Melora Walters facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Melora Walters
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| Born | October 21, 1959 Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is well-known for her roles in TV shows like Big Love and PEN15. She has also worked with director Paul Thomas Anderson on movies such as Boogie Nights and Magnolia. For her work in these films, she received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Career
Melora Walters started her acting journey in 1988. She has appeared in many movies and television shows. She is also a filmmaker, meaning she writes and directs her own films.
Acting in Movies
Melora Walters got her start in movies with a small part in Underground (1988). A more important early role was Gloria, a school student, in the movie Dead Poets Society (1989). This film was very popular.
She continued to act in many films during the 1990s. Some of these include Beethoven (1992) and Eraser (1996). She often worked with director Paul Thomas Anderson. She appeared in his first film, Hard Eight (1996). She also earned praise for her roles in his movies Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). A critic from Variety said her acting in Magnolia was "superlative," which means excellent.
Some of her other movie roles include Matchstick Men (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), The Butterfly Effect (2004), and Short Term 12 (2013). More recently, she appeared in Cam (2018) and Venom (2018). For her role in Doubting Thomas (2018), she won an award for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Door Film Festival.
Acting on Television
On television, Melora Walters has been a guest star on many popular shows. These include Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Californication, The Mentalist, NCIS, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She also had main roles in several TV series. She played Felicity on L.A. Doctors (1998–1999). From 2006 to 2010, she starred as Wanda Henrickson on the HBO show Big Love. More recently, she played Kathy Kone on the Hulu series PEN15 from 2019 to 2021.
Directing Films
Besides acting, Melora Walters is also a filmmaker. She has directed two films that she also wrote and helped produce. These films are Waterlily Jaguar (2018) and Drowning (2019).
Personal life
Melora Walters has two children. She was married to actor Dylan Walsh and later to cinematographer Alex Vendler. Both marriages ended in divorce.
See also
In Spanish: Melora Walters para niños
