Melanie Merkosky
| Melanie Merkosky | |
|---|---|
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| Portrays | Jennie |
| Background information | |
| Age | 0 |
| Birthday | July 11th, 1982 |
| MySpace | melaniemerkosky |
| IMDB | on IMDB.com |
Melanie Joanna Merkosky is the actress who plays Jennie in the lonelygirl15 web series. She grew up Canada, and performed in theaters across the country before going on tour with the musical "Mamma Mia!" with the First National Touring Company.
With her interests primarily in acting for film and television, Melanie pursued this at a young age, and while still living in Canada, she landed small roles in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" the T.V. series, and the T.V. movies "Noah" and "The Sheldon Kennedy Story." She then went on to become a series regular on the show "Slings and Arrows" and had the opportunity to perform original songs written by the Tony Award winning duo Greg Morrison and Lisa Lambert. She has since appeared in additional programs, including "'Til Death Do Us Part," "Slings and Arrows," and "Runaway." In 2006, Melanie played Natalie in the movie American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile, the role for which she is probably best known. To help promote the movie, Melanie did a Maxim shoot with some of her other female co-stars.
The following year, Melanie got the part of Jennie in lonelygirl15. She had heard of the show before getting cast, but hadn't realized how widespread and interactive it was until she started doing research. The casting process involved a total of four auditions, the last one being a "chemistry read" alongside Jackson Davis and Alexandra Dreyfus. Since joining, Melanie has commented on the fan interaction, saying, "I think it's great. There is a real family dynamic at lg15, and the fans are a huge part of that."
In late February 2008, Melanie headed to Canada to shoot a short film called Shay & Stay From Planet Sun. Not much is known about the project at this time, other than that it will be submitted to all major short film festivals.
