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Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Highest Rated: 94% Missing (1982)

Lowest Rated: 0% Gable and Lombard (1976)

Birthday: Oct 20, 1952

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Best-known for her intense portrayal of the free-spirited Melissa in the acclaimed ABC drama series "thirtysomething," the petite auburn-haired Mayron began her career touring the US in a production of "Godspell." She made her film debut as a teenage hitchhiker opposite Art Carney in "Harry and Tonto" (1974) and earned acclaim for her realistic portrait of a zaftig Jewish photographer whose roommate leaves to marry in Claudia Weill's "Girlfriends" (1978). Subsequent film appearances failed to capitalize on her unique appeal and, except for Costa-Gavras' "Missing" (1982), she was virtually wasted. Mayron joined director-screenwriter Catlin Adams to create HighTop Films, for which she produced the 1988 feature "Sticky Fingers," which failed to find an audience or strong critical response, and the 1988 award-winning short "Little Shiny Shoes."

Highest rated movies

94% Missing
93% Girlfriends
88% Harry and Tonto
86% Car Wash 71% My Blue Heaven
38% Itty Bitty T...y Committee
20% Checking Out
17% You Light Up My Life

Photos

GIRL FRIENDS, Melanie Mayron, 1978 GIRL FRIENDS, from left: Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, 1978 CAR WASH, Melanie Mayron, 1976 THE BOSS' WIFE, Daniel Stern, Melanie Mayron, 1986, (c)TriStar Pictures GIRL FRIENDS, from left: Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, 1978 GIRL FRIENDS, Anita Skinner, Melanie Mayron, 1978, (c) Warner Brothers GIRL FRIENDS, from left: Christopher Guest, Melanie Mayron, 1978 GIRL FRIENDS, Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, 1978, (c) Warner Brothers SLAP HER SHE'S FRENCH, director Melanie Mayron, 2002 CAR WASH, Melanie Mayron, Sully Boyar, 1976 STICKY FINGERS, Melanie Mayron, Helen Slater, 1988, (c)International Spectrafilm STICKY FINGERS, Melanie Mayron, 1988, (c)International Spectrafilm STICKY FINGERS, Melanie Mayron, Helen Slater, 1988, (c)International Spectrafilm YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE, Melanie Mayron, Didi Conn, Lisa Reeves, 1977 GIRL FRIENDS, Anita Skinner, Bob Balaban, Melanie Mayron, 1978, (c) Warner Brothers CHECKING OUT, Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, 1989, (c) Warner Brothers HEARTBEEPS, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, CrimeBuster (voice: Ron Gans), 1981. ©Universal Pictures. STICKY FINGERS, Melanie Mayron, Helen Slater, 1988, (c)International Spectrafilm MISSING, John Shea, Melanie Mayron, Sissy Spacek, 1982, (c)Universal Pretty Little Liars, Melanie Mayron (L), Tammin Sursok (R), 'That Girl Is Poison', Season 3, Ep. #5, 07/10/2012, ©ABCFAMILY
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
75% 93% Snapshots Director,
Executive Producer 		- 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Playdate Director - 2013
10% 28% Breaking the Girls Annie (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet LIttle Women Big Cars Director - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Women, Big Cars 2 Director - 2012
No Score Yet 29% Mean Girls 2 Director - 2011
38% 56% Itty Bitty T...y Committee Courtney (Character) $16.5K 2007
No Score Yet 37% Campus Confidential Director - 2005
No Score Yet 30% Zeyda and the Hitman Director - 2004
38% 38% Slap Her, She's French! Director - 2002
No Score Yet 20% Range of Motion Alice Taylor (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet East of A Unknown (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 51% Toothless Mindy (Character),
Director 		- 1997
67% 47% The Baby-Sitters Club Director $9.0M 1995
No Score Yet 34% Freaky Friday Director - 1995
No Score Yet 60% Ordeal in the Arctic Susan "Sue" Hillier (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Other Women's Children Dr. Amelia Stewart (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stolen: One Husband Unknown (Character) - 1990
71% 59% My Blue Heaven Crystal (Character) $22.8M 1990
20% 23% Checking Out Jenny Macklin (Character) $12.7K 1989
No Score Yet 22% Sticky Fingers Lolly (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 1988
No Score Yet 38% The Boss' Wife Janet Keefer (Character) - 1986
94% 85% Missing Terry Simon (Character) - 1982
0% 25% Heartbeeps Susan (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 74% Playing for Time Marianne (Character) - 1980
93% 69% Girlfriends Susan Weinblatt (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 15% The Great Smokey Roadblock Lula (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold Madelaine (Character) - 1978
17% 20% You Light Up My Life Annie Gerrard (Character) - 1977
86% 60% Car Wash Marsha (Character) - 1976
0% 46% Gable and Lombard Dixie (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 71% Hustling Dee Dee (Character) - 1975
88% 81% Harry and Tonto Ginger (Character) - 1974

TV

Credit
50% 65% Not Dead Yet Director 2024
95% 94% P-Valley Director 2022
76% 89% Why Women Kill Director 2021
No Score Yet 83% Dynasty Director 2018-2019 2021
89% 88% The Baker and the Beauty Director 2020
68% 68% Tommy Director 2020
100% 86% Jane The Virgin Unknown (Guest Star),
Director 		2015-2020
36% 64% Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Director 2020
43% 81% The Enemy Within Director 2019
No Score Yet 48% Charmed Director 2018-2019
No Score Yet 86% SEAL Team Director 2017
90% 87% Grace and Frankie Director 2016-2017
75% 86% Chasing Life Director 2014-2015
81% 81% Pretty Little Liars Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Army Wives Director 2010-2012
75% 65% Greek Director 2008-2009
No Score Yet 38% 90210 Director 2008-2009
90% 57% In Treatment Director 2008
19% No Score Yet Lipstick Jungle Patty Bloom (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
62% No Score Yet Arli$$ Director 1998-2000
No Score Yet 77% Dawson's Creek Director 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Something So Right Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
100% 66% The Larry Sanders Show Director 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nash Bridges Unknown (Guest Star),
Director 		1996 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mad About You Dorie (Guest Star) 1997
86% 86% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
83% No Score Yet thirtysomething Melissa Steadman (Character) 1987-1991
No Score Yet 83% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finder of Lost Loves Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rhoda Unknown (Guest Star) 1975-1976