Melyssa Ade

Melyssa Ade
BornNovember 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) (age 48)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1990–2013

Melyssa Ade (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress.

Born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, she moved as a child with her family to Toronto and later studied acting at Earl Haig Secondary School and at HB Studio in New York.[1] After mainly appearing in television roles, Ade moved into movies with the role of Janessa in Jason X.[2] She also appeared in several Toronto stage productions, most notably in The Teenage Girl Diaries, for which she was nominated for a 2003 Dora Mavor Moore Award.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Jason X Janessa
2002 Interstate 60 Sally
2005 Strange Fiction Tracey Short
2011 Jesus Henry Christ Kindergarten Teacher
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Road to Avonlea Girl #2 "The Witch of Avonlea"
1990 Max Glick Celia Brjynski
1993 Maniac Mansion Monica "Ike for President"
1995 Visitors of the Night Allison TV film
1997-1999 BBS Master Control Host TV series
1998 Evidence of Blood Ellie Dinker TV film
1999 Psi Factor Tanis Bretzki "Nocturnal Cabal"
2000 Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over? Emma Simpson TV film
2001 In a Heartbeat Kelly "Power to the Pathetic"
2001 Hitched Monique TV film
2004 Home Beyond the Sun Jenna TV film
2004 Mutant X Kara Whitely "The Prophecy"
2004 Blue Murder Francine Jeffers "Boys' Club"
2005 The Eleventh Hour Molly "Special Delivery"
2005 Confessions of an American Bride Photographer TV film
2005 Beautiful People Paige "Blow Up"
2006 Fatal Desire Cindy TV film
2006 Angela's Eyes Dana "In Your Eyes"
2010 Rookie Blue Megan Taylor "Girlfriend of the Year"
2011 Majority Rules! Kristal "Temporary Insanity"
2013 Cracked Female Patient "Voices"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title of work Result
2003 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Performance by a Female (Independent Theatre) The Teenage Girl Diaries Nominated

References

  1. ^ Article title [dead link‍]
  2. ^ The Devil's Advocate – Jason X (2002)
  3. ^ "Toronto's 2003 Dora Award Nominees Include Sweeney Todd, Contact".


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