Mekenna Melvin(born January 23, 1985) is an American actress known for playing the role of Alex McHugh in Chuck, Angela in Three Rivers, and Stefanie Fife in Lie to Me.She also co-created and will be starring as Amber Hannold in Amber Lake, an independent film due for release in 2010.

Personal life

Melvin was born and raised in Saratoga, California. She became interested in acting at a young age through spending time at a local theater with her mother, a theater director, and made her first acting appearance as Woodstock in a local performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the age of 5. She is a graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, California.

She trained at both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.

Melvin is professionally trained as an actress, dancer, and singer, and also has martial arts training, at the level of a first degree blackbelt, in taekwondo.

She confirmed she will return to Chuck for the show's fifth season.

Filmography

Film and television Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2008 Dear Me Brunette Bety
2008 MeterMan Vanessa short film
2008 Last Page, TheThe Last Page Lily short film
2008 America's Next Top Zombie Idol Mary Beth TV movie
2009 Lie to Me Stefanie Fife TV series, episode: "A Perfect Score"
2009 Three Rivers Angela TV series, episode: "Code Green"
2010 Melting the Snowman Caroline Jamieson short film
2010 Fighting Kind, TheThe Fighting Kind Madison short film
2010 Thrillseekers: The Indosheen Minnesota
2010-present Chuck Alex McHugh TV series, season 3 (3 episodes) and season 4 (12 episodes)
2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Karla Lawford / Karla Lutz TV series, season 1 (2 episodes)
2010 Amber Lake Amber Hannold Post-production