Melanie Field Explained

Melanie Field
Birth Date:18 February 1988
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:New York University (BM)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation:Actress
Singer
Yearsactive:2017 - present

Melanie Field (born February 18, 1988) is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Heather Chandler on the reboot series of Heathers, Kaitlin on Florida Girls, Sunrise on You, and Jo Deluca on the Amazon series A League of Their Own.

Career

Melanie Field graduated with a Master's Degree from Yale School of Drama in 2016.[1] She gained recognition for being cast as Heather Chandler in the television adaptation of Heathers, a role originated by the late Kim Walker.[2] The series was met with controversy and was cancelled after a single, hastily aired season.[3]

In 2019, Field had a recurring role in the Netflix series You as Sunrise, a stay at home mommy-blogger.[4] That same year she starred in Florida Girls as Kaitlin, the leader of a quartet of girls looking to make something of themselves. Her character is described as a "badass".[5] She was later cast as Bitsy Sussman in The Angel of Darkness, the sequel series of The Alienist.[6]

In 2020, Field was cast in Amazon's comedy pilot A League of Their Own as Jo Deluca.[7]

Personal life

In 2021, she met Zachary Likins and they had their wedding in September 2022.[8] [9]

In 2022, Field revealed that she is queer in an article for autostraddle.com.[10]

Filmography

Year TitleRoleNotes
2017The TapSandyTV Pilot
2018Code BlackKathyEpisode: "Only Human"
2018HeathersHeather ChandlerMain cast
2019ShrillVic2 episodes
2019Henry DangerHot Dog LadyEpisode: "Henry Danger: The Musical"
2019Florida GirlsKaitlinMain cast
2019YouSunrise Darshan CummingsRecurring (Season 2)
2020The Alienist: Angel of DarknessBitsy SussmanMain cast
2022A League of Their OwnJo DelucaMain cast
2023Killing ItShaylaRecurring (Season 2)
2024American Horror StoriesMeganEpisode: "The Thing Under the Bed"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graduation Post. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BFwTbnBuEZO . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. Melanie Field. May 23, 2016. January 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot Has Found Its Heathers. The Wrap. Ge. Linda. October 27, 2016. January 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Kent Alterman Talks Paramount Network's Focus On Cinematic, Broad-Appeal Series, 'Younger' & 'First Wives Club' Moves & More. . January 28, 2020. May 1, 2019.
  4. Web site: 'You': Melanie Field & Magda Apanowicz To Recur In Series' Second Season On Netflix. Deadline. Petski. Denise. April 4, 2019. January 28, 2020.
  5. Web site: Meet Melanie Field: 'Florida Girls' Star and Total Hollywood Badass. Distractify. Bernadini. Gabrielle. July 9, 2019. January 28, 2020.
  6. Web site: Melanie Field & Rosy McEwen Join TNT's 'Alienist' Sequel 'The Angel Of Darkness'. Deadline. Petski. Denise. June 3, 2019. January 28, 2020.
  7. Web site: 'A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast. Petski. Denise. February 14, 2020. Deadline. April 15, 2020.
  8. melanie_field . CidWvjpO3_8 . my other half . September 13, 2022.
  9. melanie_field . CoZzgt3rAPR . Wedding info post . February 8, 2023.
  10. Web site: A League of Their Own's Melanie Field on Platonic Queer Love and Being the New Rosie. Hogan. Heather. August 8, 2022. Autostraddle. August 8, 2022.

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