Melora Hardin
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Melora Hardin (born June 29, 1967, in Houston, Texas), is an American actress, singer, and former child actress. She is the daughter of actor Jerry Hardin and acting manager Diane Hardin, and the sister of Flock CEO Shawn Hardin. [1]
Hardin started her acting career at the age of 10, in the television series Thunder, and has appeared in over sixty movies and television programs since, including the recent critically acclaimed film Thank You For Smoking, two episodes of Quantum Leap (she played Abigail in parts II and III of Trilogy), and played the love interest of Albert Ingells in one of the Little House on the Praire movies. She also played recurring roles as Trudy Monk, on the USA Network series Monk. She currently is a cast member on The Office, as corporate manager Jan Levinson. In addition to her acting, Melora is a singer, and has released two albums.
Hardin is married to actor Gildart Jackson and has two daughters, Rory Melora (born 2001) and Piper Hardin Jackson (born 2005).
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According to DVD commentary on Back to the Future, producer Bob Gale stated that Hardin was cast at one point to play the character of Jennifer Parker. When Michael J. Fox was cast as Eric Stoltz's replacement, Hardin was fired because producers felt she was too tall while on screen with Fox.
