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Mei Melançon | |
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| Born | (1980-03-03)March 3, 1980 (age 45) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupations | Actress, writer, director, producer, model |
Meiling "Mei" Melançon (Japanese:明依) (born March 3, 1980) is an Americanactress,screenwriter and formerfashion model. She has appeared in feature films as well as indie productions, television shows, and more than 100 commercials as a model and actress. She has also worked asscreenwriter andproducer.[1]
Melançon was born inManila, Philippines.[2] She left at the age of 2, and was raised in mainlyJapan,Hong Kong andKorea. She is of Chinese and Japanese descent through her father, and French descent through her mother.[3] As a child she traveled throughout Asia and Europe. At the age of five her mother taught her how to play the guitar, and she was later in a children's band called Blossoms. In an interview withGiant Robot editor Eric Nakamura, Mei spoke about her non-traditional strict upbringing. She was not allowed to watch most films and television, only classics and that they were not allowed to listen to popular music due to religious reasons.[4]
Melançon started acting in 2003. She was at that time a successful model and was signed toWilhelmina Modeling Agency. She appeared on season two ofLegends of Tomorrow as "Masako Yamashiro". Melançon also appeared in the final season ofThe L Word as recurring character "Jamie Chen",[5] asPsylocke inX-Men: The Last Stand,[6][7] as "Miyu" (Kevin Spacey's assistant) inShrink, as Lynda in the HK-shot filmIrreversi, as Dr. Catherine Ivy in the psychological thriller/horror filmPathology (withMilo Ventimiglia), and as the other "Girl in the Car" along withMaggie Q inRush Hour 2 when she was still modeling.
Melançon also starred asLotus Long in the short film bio-picKeye Luke, which premiered at the 2012Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and which was Closing Night Film of the inaugural 2013Seattle Asian American Film Festival.[8] She starred inBlumenthal where she played Scottish actorBrian Cox's niece, and the film made its premiere in 2013 at theSanta Barbara International Film Festival.
Melançon co-wrote the thrillerAmerican Romance in 2014. She has also co-written a short film entitled "Stephany + Me", with Ben Duhl, co-starringTara Summers, directed by Peter Shanel.[9] She produced and starred in a PSA written by comedianTodd Glass that has been covered byThe Huffington Post,Perez Hilton among other news outlets.[10] Melançon has also written articles forGiant Robot Magazine.[11]
| Year | Movie | Role |
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| 2001 | Double Take | La Perla model |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Girl in Car[12] |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Psylocke[13] |
| 2007 | Irreversi | Lynda[14] |
| 2007 | Loaded | Rose |
| 2008 | Pathology | Catherine Ivy[15] |
| 2008 | Fold | Maki |
| 2009 | The Truth About Angels | Mei |
| 2009 | Shrink | Miyu |
| 2012 | Shockwave: Darkside 3D' | The Machine |
| 2012 | Blumenthal | Christina |
| 2012 | Keye Luke | Lotus Long |
| 2015 | American Romance | Agent Tores / Screenwriter |
| 2018 | Higher Power | Ms. Sabi |
| Year | Television Show | Role |
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| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vanessa Green[12] |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Chinese slavewhore[12] |
| 2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Beautiful patron |
| 2009 | The L Word | Jamie Chen |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Elena Stone |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Masako Yamashiro |
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