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name: "Melanie Mayron"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/melanie-mayron"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "20 October 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:24:45.305801+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Melanie Mayron

Actor and director. Born 20 October 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 20 October 1952, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1987–1992
- **Also known as:** Melanie Joy Mayron 

## Biography

Melanie Joy Mayron (born 20 October 1952) is an American actress and director. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors Studio.

Mayron is best known for playing photographer Melissa Steadman on the series *thirtysomething* (1987–1991), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She also directed episodes of the series. Her film acting credits include *Girlfriends* (1978).

As a director, Mayron has worked on numerous television series, including *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), *Dawson's Creek* (1998), *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), *Jane the Virgin* (2014), *GLOW* (2017) and *SEAL Team* (2017). Her feature directing credits include *The Baby-Sitters Club* (1995) and *Snapshots* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *thirtysomething* (1987), Actor, Director

## Also known for

- *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), Director
- *SEAL Team* (2017), Director
- *Mean Girls 2* (2011), Director
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), Director
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), Director
- *Charmed* (2018), Director
- *GLOW* (2017), Director
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), Director

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