| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2010–present |
Melissa Bergland is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jenny Gross in the Seven Network drama Winners & Losers.
Bergland was born in Adelaide and she attended Pembroke School.[1] [2] Her father died of cancer when she was 14.[2] Bergland then attended Flinders University, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.[3] Bergland then went to the Victorian College of the Arts and she spent six months studying acting in New York.[3] Bergland is also a singer and possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range.[1]
Bergland created and toured a cabaret show called Blue Eyed Soul at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.[4] Bergland was in the final stages of auditions for a production of Hairspray when she was asked to audition for the role of Jenny Gross in Bevan Lee's new drama Winners & Losers.[5] Bergland wore her own glasses and sported her "signature" red hair, which the producers loved and decided to keep for the character.[6] Bergland made her television acting debut as Jenny.[1]
After wrapping the third series of Winners & Losers, Bergland flew to Los Angeles in August and signed with Untitled Management.[7] Two weeks later she was cast as the lead in Relative Happiness, an independent Canadian film based on the eponymous novel by Lesley Crewe.[7] Bergland stars as Lexie Ivy, a bed and breakfast owner, who is looking for love.[8] After filming on Relative Happiness wrapped, Bergland returned to Australia to continue working on Winners & Losers.[7] Bergland appears in the 2016 romantic comedy film Spin Out, alongside Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin.[9]
In 2019, Bergland appeared in the fourth episode of the Hulu anthology horror series Into the Dark.[10] In 2024, she starred in Robert Lang's mockumentary film Mind, Body & Soul.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Joanne Debs | ||
| 2011–2016 | Winners & Losers | Jenny Gross | Main cast |
| 2012 | 10 Terrorists | Car Hijack Victim | |
| 2014 | Relative Happiness | Lexie Ivy | |
| 2016 | Spin Out | Mary | |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Chloe | Episode: "New Year, New You" |
| 2024 | Mind Body & Soul | Mimi Wilde | |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Logie Awards[12] [13] | Most Popular New Female Talent | |
| Most Outstanding New Talent | |||