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Melissa Sullivan(I)

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  • Producer
  • Music Department
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Melissa Sullivan
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Melissa Sullivan was born and raised on Air Force bases around the world from Wichita Falls, Texas to Naha, Okinawa. Melissa received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical studies at the California Institute of the Arts and is a Lifetime Member of the renowned Actor's Studio

The love of music began at an early age for Sullivan. At age eight she started playing the clarinet and sang in a multitude of choirs growing up. Sullivan now has two bands, Facel Vega, an electronica jazz/pop duo with Del Johns and the Melissa Sullivan Jazz Trio.

Sullivan has appeared on stage with the Actors Studio as The Girl in the recently discovered Tennessee Williams play, Mr. Paradise, winning an L.A. Weekly Best Ensemble Award and Honey in Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Other stage credits include Mary Jane in James Joyce, The Dead, originating the role of Veronica in Susan Joseph's The Interview, Miss Julie in Strindberg's Miss Julie, Karin in Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra Van Kant, and Sophie in Bertolt Brechts, BAAL. Melissa received a best ensemble Dramalogue Award for her portrayal of Marta in Waiting for the Parade.
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins total

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    Known for

    William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mia
    Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2015)
    The Millionaires
    TV Short
    • Actress
    • 2015
    Hawthorne (2009)
    Hawthorne
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Hope Gache

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Birth of the Crying Indian
      • Cynthia
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Our Weird Selves
      • Doctor
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Salvo Anima
      • Lily Miller
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Haim
      • Yahweh
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • I'm Always There
      • Mother
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Til We're Ghosts
      • Irene Harland
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Shenanigans
      • Brenda Miller
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Skin Deep
      • Mother
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Words fail
      • Elisabeth Kaiser
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Serenity (2024)
      Serenity
      Short
      • Serenity
      • 2024
    • The Last Take (2024)
      The Last Take
      8.5
      Short
      • Beth
      • 2024
    • Skin Deep (2024)
      Skin Deep
      Short
      • Mother
      • 2024
    • Sirens
      Music Video
      • 2022
    • Melissa Sullivan in Sirens (2022)
      Sirens
      Music Video
      • 2022
    • Skylark (2020)
      Skylark
      Video
      • 2020
    • Roommate Wanted (2020)
      Roommate Wanted
      4.2
      • Joann
      • 2020
    • Crosscut (2018)
      Crosscut
      Short
      • Maria
      • 2018
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Mia
      • 2017
    • Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2014)
      The Millionaires
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Pam
      • 2014–2016
    • Damon's Tiki Bar (2015)
      Damon's Tiki Bar
      TV Series
      • Valerie
      • 2015
    • Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2015)
      The Millionaires
      TV Short
      • 2015
    • A Telephone Call
      Short
      • Mabel
      • 2011
    • Hawthorne (2009)
      Hawthorne
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Hope Gache
      • 2009
    • Finding Red Cloud (2008)
      Finding Red Cloud
      8.0
      • Moira
      • 2008

    Producer



    • Color Me Purple
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Miles Away
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • Video



    • The Last Take (2024)
      The Last Take
      8.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Sirens
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Melissa Sullivan in Sirens (2022)
      Sirens
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Marcella (2021)
      Marcella
      8.7
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Skylark (2020)
      Skylark
      Video
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Roommate Wanted (2020)
      Roommate Wanted
      4.2
      • associate producer
      • 2020
    • Borders/Fronteras (2020)
      Borders/Fronteras
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Backlot
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2014)
      The Millionaires
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2014–2016
    • Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2015)
      The Millionaires
      TV Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • A Telephone Call
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011

    Music Department



    • Skylark (2020)
      Skylark
      Video
      • performer
      • 2020
    • Borders/Fronteras (2020)
      Borders/Fronteras
      Video
      • performer
      • 2020
    • Melissa Sullivan and Michael McCartney in The Millionaires (2014)
      The Millionaires
      7.7
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2016

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Shameless
    My Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 2:24
    My Demo Reel
    My Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 2:24
    My Demo Reel
    Roommate Wanted
    Trailer 1:46
    Roommate Wanted
    Roommate Wanted | OFFICIAL TRAILER
    Trailer 1:46
    Roommate Wanted | OFFICIAL TRAILER

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Melissa Lechner

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      Sullivan produced and directed her first film, A Telephone Call, based on the short story by Dorothy Parker.
    • Nickname
      • Mel

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