Person Biography:
Melinda Michael is a multifaceted actor, with a passion for film, television, voice-over, and motion capture. Her driving force is to bring powerful stories to life, positively impacting audiences, challenging limiting thoughts, elevating consciousness, and unifying humanity. Her journey has taken her to live in Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles.
Melinda began performing on stage at the age of three in dance and music recitals. She fell in love with movies and film scores at an early age and was inspired by her first experience watching "The Phantom of the Opera" in Toronto, which left her with an unwavering calling to perform. She became a member of the Original Kids Theatre Company and landed her first role as Alice in "Alice in Wonderland."
Throughout her education, Melinda acted in every show put on by her elementary school, high schools, and university, including lead roles as Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and Ortensia in "The Mistress of the Inn." She worked with the Young Americans during their world tour, received her Grade 8 level examination in piano from Conservatory Canada, and twice attended The Shakespeare School's summer programs in Stratford, Ontario. Melinda also competed internationally with the Amabile Choirs of Canada, recording various CD's and participating in significant events, including singing for Queen Elizabeth II, winning Gold at the Choir Olympics in Germany, and singing at the WWI monument in Vimy Ridge, France.
Melinda shifted her focus to film and television, training extensively at premiere acting schools in Toronto, Los Angeles, and the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. She holds an undergraduate degree in English, History, and Psychology from the University of Toronto. Melinda has also lived abroad in Italy to learn Italian and study Fashion and Footwear Design in Florence.
Outside of her acting career, Melinda is an avid seeker of life-long learning. She studies Spirituality, offers Energy Healing (Certified Reiki Practitioner),is a mental health advocate with a focus on holistic nutrition, body movement, and yoga, and continually travels the world to learn about languages, history, and cultures. Melinda enjoys challenging herself through dedicated physical training in Martial Arts (Muay Thai with Sweden's prior national coach, as well as celebrity trainer Peter Lee Thomas) and has done her own stunt work on set. She is also the President of a non-profit organization that offers sound healing meditation to the community through a practice called 'kirtan,' facilitating these community events to promote peace of mind and teach youth how to meditate.
Melinda's credits include Hallmark's FIT FOR A PRINCE, the CW's THE 100, Netflix's HEMLOCK GROVE, and MURDOCH MYSTERIES on Hulu. She has recently worked in Bollywood in a couple feature film projects, landing starring roles.
