Melanie Nelson

Melanie Nelson is originally from southern Utah. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Utah University and performed as a member of the Utah Shakespearean Festival acting company. She went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University where she performed at the Dallas Theater Center and Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park, among other venues. In addition to her degrees, she has trained with voice coach Patsy Rodenburg (Head of Voice at The National Theatre, author: The Right to Speak) and is a recognized actor/combatant by the SAFD.Some of her favorite roles with PAC include Becca in The Rabbit Hole, Ms Cheveley in An Ideal Husband, Chris in Dancing At Lughnasa, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Hanna in Arcadia and Catherine in Proof. Other roles include Portia in The Merchant of Venice (Greer Garson Theater), Annelle in Steel Magnolias (Provo Theatre Company), Ophelia in Hamlet (Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park), Amy Lee in Laundry & Bourbon (The Egyptian Theatre), Gloria in You Never Can Tell (The Water Tower Theatre), Senior Actor inSix Characters in Search of an Actor (Greer Garson Theater), Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Southwest Acting Company), Mariah in Loose Ends (Margo Jones Theater), Martha Cratchet in A Christmas Carol (The Dallas Theater Center), Maisy in SLAM – It Must Have Been Cold (Plan B Theatre Company) and Jane in The Women (Theatre Neo). Her television and film credits include: Midway to Heaven ...

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arlene Sanford
CAST:  Bridgit Mendler  •  Mia Talerico  •  Leigh-Allyn Baker  •  Bradley Steven Perry

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arlene Sanford
CAST:  Bridgit Mendler  •  Mia Talerico  •  Leigh-Allyn Baker  •  Bradley Steven Perry

Midway to Heaven (2011)

Years after his wife Kate died, Ned Stevens still cringes at the thought of dating other women. After all, why would he start dating again when he still has to look out for his daughter Liz? But when Liz comes home for a visit from college, she brings a surprise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Flynn
CAST:  Curt Doussett  •  Michelle Money  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Brittany Peltier

Years after his wife Kate died, Ned Stevens still cringes at the thought of dating other women. After all, why would he start dating again when he still has to look out for his daughter Liz? But when Liz comes home for a visit from college, she brings a surprise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Flynn
CAST:  Curt Doussett  •  Michelle Money  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Brittany Peltier

White on Rice (2009)

40-year-old Jimmy is growing up, or at least he's getting older. While mooching the upper bunk of his ten-year-old nephew's bed, he enjoys the never-ending generosity of his sister Aiko, and dodges the wrath of his impatient brother-in-law Tak. He thinks that if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Boyle
CAST:  Hiroshi Watanabe  •  Lynn Chen  •  Joy Osmanski  •  Cathy Shim

40-year-old Jimmy is growing up, or at least he's getting older. While mooching the upper bunk of his ten-year-old nephew's bed, he enjoys the never-ending generosity of his sister Aiko, and dodges the wrath of his impatient brother-in-law Tak. He thinks that if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Boyle
CAST:  Hiroshi Watanabe  •  Lynn Chen  •  Joy Osmanski  •  Cathy Shim

My Summer Prince (2016)

When a prince, and heir to the throne, finds himself in some hot water for his partying ways, the royal family decides to hire a top notch PR consultant to work with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Taylor Cole  •  Jack Turner  •  Lauren Holly  •  Marina Sirtis

When a prince, and heir to the throne, finds himself in some hot water for his partying ways, the royal family decides to hire a top notch PR consultant to work with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Taylor Cole  •  Jack Turner  •  Lauren Holly  •  Marina Sirtis

Being Charlie (2015)

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Nick Robinson  •  Common  •  Cary Elwes  •  Devon Bostick

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Nick Robinson  •  Common  •  Cary Elwes  •  Devon Bostick

12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)

When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Katrina Law  •  Donna Mills  •  Aaron O'Connell  •  Melanie Nelson

When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Katrina Law  •  Donna Mills  •  Aaron O'Connell  •  Melanie Nelson

Sharing Christmas (2017)

A real estate developer is given the opportunity of his career to transform an old shopping complex into a prime location. Unfortunately, there is one tenant who is holding out—the Christmas shop owner he met by happenstance just days ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Ellen Hollman  •  Bobby Campo  •  Dave Koz  •  Cynthia Gibb

A real estate developer is given the opportunity of his career to transform an old shopping complex into a prime location. Unfortunately, there is one tenant who is holding out—the Christmas shop owner he met by happenstance just days ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Ellen Hollman  •  Bobby Campo  •  Dave Koz  •  Cynthia Gibb

Enchanted Christmas (2017)

Weeks before Christmas, interior designer Laura is sent to her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico to remodel a landmark hotel. As Laura is kept busy with the renovations, her 8-year-old daughter Nicole is introduced to the art of salsa dancing at a local dance studio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Cunningham
CAST:  Alexa PenaVega  •  Carlos PenaVega  •  Randy Wayne  •  Chelsie Hightower

Weeks before Christmas, interior designer Laura is sent to her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico to remodel a landmark hotel. As Laura is kept busy with the renovations, her 8-year-old daughter Nicole is introduced to the art of salsa dancing at a local dance studio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Cunningham
CAST:  Alexa PenaVega  •  Carlos PenaVega  •  Randy Wayne  •  Chelsie Hightower

My Christmas Inn (2018)

With the holiday season in full swing, Jen Taylor is about to score a big promotion at the San Francisco ad agency where she works. But her life is unexpectedly turned upside down when she inherits a cozy inn in Alaska from her aunt. When she goes to inspect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Tia Mowry  •  Jackée Harry  •  Tim Reid  •  Erin Gray

With the holiday season in full swing, Jen Taylor is about to score a big promotion at the San Francisco ad agency where she works. But her life is unexpectedly turned upside down when she inherits a cozy inn in Alaska from her aunt. When she goes to inspect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Tia Mowry  •  Jackée Harry  •  Tim Reid  •  Erin Gray

Matchmaker Christmas (2019)

As the Christmas party for a book publishing company approaches, editor Maggie volunteers to help her boss Amanda find a date. Matchmaking is a bit of a hobby for Maggie, but she is thrown off her game when Jaxson, her old boyfriend from her college years, shows up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Brough
CAST:  Emily Rose  •  Corey Sevier  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Tamari Dunbar

As the Christmas party for a book publishing company approaches, editor Maggie volunteers to help her boss Amanda find a date. Matchmaking is a bit of a hobby for Maggie, but she is thrown off her game when Jaxson, her old boyfriend from her college years, shows up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Brough
CAST:  Emily Rose  •  Corey Sevier  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Tamari Dunbar

47 Minutes (2015)

Three perfect strangers, a selfless flight attendant, an overworked lawyer, and a down and out paramedic go about a normal day when a single action turns there lives upside down and puts their seemingly separate stories on a collision course converging on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Austin H. Wilson
CAST:  Corbin Allred  •  Andrew Diaz  •  Joshua Michael French  •  Marlon V. Gaines

Three perfect strangers, a selfless flight attendant, an overworked lawyer, and a down and out paramedic go about a normal day when a single action turns there lives upside down and puts their seemingly separate stories on a collision course converging on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Austin H. Wilson
CAST:  Corbin Allred  •  Andrew Diaz  •  Joshua Michael French  •  Marlon V. Gaines

Dying for a Daughter (2020)

Samantha's life is turned upside down after a terrifying car accident leaves her 10-year-old daughter Cassie severely injured. Already struggling to balance her consuming work life with her deteriorating marriage to Cassie's father, Tom, Samantha hires a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Olen Ray
CAST:  Brittany Underwood  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Brandon Ray Olive  •  Scarlett Roselynn

Samantha's life is turned upside down after a terrifying car accident leaves her 10-year-old daughter Cassie severely injured. Already struggling to balance her consuming work life with her deteriorating marriage to Cassie's father, Tom, Samantha hires a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Olen Ray
CAST:  Brittany Underwood  •  Melanie Nelson  •  Brandon Ray Olive  •  Scarlett Roselynn

Sweet Pecan Summer (2021)

Amanda must work with her ex-boyfriend, J.P., to sell her favorite aunt’s pecan farm. Putting aside their differences, old feelings start to rekindle and they question their life paths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dustin Rikert
CAST:  Christine Ko  •  Wes Brown  •  Lauren Tom  •  Chase Ramsey

Amanda must work with her ex-boyfriend, J.P., to sell her favorite aunt’s pecan farm. Putting aside their differences, old feelings start to rekindle and they question their life paths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dustin Rikert
CAST:  Christine Ko  •  Wes Brown  •  Lauren Tom  •  Chase Ramsey

A Cozy Christmas Inn (2022)

Real estate exec, Erika, travels to Alaska during Christmastime to acquire a bed and breakfast, only to discover that it’s owned by her ex. While there, she finds herself falling in love with the town and quite possibly him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Jodie Sweetin  •  David O'Donnell  •  Vivica A. Fox  •  Brian Doyle-Murray

Real estate exec, Erika, travels to Alaska during Christmastime to acquire a bed and breakfast, only to discover that it’s owned by her ex. While there, she finds herself falling in love with the town and quite possibly him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sullivan
CAST:  Jodie Sweetin  •  David O'Donnell  •  Vivica A. Fox  •  Brian Doyle-Murray