Melora Hardin
| Melora Hardin | |
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 Hardin at the premiere of 27 Dresses, January 2008 |
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| Born | Melora Diane Hardin June 29, 1967 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Gildart Jackson (1997–present) (2 children) |
| Website | |
| http://www.melora.com/ | |
Melora Diane Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA's Monk.
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[edit] Early life
Hardin was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of acting manager/coach and retired actress Diane (née Hill) and actor Jerry Hardin.[1] She is the sister of Flock CEO Shawn Hardin.[2] She was raised in San Francisco, California, after her family moved there when she was 4 years old. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College.
[edit] Career
[edit] 1970s-1990s
Hardin started her acting career as the young star of the television series Thunder (1977–1978), and has appeared in over 70 movies and television programs since, including two 1981 Little House on the Prairie episodes (as Belinda Stevens in "The Reincarnation of Nellie", Parts 1 and 2) as well as playing Michele Pierson in the 1983 television movie Little House: Look Back to Yesterday. She starred as Baby in the short-lived 1988 television series Dirty Dancing (based on the 1987 film of the same name) and two 1992 episodes of Quantum Leap (as Abigail in "Trilogy," Parts 2 and 3). She co-starred in the 1990 dancing movie Lambada as Sandy. She appeared in Absolute Power (1997) as Christy Sullivan and played Ross's dirty talking love interest in season 1 episode 15 of Friends. She was also originally cast in Back to the Future as Jennifer Parker, but was re-cast after Eric Stoltz (the original Marty McFly) was let go. Hardin was deemed too tall to star alongside Michael J. Fox.
[edit] 2000s-present
Hardin starred in the 2000-2001 series Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family, and 2004-2009 she played the recurring role of Trudy Monk, the title character's deceased wife, on the USA Network series Monk. She appeared on the series NCIS as former Petty Officer Erin Toner in the episode "The Curse".[3] In 2005, Hardin portrayed Linda Evans in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty.[4][5] Hardin played former corporate manager Jan Levenson on The Office since the show's debut in 2005 until 2011.
Hardin later appeared in the 2006 film Thank You for Smoking, and appears in Hannah Montana: The Movie as Robby Ray's (Billy Ray Cyrus') love interest. The film premiered on April 10, 2009.[6]
She played the role of Fantine in the Hollywood Bowl's concert of Les Misérables in Summer 2008.[7]
Hardin also appeared in several episodes of the popular web show, Elevator, on YouTube.
Hardin made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago: The Musical on December 29, 2008. She stayed with the show until February 12, 2009.[8]
Hardin was cast as a major character in the NBC drama Outlaw, playing a powerful senior partner of an elite law firm, and the main love interest to the series' protagonist, played by Jimmy Smits.[9]
[edit] Singing career
Hardin sang the National Anthem at the season opening hockey game of the Anaheim Ducks on October 13, 2010.[10]
Hardin also sang the Star Spangled Banner at the season opening hockey game of the NHL Phoenix Coyotes on October 16, 2010 [11]
Hardin's singing hasn't been limited to sporting events. She played a nightclub singer in Disney's The Rocketeer (1991), where she can be heard singing "Begin the Beguine". She also played a major role in the TV movie Tower of Terror, where she sings "Boy of My Dreams."
Hardin also sang the National Anthem at the Dover International Speedway for the AAA 400 on October 2, 2011.
[edit] Filmography
| Film and television | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1977 | The Cliffwood Avenue Kids | Melora | TV movie | |
| 1977 - 1978 | Thunder | Cindy Prescott | 12 Episodes | |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Courtney Chenault-Teenage Daughter | Episode: Double Wedding/Ventriloquists, The/Julie Falls Hard | |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Carmel | ||
| 1979, 1982 | Quincy, M.E. | Amanda/Abigail 'Abby' Garvin | 2 Episodes | |
| 1980 | Diff'rent Strokes | Emily Morehouse | Episode: Skin Deep or True Blue | |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Amy Warner | Episode: What Are Friends For? | ||
| Haywire | Brooke Hayward, age 11 | TV movie | ||
| 1980 - 1981 | Secrets of Midland Heights | Micki Carroll | 10 Episodes | |
| 1981 | Little House on the Prairie | Belinda Stevens | 2 Episodes | |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Nancy Perkins Gillis | Episode: Luther Gillis: File #521 | |
| The Family Tree | Tess Benjamin | |||
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Michele Pierson | TV movie | ||
| 1984 | Mama Malone | Kathleen | Episode: The Education of Frankie | |
| 1985 | Papa Was a Preacher | Janette | ||
| The Best Times | Joy Villafranco | |||
| 1986 | Soul Man | Whitney | ||
| Iron Eagle | Katie | |||
| Hotel | Beth | Episode: Heroes | ||
| 1988 - 1989 | Dirty Dancing | Frances 'Baby' Kellerman | 11 Episodes | |
| 1989 | Big Man on Campus | Cathy | ||
| The Jeweller's Shop | Monica | |||
| Tour of Duty | Christine Pierson | 2 Episodes | ||
| 1990 | Lambada | Sandy Thomas | ||
| Shangri-La Plaza | Amy | TV movie | ||
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | South Seas Singer | ||
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | Louise Trotsky | Episode: Torch Song | |
| Quantum Leap | Abigail Fuller | 2 Episodes | ||
| Miles from Nowhere | Teresa | TV movie | ||
| 1993 | Reckless Kelly | Robin Banks | ||
| Moon Over Miami | Emily Booker | Episode: My Old Flame | ||
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Molly Flynn | Episode: Operation Blackout | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Cindy Warrick | Episode: Roadkill | ||
| Matlock | Lisa Swift | Episode: The Scandal | ||
| Golden Gate | Susan Carlino | TV movie | ||
| The Pornographer | Sasha Leon Hoffner | |||
| 1994, 1996 | Renegade | Laura McMillan/Kelly Anderson | 2 Episodes | |
| 1995 | Friends | Celia | Episode: The One with the Stoned Guy | |
| Touched by an Angel | Lizbeth | Episode: The Big Bang | ||
| 1995, 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Savannah Bellows/POX Publicist Melanie Cooper | 2 Episodes | |
| 1996 | The Undercover Kid | Clyde | ||
| Chameleon | Jill Hallman | |||
| Caroline in the City | Beth | Episode: Caroline and the Bridesmaids | ||
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Christy Sullivan | ||
| Tower of Terror | Claire Poulet | TV movie | ||
| Things That Go Bump | Chloe Garrett | TV movie | ||
| Orleans | Gina Vitelli | 2 Episodes | ||
| 1997 - 1998 | The Tom Show | Lorraine | 2 Episodes | |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Wendy Dawson | Episode: Homefront | |
| Timecop | Edith Thomas | Episode: Lost Voyage | ||
| Erasable You | Calamity | |||
| 1999 | Seven Girlfriends | Laura | ||
| Payne | Danielle Harris | Episode: Gossip Checks in and a Cat Checks Out | ||
| 2000 | Certain Guys | Mary Beth | ||
| 2000 - 2001 | Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | Barbara Arno | 25 Episodes | |
| 2001 | Once and Again | Samantha Aldrich | 1 episode: Moving On | |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Carol | ||
| Judging Amy | Rosalie Leavitt | 1 episode: Roses and Truth | ||
| 2003 | NCIS | Erin Toner | 1 episode: The Curse | |
| The Division | Cheryl Lynn Brinkmeyer | 1 episode: Rush to Judgment | ||
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Sharon Brant | 1 episode: Head Cases | |
| El padrino | Jane | |||
| The Hollywood Mom's Mystery | Summer Rossner | TV movie | ||
| 2004 - 2009 | Monk | Trudy Monk | 10 episodes | |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking | Interviewer | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sports Book Manager | 1 episode: Big Middle | ||
| Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure | Linda Evans | TV movie | ||
| 2005 - 2011 | The Office | Jan Levenson | 37 episodes | |
| 2006 | Gilmore Girls | Carolyn Bates | 1 episode: Partings | |
| Without a Trace | Pamela Seaver | 1 episode: Rage | ||
| The Office: The Accountants | Jan Levenson-Gould | 1 episode: The Books Don't Balance | ||
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Barb Fields | ||
| The Violin | Gertrude Bloch | |||
| Boxboarders! | Ruth Keene | |||
| The Dukes | Diane | |||
| Drive Thru | Marcia Carpenter | |||
| 2008 | Mom, Dad and Her | Emma | ||
| Maureen | ||||
| 2009 | The Tub | The Woman | ||
| Hannah Montana: The Movie | Lorelai | |||
| 17 Again | Principal Jane Masterson | |||
| You | Miranda | |||
| 2010 | Lights Out | Teresa Leary | TV movie | |
| Knucklehead | Mary O'Connor | |||
| 2011 | The Misadventures of Ben Banks | Mary Andrews | Post-production | |
[edit] Produced and directed
| Film and television | |
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| Year | Film |
| 2009 | You |
[edit] References
- ^ "OFFICE AFFAIR". PressDisplay.com. 2007-02-22. http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Yahoo hires another top media exec | Tech News on ZDNet
- ^ "NCIS on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0658027/.
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (January 1, 2005). "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. http://tv.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/arts/television/01heff.html. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits". Der-denver-clan.de. http://www.der-denver-clan.de/de/dynasty_behind.207.html. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ Production On Hannah Montana: The Movie Is Underway - Entertainment Tonight News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
- ^ Playbill News: Stokes Mitchell, McVey, O'Donnell, Michele and More Set for Les Miz at the Bowl
- ^ Office Star Hardin to Make Broadway Debut in Chicago
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/melora-hardin-joins-new-nbc-drama-outlaw-returns-to-the-office-for-a-story-arc/
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/feed/2010-10/ducks-and-the-future
- ^ http://phoenix.fanster.com/2010/10/13/michael-scotts-sing-national-anthem-coyotes-home-opener/
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