Melonie Diaz (born April 25, 1984) is an American film and television
actress who has appeared in many independent films, including four
shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. She received Independent
Spirit Awards nominations for performances in films A Guide to
Recognizing Your Saints (2006) and Fruitvale Station (2013). Since
2018, she has appeared in the lead role of witch Mel Vera on the
television series Charmed.Diaz was born in New York City, and was
raised along with her elder sister on the Lower East Side, by parents
of Puerto Rican descent. She became interested in acting at the Henry
Street Settlement and subsequently attended the Professional
Performing Arts School in Manhattan.She completed a degree in Film
Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and has
made numerous off-Broadway and workshop appearances including Medea at
the Bullet Space, the Hip Hop Theater Festival at P.S. 122, and the
New York City Fringe Festival.She started her film career with a
supporting role in Tom DiCillo's Double Whammy (2001) and later landed
roles in Jim McKay and Hannah Weyer's From an Objective Point of View
and Peter Sollett's Raising Victor Vargas (both 2002). Television work
at this time included an episode of Law & Order and a pilot for Queens
Supreme (both 2003).
actress who has appeared in many independent films, including four
shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. She received Independent
Spirit Awards nominations for performances in films A Guide to
Recognizing Your Saints (2006) and Fruitvale Station (2013). Since
2018, she has appeared in the lead role of witch Mel Vera on the
television series Charmed.Diaz was born in New York City, and was
raised along with her elder sister on the Lower East Side, by parents
of Puerto Rican descent. She became interested in acting at the Henry
Street Settlement and subsequently attended the Professional
Performing Arts School in Manhattan.She completed a degree in Film
Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and has
made numerous off-Broadway and workshop appearances including Medea at
the Bullet Space, the Hip Hop Theater Festival at P.S. 122, and the
New York City Fringe Festival.She started her film career with a
supporting role in Tom DiCillo's Double Whammy (2001) and later landed
roles in Jim McKay and Hannah Weyer's From an Objective Point of View
and Peter Sollett's Raising Victor Vargas (both 2002). Television work
at this time included an episode of Law & Order and a pilot for Queens
Supreme (both 2003).
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