress, Drama Series	Wynonna Earp	Nominated	[21]
2020		Audience Choice Award	Herself / Wynonna Earp	Top 10	[22]
2021		Best Lead Actress, Drama Series	Wynonna Earp	Nominated	[23]
		Audience Choice Award	Herself / Wynonna Earp	Won	[24]
2022		Best Lead Actress, Drama Series	Wynonna Earp	Nominated	[25]

References

1. "Melanie Neige Scrofano". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
2. Andrew Ryan (May 26, 2014). "Seven Days of Television: May 26 to June 1 [1 of 7]". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2016-05-29.
3. Lesley Goldberg (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires Comic Book Adaptation 'Wynonna Earp'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-05-29.
4. Nellie Andreeva (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires 'Wynonna Earp' Series; Melanie Scrofano To Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2016-05-29.
5. Eric Volmers (March 31, 2016). "Calgary-shot Wynonna Earp ready for action". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 2016-05-29.
6. Imagiamedia.ca. "The many lives of Melanie Scrofano - Panoram Italia". www.panoramitalia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
7. "Melanie Scrofano". SYFY Official Site. March 7, 2016. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
8. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
9. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
10. "Twitter". www.twitter.com. September 28, 2020.
11. Maureen Ryan (July 8, 2017). "'Wynonna Earp' Exclusive: Showrunner Emily Andras and Star Melanie Scrofano Break Down That Big Reveal". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
12. Eric Volmers (August 4, 2017). "'No pregnant pause: Expecting a baby didn't slow down Wynonna Earp or the actress playing her". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
13. Dennis Harvey (November 15, 2014). "Film Review: 'Wolves'". Variety . Retrieved 2016-05-29. That status goes uncontested by Melanie Scrofano as her sister, a comic-relief drunk with a limp.
14. Scott Mendelson (August 14, 2019). "'Ready Or Not' Review: Movies Like This Are (Hopefully) Why Disney Bought Fox". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
15. Amanda N'Duka (May 2, 2019). "'Wynonna Earp' Star Melanie Scrofano, Zahn McClarnon, Shaun Smyth Board 'The Silencing'". Deadlin. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
16. "Welcome To Mama's". Hallmark. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
17. "'Schitt's Creek' Star Emily Hampshire Leads Rom-Com 'The End Of Sex'". Deadline Hollywood. January 31, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
18. "Bad Blood Welcomes New Blood for Season 2 of the City Original Series". Rogers Media. May 28, 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
19. Lauren Piester (September 1, 2017). "Girl on Top 2017: Vote in the Final Round Now". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
20. Nootvanlis (March 11, 2018). "Elise Bauman winning the Audience Choice Award at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards". Youtube. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
21. Sarah-Ann Mrazek (February 7, 2019). "The 2019 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Have Been Announced". Fashion . Retrieved 2019-09-12.
22. "Here they are: your top ten". Canadian Screen Awards. Retrieved 2020-05-19– via Twitter.
23. "2021 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees". Canadian Screen Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
24. "The Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award. Hall of Fame". Canadian Screen Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
25. "2022's Television & Digital Media Nominations". Canadian Screen Awards. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

Scrofano at Galaxy Con Richmond 2023

External links

• Melanie Scrofano at IMDb
• Melanie Scrofano on Twitter