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Melania Rea

2026

The tragic story of Melania Rea, whose case reveals a toxic marriage marked by lies and manipulation.

Cordelia Bugeja

Cast · Known for The IT Crowd

Cordelia Bugeja is a British actress, best known for her roles as Melanie Hart in the soap opera Family Affairs, and the prostitute Kate in Respectable on Five. In 2006, she appeared briefly in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out as waitress Julie. (The producers had said in an interview that they had promised Bugeja a role after she stood in for someone at a read-through, but were forced to give her only a small part as Respectable was taking up most of her time. She appeared in over two dozen British TV commercials, notably the award-winning campaign for Sure antiperspirant with the punchline "Thank god you dumped him first!", and a hugely successful campaign for Yakult yoghurt drink. She had guest roles in The Bill once in 2005, where she appeared as the girlfriend of a man who was holding his dad and three officers hostage at St Hugh's and the second time in 2007 when she appeared in three episodes as Nina Lloyd, the ex partner of CPS solicitor Matt Hinkley who had driven her to a mental breakdown. She has also appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lilly Luxmore, in Cards on the Table in 2006 and in the Doctors episode Someone Else's Shoes as Branwen Owen in 2013.

Sonya Anand

Sonya has been a working actor both in Vancouver and in Toronto where she currently lives. While in Vancouver, Sonya pursued Psychology at UBC and soon realized it wasn't her path. Shortly thereafter, she began studying acting at the William Davis Center For Actors' Study and Lyric School of Acting. She appeared in various commercials as well as in t.v series such as Showtime's The L Word, Hallmark's MOV The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, CBC's Intelligence, and Davinci's Inquest where she was directed by Nicholas Campbell. After some time, Sonya decided to conquer Toronto and made her move. Her most recent work includes principle roles in ABC/Global's Rookie Blue and Combat Hospital. She also appeared as Dr. Qaderi in CBC's The Border and Agent Melanie Gadupta in the USA network's Covert Affairs. Sonya is currently working on a recurring role in the t.v series The Strain on FX created by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro.

Tia Mowry

Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches (2005) and its sequel, Twitches Too (2007). The two also starred in the fantasy comedy film Seventeen Again (2000) and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series Detention (1999–2000). They were featured in the reality series Tia & Tamera from 2011 to 2013. Mowry voiced Sasha in the animated series Bratz (2005–2006). She starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series The Game (2006–2015), Stephanie Phillips in the sitcom Instant Mom (2013–2015) and Cocoa McKellan in the sitcom Family Reunion (2019–2022). Mowry had starring roles in the teen comedy film The Hot Chick (2002), the musical comedy film The Mistle-Tones (2012), the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim (2013) and the drama film Indivisible (2018). Mowry and her sister, Tamera, formed a singing group in the early 1990s called Voices. The group debuted their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!", in 1992 and it charted at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tia Mowry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Miranda Ilissa

American female professional wrestler better known by her ring names Miranda and Miranda Salinas. She is know for her tenure in Booker T's Reality of Wrestling between 2014-2017. She appeared in WWE, as a member of Adam Rose's Rosebuds entourage. During July 2017, she was also part in the first annual Mae Young Classic where she debuted in the WWE ring as Miranda Salinas. Miranda Salinas debuted in WWE Hall of Famer Booker T's Reality of Wrestling in Houston Texas, on July 26, 2014. Her first match on that date, was at ROW Summer of Champions in a ROW Diamonds Championship 10 Woman Battle Royal match won by Cinema. She had her first singles match on September 13, where she was defeated by Kenzie Sykes. On November 8, Miranda teamed with Cinema in a tag match won by Kenzie Sykes and ODB. She would continue to wrestle in ROW over the course of 2015, 2016 and 2017 in a variety of matches including singles, tag teams and battle royals. She would also challenge for the ROW Diamonds Championshp, having wrestled her latest title match on November 12, 2016 in a three-way match against the champion Kylie Rae and second challenger Jada Keys. Salinas wrestled her last ROW match on April 8, 2017 at ROW Extrema, defeating Kayla Lynn. Miranda debuted on September 15 at VIPX Please Don't Die where she defeated Hyaneyoung and Nicole Savoy in a Three Way match. On October 28 at VIP Wrestling/Sabotage Wrestling Fight Girl Fight, Miranada won the Cross-Promotional Costume Battle Royal. She later during the event wrestled and lost to former WWE diva Brandi Rhodes. SHIMMER Women Athletes (2017-2018) Miranda made her debut at SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 96 in a dark match where she teaming with her fellow ROW Diamond Kylie Rae in a tag match defeating Karen Q & Ray Lyn. On April 14, 2018, Miranda returned at SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 101 in a four-way match won by Hudson Envy involving Dynamite DiDi and Kay Lee Ray. At SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 104, Miranda was defeated by Tessa Blanchard. RISE Wrestling (2017-2018) On November 10, Miranda arrived in RISE Wrestling at RISE 5: Rising Sun in a Four Way match involving Saraya Knight (mother of WWE diva Paige), Karen Q and Ray Lyn. Miranda returned on April 13 at RISE 7: Sensation, teaming with Kylie Rae in a tag match won by Melanie Cruise & Zoey Skye. World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2017) Miranda was previously featured as part of Adam Rose's Rosebuds. On July 13, 2017, Miranda made her in-ring debut participating in the WWE Mae Young Classic 2017, where she was eliminated in the first round by Rhea Ripley. Salinas made her international debut in Japan's World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, on January 3. There, she joined the opening night of the 2018 New Years Stars event, teaming with Xia Brookside to defeat Konami & Starlight Kid. She wrestled her first title match in Stardom, on February 24 for the SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship held by Toni Storm. On that same date, Miranda teamed with Bea Priestley & Nicole Savoy in a tag match against Jungle Kyona, Toni Storm & Xia Brookside ending in a time limit draw.

David Grant

David Beresford Grant MBE (born 8 August 1956) is an English singer and vocal coach. Grant became famous in the early 1980s as a member of UK soul/funk duo Linx, whose biggest hit was "Intuition" in 1981. He began a solo career in 1983 with the top 40 hit "Stop and Go". Further hits included "Watching You Watching Me" and two duets with Jaki Graham – "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", which reached number five in 1985, and the Todd Rundgren-penned "Mated", which made number 20 later that year. He has also worked as a session singer for artists including Diana Ross, Rick Astley and Lighthouse Family. David has become well known, along with his wife Carrie, as vocal coach on Pop Idol and judge/vocal coach on Fame Academy and its spin-off Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. In addition, he has worked with some of the UK's top pop acts including the Spice Girls, Take That, S Club, and more recently Will Young, Atomic Kitten, Melanie C, Lemar, Charlotte Church, Joss Stone, Geri Halliwell and Julian Perretta. He also appeared regularly as a panellist on the topical debate show The Wright Stuff. In 2006, he appeared in the four-part series The Sound of Musicals. In September 2006 he appeared on MasterChef. At the start of 2008 David Grant sat as a judge on The One and Only, where he again worked alongside Carrie.

Amy Nuttall

Cast · Known for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Amy Abigail Nuttall is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2000–2005), housemaid Ethel Parks in the ITV/PBS period drama Downton Abbey (2011–2012), and "Little" Jane Butterfield in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Nuttall was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. She was educated at Bury Grammar School for Girls and trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. She performed with the National Youth Music Theatre, notably playing the lead role of Princess Ismene in Aurelius at the Tyne Opera House, Newcastle and the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh in August 1997. Nuttall is credited as the youngest actress to ever understudy and play the lead role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (at age 17) (National Tour), she has sung at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Old Trafford and won an edition of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes as Sarah Brightman. Shortly before leaving Emmerdale, Nuttall appeared in Notes from New York at the Trafalgar Studios opposite Jon Lee and Julie Atherton. In 2005, she released her debut album as a classical vocalist, Best Days, on EMI Classics and filmed music videos for her tracks "Best Days", "No Greater Gift" and a version of "Scarborough Fair", which was heavily requested on Classic FM TV. Best Days peaked at number four in the UK classical chart and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2006 Classic BRIT Awards. In the same year, Nuttall took part in the reality TV programme Celebrity Shark Bait, which also featured Richard E. Grant and Ruby Wax and appeared in Celebrate Oliver, a musical special for BBC1. In the autumn of 2005, Nuttall toured the UK extensively as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady to critical acclaim. She shared the role with Lisa O'Hare on the National Tour due to other commitments with her first album. The tour started on 5 October 2005 at the Palace Theatre in Manchester and ended on 12 August 2006 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. In January 2007, Nuttall performed on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night with an 80-piece live orchestra and in May 2007, she joined the cast of the stage revival of Boeing-Boeing at the Comedy Theatre opposite Patricia Hodge, Mark Rylance and Roger Allam. On 2 October 2007, Nuttall replaced Kim Medcalf in the London production of Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre, transferring directly from her role in Boeing-Boeing. In April 2008, Nuttall's initial six-month contract was extended until the production's closure on 21 June. Nuttall appeared in Hotel Babylon in 2009 as Melanie Hughes, the new hotel receptionist. In June and July 2010, Nuttall played one of the lead roles in the revival of the hit musical The Hired Man at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Later that year, she returned to the Octagon Theatre, Bolton to play Stella Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire. She shared the role of the Lady of the Lake in the UK tour of Spamalot, which began on 18 October 2010 at the Edinburgh Playhouse. From September 2011, Nuttall began appearing in the second series of Downton Abbey, appearing as the new maid, Ethel.

Shaike Ophir

Shaike Ophir (Hebrew: שייקה אופיר; November 4, 1928 – August 17, 1987) was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime. Yeshayahu (Shaike) Goldstein-Ophir was born in Jerusalem. His family was Masortiim, and his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry in the city goes back to the mid-19th century. He studied acting as an adolescent but left school in the 1940s to enlist in the Palmach. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he escorted convoys to the besieged city of Jerusalem and took part in naval battles. Thanks to his comic skills he was accepted to the Chezbatron, an army entertainment troupe. In the 1950s, he made a name for himself as a multi-talented performer. He even recorded a few hit songs during this period. During the late 1950s and early 1960s Ophir occasionally guest-starred in American TV shows such as Shirley Temple's Storybook and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (in the episode "The Waxwork," where he was billed as Shai K. Ophir). Ophir acted in 28 films, wrote, directed, and starred in several variety shows, and was an accomplished mime, appearing alongside Marcel Marceau. He reached the peak of his international fame in the title role of Ha-Shoter Azoulay (literally, Policeman Azoulay, translated as The Policeman), a film vehicle by Ephraim Kishon which won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Film (1972) and was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Academy Award the same year. He also starred in other Ephraim Kishon films, including Ervinka, Blaumilch Canal and The Fox in the Chicken Coop, and the 1973 Moshé Mizrahi film Daughters, Daughters. In 1977 he starred opposite Melanie Griffith in The Garden. In 1985, Ophir starred in a stage adaptation of Janusz Korczak's children's novel King Matt the First, where he played seven different roles. The children's play was very successful and ran for three years. Over this period Ophir was diagnosed with lung cancer, to which he succumbed in 1987. Ophir was a theatrical director for HaGashash HaHiver. He also directed the Israeli movie Hamesh Ma'ot Elef Shahor, and wrote the screenplay for 4 Israeli movies. He wrote and performed many sketches and comedy routines, many of which are still popular in Israel today. He also did a series of Arabic-instruction TV programs that ran through the 1980s. He also appeared in the Chuck Norris film, The Delta Force. Ophir was married twice and had four children, two from each spouse. His daughter, Karin Ophir, is also an actress. Shaike Ophir, a heavy smoker, died from lung cancer in 1987.

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool in 1964 and brought up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire where she attended Breck School. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, alongside Louise Plowright and Mark Strong, and graduated in 1987. Bradshaw's first television role came in 1988 when she played the Princess in an episode of The Storyteller. The following year she appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse ("The Secret of Bay 5B") and in the 1989 comedy musical film, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool alongside Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane. Then in 1990, she played Melanie in the acclaimed BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opposite Charlotte Coleman. She also appeared in four episodes of the ITV crime drama Chancer. She made a number of television appearances throughout the 1990s, In 1996, Bradshaw appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, and from 1997 to 1999 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company She has also appeared in Down to Earth and Midsomer Murders. In 2003, she played Paula in romantic drama film, The Mother opposite Daniel Craig, and in 2004 she played Mary Webb in the BBC musical drama Blackpool. She appeared in two films in 2006. Firstly, the romantic comedy Venus, as Jillian. She appeared in the psychological thriller Like Minds as Helen Colbie. She played Margaret Littlefair in the satirical black comedy television series Suburban Shootout which aired on Five and Paramount Comedy in the United Kingdom. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon.

Mélania Solano

Melania Maccaferri

Cast · Known for CentoVetrine

Melânia Gomes

Cast · Known for The Imposter, Floribella, Vitória

Zabryna Guevara

Cast · Known for Daredevil: Born Again, Gotham, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Zabryna Guevara (born January 12, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Melania Ortiz in 3 lbs and Sarah Essen in Gotham. Guevara is also a theatrical actress and in 2013 held the role of Yazmin in the award-winning Quiara Alegría Hudes play Water by the Spoonful at Second Stage Theater. She is of mixed Hispanic and Black descent. Zabryna Guevara was born January 12, 1972. Her first role was in Law & Order as Lucita in 1997. Also in 1997, she starred in the film, The Hotel Manor Inn, as Denise. Guevara would then guest star in 2 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2002 and 2005 as Annie Colon and Julia Ortiz, respectively. She would guest star in Law & Order again as Salma in 2003. In 2006, Guevara starred in the series 3 lbs as Melania Ortiz. In 2013, held the role of Yazmin in the award-winning Quiara Alegría Hudes play Water by the Spoonful at Second Stage Theater. In 2014, she landed the role of Trask's secretary in the film X-Men: Days of Future Past. Also in 2014, Guevara landed the role of Sarah Essen in Gotham. She is set to appear in the Marvel Studios Disney+ TV show Daredevil: Born Again. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zabryna Guevara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Donald Trump

Cast · Known for Dirty Money

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He is currently serving as the 47th President of the United States of America, having previously held the office from 2017 to 2021. Trump was previously a producer and actor, known for The Apprentice (2004), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump (2011). He has been married to Melania Trump since January 22, 2005. The couple have one child. Prior to that, he was married to Ivana Trump and Marla Maples.

Laura Benanti

Cast · Known for No Hard Feelings, Younger

Laura Benanti (born July 15, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Over the course of her Broadway career, she has received five Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2016 she starred in She Loves Me as Amalia Balash, which was televised. She played Elsa Schräder in the 2013 NBC television production of The Sound of Music Live!, appeared as Sadie Stone in Nashville in 2014 and 2015 and that same year began playing twin sisters Alura and Astra in the TV series Supergirl. Beginning in 2017, Benanti appeared as Edie Randall in the TBS comedy The Detour. Since 2016, she has had a recurring role as First Lady Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Melinda Hill

Melinda Hill (born 22 December 1972) is an award-winning comedian, writer and actress who has worked with many of the greats including Cameron Crowe, Kristen Wiig, Maria Bamford, Sarah Silverman, Nick Swardson and Robin Williams. LA Weekly says Melinda Hill’s “bubbly, adorable persona belies outlandish comedy” while Laughspin calls her “a wonderfully prolific, whip-smart comedian.” She’s been described as a “dynamic triple threat” who’s “mastered the art of humorous incongruity” with “deceptively demure faux-cluelessness” by Maui Aloha Update, Chicago NewCity Stage and Las Vegas City Life. Basically she delivers smart satire on a sparkle rainbow. Some credits include the Emmy and Peabody award-winning series Adventure Time, viral hit Confessions of a Tooth Fairy with Kristen Wiig, “Melania Trump’s Cousins” with EG Daily, Netflix’s Lady Dynamite, the JJ Abrams series Roadies, and Comedy Central shows Reno 911, Sarah Silverman Program, Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, and Important Things with Demetri Martin. Her stand-up has been featured on The Late Late Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show, BBC’s The World Stands Up, Comics Unleashed, Who Wants To Date a Comedian, StandUp In Stilettos, and Comedy.TV among others. She’s performed for troops in Hawaii, Guam, Singapore, Japan, Honduras, Curacao, Bahamas, Guantanomo Bay and Greenland. As a writer she’s created, written, and starred in four digital series which have garnered millions of views on multiple platforms. Her web series The Program, co-created with Maria Bamford and produced by Funny or Die, was named one of LA Weekly’s “10 best web series of 2014” while her series Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill was recognized for “outstanding acting and writing in a comedy series” by LA Weekly Web Awards, LA Web Fest, IndieWire, and LA Film Fest. She has written and directed projects for Super Deluxe, Huffington Post Comedy and Channel 101 and her pilot was featured in Variety’s “top female-written pilots” on the 2017 WriteHer list. She currently performs all over the world, is writing a feature film, and consults award-winning clients, many of whom have become successful stand-up comedians and created their own series.

Melanie Oliver

Editor · Known for Before I Go to Sleep, Les Misérables, Moana

Melanie Oliver is a New Zealand film and television editor.

Melanie Paxson

Cast · Known for Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, Descendants: The Rise of Red

Melanie Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree in theater from the University of Missouri. Relocating to Chicago, she received more training at the famed Second City and performed with another renowned theater troupe, Steppenwolf Theatre.

Melanie Lynskey

Cast · Known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Two and a Half Men, Don't Look Up

Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born May 16, 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American dialects, she works predominantly in independent films. Lynskey made her film debut at age 17 portraying Pauline Parker in Heavenly Creatures (1994). She went on to establish herself as a character actress through supporting parts in Ever After (1998); But I'm a Cheerleader (1999); Coyote Ugly (2000); Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Shattered Glass (2003); Flags of Our Fathers (2006); Away We Go; Up in the Air; The Informant! (all 2009); Win Win (2011); The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012); and Don't Look Up (2021). Her starring role in Hello I Must Be Going (2012) proved to be a turning point in Lynskey's career, with subsequent lead parts in Happy Christmas (2014), The Intervention (2016), and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) highlighting her as a prominent figure in independent cinema. On television, Lynskey played Rose in Two and a Half Men (2003-2015), Shauna in Yellowjackets (2021-2026) and Kathleen in The Last of Us (2023). Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Melanie Horeschowsky

Melanie Reichert

Melanie Waelde

Melanie Straub

Melanie Straub (born 1976 in Waiblingen) is a German actress. Melanie Straub wanted to become an actress even as a child; however, she initially began with pantomime, as she felt she was too shy at the time. After graduating from high school, and at her parents' request, she first completed training as a physiotherapist; she subsequently worked for about a year in a psychiatric facility, where she led a theater group for patients with substance use disorders. From 2000 to 2003/04, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. In 2004, she received the Ensemble Prize at the Theatertreffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielstudierender (Theater Festival for German-Speaking Acting Students) in Graz for her performance in *Die Gerechten*. Her first permanent engagement took her to Schauspiel Magdeburg, where she was a member of the ensemble starting in 2004. There, she played—among other roles—Effi Briest, Lady Macbeth, and the title roles in *Maria Stuart*, *Iphigenie auf Tauris*, and *Emilia Galotti*. In 2006, she was awarded the Young Artists' Sponsorship Prize at Theater Magdeburg, and in 2010, she received the Otto Kasten Prize for young theater artists. From 2009 to 2017, Straub was a member of the ensemble at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. There, she played—among other roles—Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire*, Katharina in *The Taming of the Shrew*, and roles in *Three Sisters*, *Dogville*, and *Kirschgarten – Die Rückkehr*. In 2015, she was awarded the Potsdam Theater Prize. Starting in 2017, she also appeared as a guest performer at Schauspiel Frankfurt. Alongside her theater work, Straub has also taken on roles in film and television productions. She has appeared in—among others—*Willkommen auf dem Land*, *Neufeld, mitkommen!*, *Hedi Schneider steckt fest*, *Als wir träumten*, and *Die Protokollantin*, as well as in the ZDF television series *SOKO Wismar*. Melanie Straub is married to the actor Wolfgang Vogler and is the mother of two children.

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