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Melanie Mayron (born October 20, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and director best known for playing photographer Melissa Steadman on the ABC drama thirtysomething, which ran from 1987 to 1991. Mayron appeared in the 1976 movie Car Wash and starred in 1979's Girlfriends. In the late 1970s, she played Brenda Morgenstern's best friend, Sandy Franks, on three episodes of the sitcom Rhoda. She currently appears as a judge in the reality show Looking for Stars on the Starz channel.
Mayron trained as an actress at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has been active as a director for a number of years. In 1995, she directed The Baby-Sitters Club, a film based upon The Baby-sitters Club series of books. She also directed the movie Slap Her... She's French (2002), starring Piper Perabo (which appeared on television as She Gets What She Wants). In addition, she has served as director for a number of television shows such as In Treatment, Providence, Dawson's Creek, Ed, State of Grace, Nash Bridges, Wasteland, Tell Me You Love Me and The Naked Brothers Band.
Never married, Mayron is the mother of twins, Olivia and Miles, born in 1998. With her father, she has developed a line of skin care products for children, called Good Baby.
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Mayron, Melanie |
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American actress and director |
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1952-10-20 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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