Melody Perkins

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Melody Perkins
Born
Wiesbaden, West Germany
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
Years active1995–2004
2008–present
Known forAstronema / Karone in Power Rangers in Space
Karone / Pink Galaxy Ranger in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

Melody Perkins is an American actress, model and dancer. She is known for her regular role as the villainess later turned heroine Astronema/Karone in Power Rangers in Space , and became the second Pink Ranger in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy .

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Early life and education

Perkins was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany and grew up in Sacramento, California. Her major in college was quantitative economics.[ citation needed ]

Career

An accomplished dancer, Perkins has performed with the Sacramento Ballet Company and the Jazz Unlimited Dance Company. She also models, with clients which include Lands' End. She broke into acting during a modelling trip to Europe, making commercials in Italy and France. Nevertheless, she has not abandoned modelling entirely, saying, "I still do it when I can."

As an actress, Perkins's longest-running role was in the Power Rangers franchise. She played the lead villainess Astronema in Power Rangers in Space . She said of the role: "It's fun being the bad girl." Perkins returned as the reformed Karone in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy . She replaced Valerie Vernon (who left to battle leukemia) as the Pink Galaxy Ranger. She is the only person to have played the Power Rangers' arch-enemy in one season and a Power Ranger in the next season. Perkins also voiced a monster in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue .

Perkins has also appeared as the babysitter Patty Henderson in Malcolm in the Middle , an evil witch in Charmed , and in episodes of various other series. She has also appeared in a commercial for Allstate Insurance. Perkins retired from acting after she made a brief appearance in an episode of CSI: Miami in 2004.

In 2007, Perkins appeared on a cover for Let's Live magazine.

Perkins has recently returned to acting, reprising her role as Karone in the final episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce , which aired in November 2014. Along with other past and current Power Rangers cast members, she makes regular appearances at various sci-fi/comic cons. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Coyote Ugly New CoyoteUncredited
2001 Planet of the Apes Friend at Leo's party
2015 The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition Karone / Pink Galaxy Ranger IITV film; extended episode
2016Girl TripKateShort film
2019The Garageland ChroniclesFrancesCompleted

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 High Tide —Episode: "The Grind"
1997 Night Man LisaEpisode: "Face to Face"
1997 Silk Stalkings MaidEpisode: "Child's Play"
1998 Power Rangers in Space Astronema / KaroneSeries regular (43 episodes) [2] [3] [4]
1999 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Karone / Pink Galaxy Ranger #2 / AstronemaSeries regular (14 episodes) [5]
2000 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Laser (voice)Uncredited; episode: "The Fifth Crystal"
2000 Malcolm in the Middle Patty HendersonEpisode: "Convention" [6] [7]
2003 Charmed Margo StillmanEpisode: "The Power of Three Blondes" [8] [9]
2004 CSI: Miami Barbara NanceEpisode: "Wannabe"
2014 Power Rangers Super Megaforce Karone / Pink Galaxy Ranger IIEpisode: "Legendary Battle"

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