Melanie Paxson
- Teen actor
Melanie Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree in theater from the University of Missouri. Relocating to Chicago, she received more training at the famed Second City and performed with another renowned theater troupe, Steppenwolf Theatre.
Acted in
Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024
as Fairy Godmother
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
2021
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Descendants 3
2019
as Fairy Godmother
Descendants 2
2017
as Fairy Godmother
Trial & Error
2017
as Gail
Speechless
2016
as Carla
Come Simi
2015
as Lucy
Truth Be Told
2015
as Linda
Descendants
2015
as Fairy Godmother
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Dolly
Masters of Sex
2013
as Mrs. Turnsworth
Last Man Standing
2011
as Liz
Cougar Town
2009
as Mary
Surviving Suburbia
2009
True Jackson, VP
2008
as Doris Aidem
Notes from the Underbelly
2007
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Deidre
Bones
2005
as Patty
American Dad!
2005
as (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Mother (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Harper (voice)
Medium
2005
as Miss Colletto
Joey
2004
as Marci
Happy Family
2003
as Sara Brennan
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003
as Joyce DeWitt
Slackers
2002
as Pissed Off Co-Ed
Kristin
2001
as Madeline
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Nancy Katz, soon to be Ellis
The Opera Lover
1999
as Bibi
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Teri