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name: "Melissa McBride"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/melissa-mcbride"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 May 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T18:33:28.035667+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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# Melissa McBride

Actor. Born 23 May 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1965, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- **Also known as:** Melissa Suzanne McBride
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_McBride, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348940, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31535

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

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## Biography

Melissa Suzanne McBride is an American actress born on 23 May 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky. She began her career in the early 1990s with television commercials in Atlanta and made her series debut in an episode of *Matlock* (1993). She later appeared in guest roles on series including *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1997) and *Dawson's Creek* (1998), and in the film *The Mist* (2007). She previously worked as a casting director.

McBride is best known for portraying Carol Peletier in the AMC series *The Walking Dead* (2010–2022). Initially cast in a minor role, her character became a series regular from the second season and she appeared in every season. She has continued the role in the spin-off *The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon* (2023–present). She has received Saturn Awards and other nominations for the performance.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, as Carol Peletier — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon* (2023), series, as Carol Peletier (voice), Carol Peletier, Executive Producer
- *The Walking Dead: Origins* (2021), series, as Carol Peletier
- *The Happys* (2018), as Krista
- *Who?* (2018), as Carol Peletier (Tv Series Footage)
- *The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking* (2017), as Carol Peletier / Andrea Harrison (voice)
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, as Carol Peletier
- *The Reconstruction of William Zero* (2015), as Dr. Ashley Bronson
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Carol Peletier — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Delgo* (2008), as Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice)
- *Living Proof* (2008), as Sally
- *The Mist* (2007), as Woman With Kids at Home
- *The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys* (2002), as Mrs. Doyle
- *Pirates of Silicon Valley* (1999), as Elizabeth Holmes
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), series, as Melanie
- *Any Place But Home* (1997), as Brett
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Walker Young
- *Deadbeats* (1996), as Janet
- *A Season in Purgatory* (1996), series, as Mary Pat Bradley
- *American Gothic* (1995), series, Acting
- *Her Deadly Rival* (1995), as Ellie
- *Mutant Species* (1995), as Tiffany's Mom
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Dr. Rachel Woods
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Darlene Kellogg / Waitress

## Gallery

- ![Melissa McBride](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-59ffd0e1024e.jpg) Melissa McBride — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Melissa_McBride_2019.jpg/1280px-Melissa_McBride_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Greg Nicotero, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Alanna Masterson and Seth Gillia (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-dab9b1f08793.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Greg Nicotero, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Alanna Masterson and Seth Gillia (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Greg_Nicotero%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Lennie_James%2C_Chandler_Riggs%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Lauren_Cohan%2C_Alanna_Masterson_%26_Seth_Gilliam_%2836146618175%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Greg Nicotero, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Alanna Masterson a (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-8b7ba8bb5212.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Greg Nicotero, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Alanna Masterson a (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Greg_Nicotero%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Lennie_James%2C_Chandler_Riggs%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Lauren_Cohan%2C_Alanna_Masterson_%26_Seth_Gilliam_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Michael Cudlitz, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman and Emily Kinney speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Co](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-89101d439628.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Michael Cudlitz, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman and Emily Kinney speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Co — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Steven_Yeun%2C_Lauren_Cohan%2C_Michael_Cudlitz%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Chad_Coleman_%26_Emily_Kinney_%2814587311920%29.jpg/1280px-Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Steven_Yeun%2C_Lauren_Cohan%2C_Michael_Cudlitz%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Chad_Coleman_%26_Emily_Kinney_%2814587311920%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Melissa McBride](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-9cc9a6fd2dff.jpg) Melissa McBride — Image via TMDB
- ![Melissa McBride](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-33b3ccf38c33.jpg) Melissa McBride — Image via TMDB
- ![Melissa McBride](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-c4953d24c74b.jpg) Melissa McBride — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and Avi Nash speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con Internation](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-dec77631db2f.jpg) Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and Avi Nash speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con Internation — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride_%26_Avi_Nash_%2848411591157%29.jpg/1280px-Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride_%26_Avi_Nash_%2848411591157%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Avi Nash, Ryan Hurst, Nadia Hilker, Eleanor Matsuura and Cooper Andrews speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con](https://film.one/media/person/952663/gallery-7fe7e3632a64.jpg) Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Avi Nash, Ryan Hurst, Nadia Hilker, Eleanor Matsuura and Cooper Andrews speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Avi_Nash%2C_Ryan_Hurst%2C_Nadia_Hilker%2C_Eleanor_Matsuura_%26_Cooper_Andrews_%2848411612442%29.jpg/1280px-Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride%2C_Avi_Nash%2C_Ryan_Hurst%2C_Nadia_Hilker%2C_Eleanor_Matsuura_%26_Cooper_Andrews_%2848411612442%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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