Mekenna Melvin
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Mekenna Melvin | |
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 Mekenna Melvin in 2010 | |
| Born | Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Mekenna Melvin is an American actress best known for playing Alex McHugh in Chuck, Angela in Three Rivers and Stefanie Fife in Lie to Me. She also co-created and starred as Amber Hannold in Amber Lake, an independent film released in 2010.
Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California.[1] She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director,[2] and made her first acting appearance as Woodstock in a local performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the age of 5.[citation needed] She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.[1]
She trained at both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.[2]
Melvin is professionally trained as an actress, dancer, and singer, and also has martial arts training, at the level of a first degree blackbelt, in taekwondo.[3]
