Melanie Papalia

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Melanie Rose Papalia (born July 11, 1984 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actress .

Life & Career

Melanie Rose Papalia, born in Vancouver in 1984, grew up in her hometown, which is the third largest film and television production facility in North America, and began making her first notable television appearances in 2003. She was seen in an episode of the Canadian police series Cold Squad and made another short appearance in Smallville the following year . The talented actress finally made her film debut in 2005, when she first appeared in the short film Dark Room and was also used in the television film Intelligence by Stephen Surjik . After being used in an episode of Killer Instinct , she made several appearances in various Canadian and US television series in 2006. In 2006 she was seen in an episode each of Supernatural , Godiva's , Saved or Blade - The Hunt Goes On . Also in 2006 she came into the cast of the series Intelligence , where she was used as Casey Whelan in a total of four episodes and worked again in one episode with the director Stephen Surjik.

After she had already gained some experience in various series in 2006, Papalia was brought into the extended cast of the comic book adaptation Painkiller Jane . In the 22-episode action series she was used in eleven episodes and had the character of Amanda Worth , the neighbor of the main character Jane Vasco (played by Kristanna Loken ), who is killed by a neuro later in the series . In addition, the young Canadian got a small role in Uwe Boll's feature film Postal that same year . After that, Papalia had a largely quiet year in 2008, in which she appeared in the film Sweet America , but was also active in two episodes of Aliens in America . She also made it into the cast of the short-lived Canadian sitcom The Assistants that year, where she appeared in six of the 13 episodes produced by 2009. From 2009 Papalia finally began to dedicate herself to film acting and was seen in a total of four different productions in the same year. In addition to American Pie presented: The Book of Love , in which she can be seen in a nude scene, among other things, the then 25-year-old was also featured in Dancing Trees , Angel and the Bad Man (a remake of the John Wayne western The Black Rider from 1947) and in the drama Christmas Crash (with Michael Madsen , Alexandra Paul , Elyse Levesque , etc.).

Also in 2010 Papalia was busy and worked in several film productions. For example, she stood in front of the camera in Frankie and Alice together with Oscar winner Halle Berry and was also seen in films such as Freshman Father , Confined and Hybrid . In addition, Vancouver-born Papalia also got a role in the Canadian television series Always a Bridesmaid , where she was used in an unknown number of episodes. In 2010 she made a film that was released in 2011 under the title Goodnight for Justice . In 2014 she was hired for the television series Suits , in which she played the role of Amy.

Filmography (selection)

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Melanie Papalia in the All Movie Guide (English) 2012, and thus two years later than planned, the film Indie Jonesing was also released , in which she played one of the leading roles.
  2. ↑ 'Suits': 'Newsroom' Actress to Recur in Season on hollywoodreporter.com, accessed on August 22, 2014. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Papalia, Melanie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Papalia, Melanie Rose (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada