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Melanie Gretchen

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Melanie Gretchen
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The Back Garden (2024)
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Melanie Gretchen, based in New York, is executive producer, writer, and principal actor of the award-winning short film "Like a PowerPoint," an office romance, and the upcoming "The Back Garden," a psychological thriller. From the Bay Area, she has performed with Lincoln Center in the world premiere of "the public domain" and in the horror film "Tinted View."

After growing up in the Philippines and Malta, she received a BA in Journalism and Theatre from the University of Denver. Since arriving in New York, she has studied with Karen Kohlhaas at The Art and the Audition, and with the Atlantic Theatre Company.
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bryan Harlow, Melanie Gretchen, and Ryan Wesen in The Back Garden (2024)
    The Back Garden
    Short
    • Lorenz
    • 2024
    Stephen Sherman and Melanie Gretchen in Like a PowerPoint (2022)
    Like a PowerPoint
    8.0
    Short
    • Emma
    • 2022
    Homebody
    Homebody
    • Io
      Subway: The Series (2013)
      Subway: The Series
      TV Series
      • Blue Hair Singer (2013)
      • 2013

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      Actress



      • Homebody
        • Io
        • Post-production



      • Bryan Harlow, Melanie Gretchen, and Ryan Wesen in The Back Garden (2024)
        The Back Garden
        Short
        • Lorenz
        • 2024
      • Stephen Sherman and Melanie Gretchen in Like a PowerPoint (2022)
        Like a PowerPoint
        8.0
        Short
        • Emma
        • 2022
      • L'Odge d'Oor (2022)
        L'Odge d'Oor
        • Mom to be
        • 2022
      • Jason Biggs and Nile Bullock in The Subject (2020)
        The Subject
        5.0
        • Student (uncredited)
        • 2020
      • Tinted View
        Short
        • Katy
        • 2018
      • Snow (2013)
        Snow
        7.4
        • Choir
        • 2013
      • Subway: The Series (2013)
        Subway: The Series
        TV Series
        • Blue Hair Singer (2013)
        • 2013
      • Waterfront Access? (2009)
        Waterfront Access?
        Short
        • Performer
        • 2009
      • One Way (2008)
        One Way
        9.1
        Short
        • Performer
        • 2008

      Director



      • Jason Mills in The Truth (2024)
        The Truth
        Music Video
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2024
      • Just Like You Want It To (2024)
        Just Like You Want It To
        Music Video
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2024
      • Jason Mills in No Reason (2024)
        No Reason
        Music Video
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2024
      • Stephen Sherman and Melanie Gretchen in Like a PowerPoint (2022)
        Like a PowerPoint
        8.0
        Short
        • assistant director
        • 2022

      Producer



      • Bryan Harlow, Melanie Gretchen, and Ryan Wesen in The Back Garden (2024)
        The Back Garden
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Stephen Sherman and Melanie Gretchen in Like a PowerPoint (2022)
        Like a PowerPoint
        8.0
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • David Kaid and Sierra Blanco in Biff & Me (2020)
        Biff & Me
        8.4
        Short
        • producer
        • 2020

      Verified affiliations

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      SAG-AFTRA

      Videos3

      Performance clip - Fear
      Demo Reel 1:29
      Performance clip - Fear
      Performance clip - Tonight from West Side Story
      Demo Reel 0:46
      Performance clip - Tonight from West Side Story
      Performance clip - Tonight from West Side Story
      Demo Reel 0:46
      Performance clip - Tonight from West Side Story
      The Back Garden trailer
      Trailer 0:44
      The Back Garden trailer

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        • Official Site
      • Height
        • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
      • Publicity listings
        • 2 Articles

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      • Gender / Gender identity
        • Female

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        Speaks conversational French.

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