Melanie Hutsell

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Melanie Hutsell
Born
Melanie Kay Hutsell

(1968-08-02) August 2, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Actress, Comedian, Writer
Years active1990–1999, 2008–present
Spouse
Fred Rapoport
(m. 1997)
Children2

Melanie Kay Hutsell (born August 2, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Hutsell is best known for her work as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1994.

Life and career

Melanie Hutsell began her career performing

Jan Brady.[1] The company toured to New York City, where Hutsell was hired as a cast member for the 17th season of Saturday Night Live
.

Hutsell was a performer on

Jan Brady for a series of Weekend Update and other sketch appearances, making it one of Hutsell's biggest characters while on the show. Other recurring characters included sorority pledge Di in a series of sketches about the sorority girls of Delta Delta Delta, which she starred in alongside fellow castmates Siobhan Fallon and Beth Cahill.[1] Her notable celebrity impressions on SNL included Tori Spelling, Charo, Monica Seles, Tammy Wynette, and Tonya Harding
. Hutsell left SNL after three seasons in 1994.

After co-starring in the film Can't Stop Dancing in 1999, Hutsell temporarily left show business to raise her children.

She returned from retirement in 2008, appearing in He's Such a Girl, a 2008 comedy also starring Ed Begley Jr. In May 2009, she appeared as a guest on Best Dishes with Paula Deen on the Food Network, where she appeared in character as Paula Deen's impersonator. She stated that she was making a comeback, focusing on writing. She played the role of Carol in the 2011 comedy hit Bridesmaids.

From 2015 to 2017, she appeared with recurring roles as Kristen Rhydholm-Rhydholm in the

Amazon series Transparent
.

She most recently wrote and starred in the comedic drama Mother's Little Helpers, which premiered at

SXSW film festival in 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bellino, Damian (February 13, 2015). "Catching Up With SNL Alum Melanie Hutsell". Out. Here Media. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mother's Little Helpers (2019) - IMDb". IMDb.

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