Melanie Paxson
Biography
Melanie Paxson is an American actress who broke in through Chicago television, performing with a young actors group on WCIU-TV and turning up in the station's promos. Born in Champaign, Illinois, she earned an uncredited part in Early Edition in 1997, and her first notable role came as Jaclyn, a recurring character she played on ABC's Cupid across 1998 and 1999. She went on to guest spots in The Drew Carey Show, Joey and Medium and to regular work in the sitcoms Happy Family, as Sara Brennan, and Notes from the Underbelly, as Julie, plus a recurring part on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. Her films include Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and the television movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company (2003), where she starred as Joyce DeWitt. She played the Fairy Godmother in the Descendants series, the only cast member in all five installments, among them Descendants (2015) and Descendants 3 (2019).
54years old
Turns 55 on September 26in 349 days
- Born Champaign
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Melanie Deanne Paxson
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 23 years2003 to 2026
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Melanie Paxson was the only cast member to appear in all five installments of the Descendants film series, playing the Fairy Godmother.
First role
Paxson's first notable screen role came in 1998, when she began playing Jaclyn on the ABC series Cupid. She kept the recurring part through 1999.
First role
Before her screen career, Paxson performed with The Crew on the U, a group of young actors appearing in promos for Chicago's WCIU-TV.
Melanie Paxson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'2003as Joyce DeWitt
IMDb rating 6.4470 votes
Most often with
Kenny Ortega directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Kenny Ortega
Also four films together1 more actor
- Mitchell HopeDescendants: The Royal Wedding (2021), Descendants 3 (2019), Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.