
Melanie Paxson
Department: Acting
Biography
Melanie Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree in theater from the University of Missouri. Relocating to Chicago, she received more training at the famed Second City and performed with another renowned theater troupe, Steppenwolf Theatre.
Known For

Saving Mr. Banks
2013

Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003

Come Simi
2015

Descendants
2015

Descendants 2
2017

Descendants 3
2019

Slackers
2002

Descendants: The Royal Wedding
2021

The Opera Lover
1999

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
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Medium
2005

Notes from the Underbelly
2007

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Rules of Engagement
2007

Surviving Suburbia
2009

Last Man Standing
2011

American Dad!
2005

American Dad!
2005

Happy Family
2003

True Jackson, VP
2008

Kristin
2001

Bones
2005

Masters of Sex
2013

Trial & Error
2017

Speechless
2016

Cougar Town
2009

American Dad!
2005

Joey
2004

Truth Be Told
2015

The Drew Carey Show
1995

Kitchen Confidential
2005

Quintuplets
2004