Melissa McBride
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McBride at Starfest in April 2013
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Born | Melissa Suzanne McBride May 23, 1965 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, casting director |
Years active | 1993 - present |
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Life and career
Early life and career
McBride was born in Lexington, Kentucky and began acting in film and on television in the early 1990s.[1][2] McBride began her professional acting career in 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She made her debut on television in 1993 on an episode of ABC legal drama Matlock and in later years appeared in TV movies, such as In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life, Her Deadly Rival, Close to Danger, Any Place But Home, Nathan Dixon and Pirates of Silicon Valley. In 1996 she appeared on the CBS miniseries A Season in Purgatory based on 1993 novel with the same name by Dominick Dunne.McBride guest starred in several television series, including American Gothic, Profiler, Walker, Texas Ranger and Dawson's Creek. She also starred in several short films, and appeared in Lifetime movie Living Proof in 2008.
McBride worked as a film and commercial casting director in Atlanta, Georgia from 2000 until 2010.[3]
In 2007, director Frank Darabont cast McBride as the "Woman With Kids at Home" in the ensemble cast science-fiction horror film The Mist (film).
The Walking Dead
In 2010, McBride joined the cast of the AMC television drama series The Walking Dead based on the comic book series of the same name.[4] She plays Carol Peletier, the middle aged widow and caring mother to her daughter Sophia. She was promoted to series regular as of season 2,[5] and as of the first episode of Season 4, Melissa McBride's name now appears in the opening credits. Originally, her character was supposed to be killed in episode "Killer Within," but the producers eventually decided against it.[6]McBride has been critically praised for her work on the show, especially on the last two seasons.[7] For her performance in Season 4, McBride was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014.[8][9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Mutant Species | Tiffany's Mom | |
2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Mrs. Doyle | |
2006 | Nailed! | Olga / Waitress / Agent | Short film |
2007 | The Promise | Stacey Johnson | Short film |
2007 | The Mist | Woman with Kids at Home | |
2007 | Lost Crossing | Sheila | Short film |
2008 | Delgo | Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice) | |
2012 | The Proxy | Dr. Ashley Bronson | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Matlock | Darlene Kellogg / Waitress | Episode: "Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream" |
1994 | In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life | WPMM Reporter | TV movie |
1995 | Her Deadly Rival | Ellie | TV movie |
1995 | American Gothic | Holly Gallagher | Episode: "Dead to the World" |
1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Mary Pat Bradley | TV movie |
1996 | Profiler | Walker Young | Episode: "Insight" |
1997 | Close to Danger | Natalie | TV movie |
1997 | Any Place But Home | Brett | TV movie |
1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Dr. Rachel Woods | Episode: "Lucas: Part 1" Episode: "Lucas: Part 2" |
1999 | Nathan Dixon | Janine Keach | TV movie |
1998 | Dawson's Creek | Nina | Episode: "Road Trip" |
1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Elizabeth Holmes | TV movie |
2003 | Dawson's Creek | Melanie | Episode: "All Good Things..." Episode: "...Must Come to an End" |
2008 | Living Proof | Sally | TV movie |
2010–present | The Walking Dead | Carol Peletier | Season 1 (recurring; 4 episodes) Season 2-Season 3 (series regular) Season 4-present (main cast) Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series (2012) Nominated — Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress (2014) |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006 | The Last Adam | |
2007 | The Promise | |
2009 | Golden Minutes | |
2009 | This Side Up | |
2010 | The Party | |
2010 | Broken Moment |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2012 | Satellite Awards[10] | Best Cast (or Best Ensemble) - Television Series | The Walking Dead | Won |
2013 | Shorty Awards | Best of Social Media | Herself | Nominated |
2014 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Walking Dead | Pending |
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