Melanie is an award-winning actress

as well as a writer of poetry and essays on creativity, motherhood and femininity, and a mother to 4 young children. She has performed on stages all over Los Angeles and Southern California, and her film and TV work has gotten her fan mail and Facebook friends from the far corners of the earth. Melanie was a yoga teacher for years, and she still has loads of yoga classes up on yogaworks.com. After a few decades in Los Angeles, Melanie relocated with her husband and children (now aged 5-14) to North County San Diego in 2021.