
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.

Bones
TV • 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000

American Dad!
TV • 2005

American Dad!
TV • 2005

American Dad!
TV • 2005

Joey
TV • 2004

Medium
TV • 2005

The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995

Cougar Town
TV • 2009

Last Man Standing
TV • 2011

Masters of Sex
TV • 2013

Rules of Engagement
TV • 2007

Speechless
TV • 2016

True Jackson, VP
TV • 2008

Quintuplets
TV • 2004

Trial & Error
TV • 2017

Happy Family
TV • 2003

Notes from the Underbelly
TV • 2007