Melissa McBride facts for kids
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Melissa McBride
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McBride at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
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Melissa Suzanne McBride
May 23, 1965 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Years active | 1991–present |
Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress. She started acting in 1993. You might have seen her in TV shows like Walker, Texas Ranger (1997) and Dawson's Creek (1998). She also appeared in the movie The Mist in 2007.
Melissa McBride is best known for playing Carol Peletier in the AMC series The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2022. She later continued her role in the spin-off show The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present). She has won many awards and received great reviews for her acting in these shows. Her character, Carol, started as a small role but grew to become one of the main characters.
Early Life
Melissa McBride was born in Lexington, Kentucky. Her father, John Leslie McBride, owned his own business. Her mother, Suzanne Lillian, studied at the famous Pasadena Playhouse. Melissa has three siblings: John Michael, Neil Allen, and Melanie Suzanne.
Acting Career
McBride began her acting journey in 1991. She appeared in many TV commercials for companies like Rooms To Go and was a spokesperson for Ford cars. Her first TV show role was in 1993 in an episode of the legal drama Matlock.
After that, she guest-starred in several other TV shows. These included In the Heat of the Night, American Gothic, Profiler, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Dawson's Creek. In Dawson's Creek, she played two different characters in different episodes.
In the 1990s, Melissa also had supporting roles in TV movies. Some of these were Her Deadly Rival (1995), Close to Danger (1997), and Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). She also appeared in the miniseries A Season in Purgatory in 1996. From 2000 to 2010, she worked behind the scenes in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a casting director, helping to choose actors for films and commercials. During this time, she also acted in several short films.
In 2007, director Frank Darabont cast her in the science-fiction horror film The Mist. She played a small role as a "woman with the kids at home." The next year, she appeared in the TV movie Living Proof.
The Walking Dead
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Melissa McBride's biggest role came when she was cast as Carol Peletier in The Walking Dead. This show is about surviving in a world filled with zombies and dangerous people after an apocalypse. Carol starts as a quiet wife and mother. She learns to fight and becomes a strong, smart, and loyal survivor.
Interestingly, Melissa didn't even audition for the role of Carol. She thought her part would only be temporary. She was a recurring cast member in the first season and became a regular in Season 2. Her name started appearing in the show's opening credits from Season 4. Originally, Carol was supposed to be killed off in an early episode, but the show's creators changed their minds.
Over the seasons, Carol's character changed a lot. In the original comic books, Carol was younger and more unstable. But in the TV show, Melissa's character became a tough and caring person who gained inner strength. The show's producers, Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman, said that the TV show's Carol is a unique character. They were very happy with Melissa's performance.
Melissa McBride has received a lot of praise for her acting as Carol. Critics especially loved her performances in Seasons 3, 4, and 5. Many praised her in the Season 4 episode "The Grove" and in the Season 5 premiere "No Sanctuary". She won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014 and again in 2015. She was also nominated for other awards, like the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
After The Walking Dead ended, Melissa was planned to star in a spin-off series with Norman Reedus (who plays Daryl Dixon). The show was moved to Europe, and it was hard for Melissa to film there, so she initially decided not to join. However, she later returned as a special guest star for the final two episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1. In Season 2, she came back as a lead actress and also became an executive producer for the show, which was renamed The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol.
Personal Life
In the mid-1980s, Melissa McBride moved to Atlanta, where she still lives today.
Awards and Nominations
Melissa McBride has won several awards for her acting, especially for her role as Carol in The Walking Dead.
- 2012: Won a Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series for The Walking Dead.
- 2014: Won a Critics' Choice Television Online Love Award.
- 2014: Won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for The Walking Dead.
- 2015: Won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for The Walking Dead again.
- 2015: Won an EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for The Walking Dead.
See also
In Spanish: Melissa McBride para niños
