Melanie Mayron
Melanie Mayron | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. | |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Years active | 1974–present |
Children | 2 |
Melanie Joy Mayron
Early life and career
Mayron was born in
Mayron appeared in the 1974 film Harry and Tonto, the 1976 movies Gable and Lombard and Car Wash, and the 1977 films The Great Smokey Roadblock and You Light Up My Life, and starred in 1978's Girlfriends.[9] In the mid-1970s, she played Brenda Morgenstern's best friend, Sandy Franks, on three episodes of the sitcom Rhoda. In 1982, she played Terry Simon, the photographer, in director Costa-Gavras' political drama Missing.
In 1988, she co-wrote and co-produced the comedy film
In addition to her role as a primary cast member on
In 2015, she directed and released on YouTube The Living Room Sessions, a collection of videos of up-and-coming musical artists performing acoustic sets in her living room.[10]
Mayron has directed an episode of the Netflix original series GLOW, an episode of SEAL Team, an episode of The Enemy Within, and multiple episodes of the 2018 Charmed reboot, as well as Jane the Virgin[11] and, more recently, Julia.
Personal life
Mayron was in a long-term relationship with screenwriter and producer Cynthia Mort, with whom she shared co-parenting of their two children.[12][13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Harry and Tonto | Ginger | |
1976 | Gable and Lombard | Dixie | |
1976 | Car Wash | Marsha | |
1977 | The Great Smokey Roadblock | Lula | |
1977 | You Light Up My Life | Annie Gerrard | |
1978 | Girlfriends | Susan Weinblatt | [14][9] |
1981 | Heartbeeps | Susan | |
1982 | Missing | Terry Simon | |
1986 | The Boss' Wife | Janet Keefer | |
1988 | Sticky Fingers | Lolly | Also co-wrote and produced |
1989 | Checking Out | Jenny Macklin | |
1990 | My Blue Heaven | Crystal Rybak | |
1994 | Drop Zone | Mrs. Willins | |
2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Courtney Cadmar | |
2012 | Breaking the Girls | Annie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Hustling | Dee Dee | TV film |
1975 | Medical Center | Jan Simmons | "Two Against Death" |
1975–76 | Rhoda | Sandy Franks | "With Friends Like These", "If You Don't Tell Her, I Will", "A Federal Case" |
1977 | The Love Boat | Joyce Adams | 1 episode |
1978 | Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold | Madelaine | TV film |
1980 | Playing for Time | Marianne | TV film |
1981 | Lily: Sold Out | Harriet Van Dam | TV film |
1981 | The Best Little Girl in the World | Carol Link | TV film |
1983 | Will There Really Be a Morning? | Sophie | TV film |
1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Michelle Peters | "Undying Love" |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Paula Eastman | "Con Games" |
1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Sonja Kahn | TV film |
1985–86 | ABC Afterschool Special | Janet Eller / Sue | "Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale", "Wanted: The Perfect Guy" |
1987–91 | Thirtysomething | Melissa Steadman | Main role |
1988 | The Twilight Zone | Louise Simonson | "Acts of Terror" |
1993 | Ordeal in the Arctic | Sue Hillier | TV film |
1993 | Tribeca | Maggie | "Stepping Back" |
1993 | Other Women's Children | Dr. Amelia Stewart | TV film |
1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Detective Betty Reed | "The Ides of Metropolis" |
1997 | Mad About You | Dorie | "Astrology" |
1997 | Toothless | Mindy | TV film [15] |
1998 | Something So Right | Rachel Travers | "Something About Burning Meat, Bridges and Rugs" |
2000 | Range of Motion | Alice Taylor | TV film |
2006 | Criminal Minds | Becka Doyle | "Somebody's Watching" |
2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Patty Bloom | "Nothing Sacred", "Pink Poison" |
2012 | Pretty Little Liars | Laurel Tuchman | "That Girl Is Poison" |
2016–19 | Jane the Virgin | Marlene Donaldson | Recurring role |
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Film |
Freaky Friday | TV film | |
1997 | Toothless | TV film [15] |
1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Episode: "Just the Perfect Blendship" |
1998–2002 | Arliss | 7 episodes |
2001–2002 | State of Grace | 5 episodes |
2002 | Slap Her... She's French | Film [16] |
2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman | TV film |
2005 | Campus Confidential
|
TV film |
2007–2008 | The Naked Brothers Band | 10 episodes |
2008 | In Treatment
|
7 episodes |
2011 | Mean Girls 2 | TV film |
2012 | Easy to Assemble | 11 episodes |
2012–2016 | Pretty Little Liars | 7 episodes |
2013–2015 | Switched at Birth | 7 episodes |
2015–2019 | Jane the Virgin | 17 episodes [17] |
2018 | Snapshots | Film[18][19] |
2018-21 | Dynasty | 6 episodes |
2019 | BH90210 | Episode: "The Table Read" |
2020 | Brooklyn All American | Film |
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | Episode: "God Complex" | |
Diary of a Future President | Episode: "State of the Union" | |
Tommy | Episode: "The Swatting Game" | |
The Baker & The Beauty
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Episode: "May I Have This Dance?" | |
2021 | Why Women Kill | Episode: "The Unguarded Moment" |
2022 | A Million Little Things | Episode: "Piece of Cake" |
Julia | 2 episodes | |
2023-24 | Not Dead Yet | 2 episodes |
Julia | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1978 | British Academy Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
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Girlfriends | Nominated | [20] |
1997 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs | Toothless (for The Wonderful World of Disney) | Nominated | [21] |
1978 | Locarno International Film Festival
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Bronze Leopard | Girlfriends | Won | |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | thirtysomething | Won | [5] |
1990 | Nominated | ||||
1991 | Nominated | ||||
1991 | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Nominated | ||
2013 | Women's Image Network Awards | TV show Directed by a Woman | Army Wives | Won | [22] |
See also
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7876-5112-5.
- ProQuest 2879542421.
Actor Melanie Mayron is 71. Director Danny Boyle is 67. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 65.
See also:- "Time Capsule: Today's Birthdays". The North Jersey Herald & News. October 20, 1998. p. 2. ProQuest 2818703477.
Actress Melanie Mayron is 46. Baseball All-Star Keith Hernandez is 45. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 40.
- "Time Capsule: Today's Birthdays". The North Jersey Herald & News. October 20, 1998. p. 2.
- ^ "Melanie Mayron". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Thirtysomething actress about her twin pregnancy weight". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Melanie Mayron". Television Academy. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Levin, Jennifer (February 9, 2018). "Trading places: Actor-director Melanie Mayron". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ ‘Slap’ Happy Actor-director Melanie Mayron is breaking stereotypes in front of and behind the camera Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine By Naomi Pfefferman of the Jewish Journal, August 22, 2002
- ^ "Mayron, Melanie 1952-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Girlfriends review – a lo-fi indie miracle about love and the city". the Guardian. July 23, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ YouTube. www.youtube.com.
- ^ "JANE THE VIRGIN". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (May 22, 2008). "Tabloids speculate about Jodie Foster's "other woman"". PinkNews.
- ^ Staff (May 25, 2008). "Jodie Foster dumps long-time girlfriend for screenwriter Cindy Mort". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Before Girls, cult classic Girlfriends captured young women's hopes, fears and friendships". the Guardian. June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. April 6, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "BBC - Cumbria Films - Slap Her, She's French". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Berkshire, Geoff (June 9, 2016). "Melanie Mayron on Directing 'Jane the Virgin,' 'Grace and Frankie' and Age in Hollywood". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (July 31, 2018). "Film Review: 'Snapshots'". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (July 31, 2018). "Film Review: 'Snapshots'". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". bafta.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "50th DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington Among Women's Image Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
Further reading
- Ileane Rudolph. "Catching Up With Melanie Mayron," TV Guide. Issue 2701. January 2, 2005.
External links
- Melanie Mayron at IMDb
- Melanie Mayron at Fandango
- Mayron's Goods (formerly Mayron's Good Baby), Melanie Mayron's Company for Natural Skin Products and Diaper Cream