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Melanie Mayron 
Mayron at the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) benefit, 1990Born Melanie Joy Mayron
October 20, 1952
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Occupation Actress, director Years active 1974–present Children 2 Melanie Joy Mayron (born October 20, 1952) is an American actress and director of film and television. Mayron is best known for portraying the role of photographer Melissa Steadman on the ABC drama Thirtysomething.[1]
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Biography
Mayron was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jewish[2] parents Norma (née Goodman), a real estate agent and Russian American Jew,[2] and David Mayron, a pharmaceutical chemist.[1] She trained as an actress at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mayron is the mother of Olivia and Miles, born in 1998.[1] Most recently, she and her chemist father have developed a line of skin care products for babies and adults called "Mayron's Good Baby".
Mayron appeared in the 1974 movie Harry and Tonto, in the 1976 movie Car Wash and starred in 1978's Girlfriends.[1] In the late 1970s, she played Brenda Morgenstern's best friend, Sandy Franks, on three episodes of the sitcom Rhoda.[1] In 1988, she wrote, produced, and directed the comedy film Sticky Fingers.[1][1] In 1995, Mayron directed The Baby-Sitters Club, a film based upon the book series of the same name.[1] She also directed the television movie Toothless (1997) starring Kirstie Alley and the movie Slap Her... She's French (2002), starring Piper Perabo (which appeared on television as She Gets What She Wants). In 2006, she appeared as a judge in the reality show Looking for Stars on the Starz! channel.[1] In addition, she has served as director for a number of television shows such as In Treatment, Providence, Dawson's Creek, Ed, State of Grace, Nash Bridges, Wasteland, Tell Me You Love Me and The Naked Brothers Band.
Awards
Winner:
- 1979: Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival (Girlfriends)
- 1989: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)
Nominations:
- 1998: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs (The Wonderful World of Disney: Toothless)
- 1991: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)
- 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)
Bibliography
- Ileane Rudolph. "Catching Up With Melanie Mayron," TV Guide. Issue 2701. January 2, 2005.
References
External links
- Melanie Mayron at the Internet Movie Database
- Melanie Mayron at Yahoo! Movies
- Mayron's Goods (formerly Mayron's Good Baby), Melanie Mayron's Company for Natural Skin Products and Diaper Cream
Films directed by Melanie Mayron 1900s 2000s 2010s Mean Girls 2 (2011)Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series (1976–2000) Ellen Corby (1976) · Kristy McNichol (1977) · Nancy Marchand (1978) · Kristy McNichol (1979) · Nancy Marchand (1980) · Nancy Marchand (1981) · Nancy Marchand (1982) · Doris Roberts (1983) · Alfre Woodard (1984) · Betty Thomas (1985) · Bonnie Bartlett (1986) · Bonnie Bartlett (1987) · Patricia Wettig (1988) · Melanie Mayron (1989) · Marg Helgenberger (1990) · Madge Sinclair (1991) · Valerie Mahaffey (1992) · Mary Alice (1993) · Leigh Taylor-Young (1994) · Julianna Margulies (1995) · Tyne Daly (1996) · Kim Delaney (1997) · Camryn Manheim (1998) · Holland Taylor (1999) · Allison Janney (2000)
Complete List · (1959–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- 1952 births
- 20th-century actors
- 21st-century actors
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- American health care businesspeople
- American Jews
- Actors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- American film actors
- American film directors
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American television actors
- American television directors
- Female film directors
- Female television directors
- Jewish actors
- Jewish inventors
- Living people
- People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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