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Melanie Wilson | |
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 Wilson with Mark Linn-Baker at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–2009 |
| Spouse | William Bickley |
Melanie Wilson is an American actress.
Wilson is best known for her co-starring role as Jennifer Lyons-Appleton in the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers . [1] Her other television credits include Family Matters , Step by Step , Simon & Simon and The A-Team . She did a week of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1988.
In 2009, she appeared in the Lifetime Television network film Prayers for Bobby .
She is the daughter of actor Dick Wilson, the former commercial spokesman ("Mr. Whipple") for Charmin bathroom tissue.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Facing the Enemy | Cassie Ives |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The A-Team | Nurse Morgan | Episode: "Breakout!" |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Carey | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 1986–1991 | Perfect Strangers | Jennifer | 102 episodes |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Tiffany | Episode: "Talk's Cheap" |
| 1993–1998 | Step by Step | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Margaret | Television film |
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