Rebecca Hunter
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Rebecca Hunter | |
Born | July 12, 1981 Northampton, England |
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Occupation | Actress, singer |
Rebecca Hunter (sometimes credited as Becky Hunter) is a British actress and singer, born in Northampton, England on 12 July 1981.
She is best known for playing Melanie Costello on the five soap opera Family Affairs between 2003 and 2005. Prior to this, she was a member of the pop group allSTARS*, and appeared on the accompanying CITV series STARStreet*. allSTARS* were a pop act aimed predominantly at younger, pre-teen fans, and achieved moderate success in their short career, with four top-twenty UK hit singles - the most notable, a cover of Bucks Fizz's "The Land of Make Believe", reaching #9.
Her first TV role was on the Disney-produced, BAFTA award-winning CBBC sitcom Microsoap, alongside Jeff Rawle and Ryan Cartwright, between 1998 and 2000 and she has also appeared in My Dad's the Prime Minister and UGetMe. In addition, while a member of allSTARS*, she made an appearance as a guest on Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 2001.