Melissen is known for her role of Cor Hogenbirk in the television series Gooische Vrouwen, the 2011 film Gooische Vrouwen and the 2014 film Gooische Vrouwen 2. For her role in the film Gooische Vrouwen she won the Golden Calf Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, Melissen also hosted the spin-off talk show Villa Morero with Peter Paul Muller and they both interviewed, in character, two guests in each episode.[1] The show was not very successful and did not get a second season.