Acting · Champaign, Illinois, USA · Born September 26, 1972
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.
MovieDescendants: Wicked Wonderland
2026
as Fairy Godmother
MovieDescendants: The Rise of Red
2024
as Fairy Godmother
MovieDescendants: The Royal Wedding
2021
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
MovieDescendants 3
2019
as Fairy Godmother
MovieDescendants 2
2017
as Fairy Godmother
TVTrial & Error
2017
as Gail
TVSpeechless
2016
as Carla
MovieCome Simi
2015
as Lucy
TVTruth Be Told
2015
as Linda
MovieDescendants
2015
as Fairy Godmother
MovieSaving Mr. Banks
2013
as Dolly
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Mrs. Turnsworth
TVLast Man Standing
2011
as Liz
TVCougar Town
2009
as Mary
TVSurviving Suburbia
2009
TVTrue Jackson, VP
2008
as Doris Aidem
TVNotes from the Underbelly
2007
as Julie
TVRules of Engagement
2007
as Deidre
TVRelated
2005
as Kathy
TVKitchen Confidential
2005
as Jessica
TVBones
2005
as Patty
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as (voice)
TVMedium
2005
as Miss Colletto
TVJoey
2004
as Marci
TVQuintuplets
2004
as Lisa
TVHappy Family
2003
as Sara Brennan
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003
as Joyce DeWitt
MovieSlackers
2002
as Pissed Off Co-Ed
TVKristin
2001
as Madeline
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Nancy Katz, soon to be Ellis
MovieThe Opera Lover
1999
as Bibi
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Teri
