AMANDA MELBY

AFTRA • SAG • AEA

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'6"
Size: 4

480.659.8957 cell
Amanda@AmandaMelby.com
www.AmandaMelby.com

Agent: Leighton Agency
480.704.8800


VOICE OVER DEMO

                                   

FILM

 

 

 

Covet Cop - Lead dir: Paul DeNigris Locked Horns Productions/Short
Viewfinder Janet - Lead dir: Joshua J. Provost Matter of Chance/Short
Impotent Debra- Lead dir: Nick Van Houghton Slightly Distorted/Short
Cult Status Marly - Supporting dir: Kevin Herrmann Ellipses Project/Web Series
Small Happys Lisa - Lead dir: Lee Quarrie Bronck's Park Productions/Short
The Fencestitute Corrections Officer - Supporting dir: Susan K. Brigham Archer Productions/Short
Cocktail Wizard (musical) Merlina the Doctor - Lead dir: Deon Doughty dDough Productions/Short
The Darkness of Light Daphne - Lead dir: Randy Forte Flower Street Scene/Short
Jake's Corner Kari - Supporting dir: Jeff Santo Grand Canyon Films/Feature
Farewell Darkness Denise Franks - Supporting dir: Daniel J. Pico Pico Blvd/Feature
Netherbeast, Incorporated Hazel vonBorscht - Featured dir: Dean Ronalds Ronalds Brothers/Feature
R.E.M. Casting Director - Featured dir: Dominic Ross Big Brain/Feature
Madison Hall Dianne Lindsay - Supporting dir: Jared Mercier Captive Run/Feature
Bondage Amanda - Lead dir: Angel Ruiz Independent Short

Independence

Jo - Lead        

dir: Steve Suettinger   

Independent Short

The Majestic

Young Mrs. Trimble - Featured

dir: Frank Darabont

Warner Bros Feature

Deathbed Blues

Nurse Jessica - Supporting

dir: Mike Frenden

Independent Short

Throwaways

Jewelry Sales - Supporting

dir: Dave Marmor

Independent Short

Autumn Leaves            

Emma - Lead  

dir: Timm Doolen         

Independent Short

Awake

Alice - Lead

dir: Gary Torvinen

Independent Short

The Language of Kickball

Taylor - Supporting

dir: Michael Barron

Independent Feature

Crime Drunk

Nina - Lead

dir: Robert Banks        

Independent Short

Guarded Visions         

Stephanie - Lead

dir: David Portorreal     

Independent Short

Outlet

Woman - Supporting    

dir: Robert Banks        

Experimental Short

Can We C

Mara - Supporting

dir: Jonathon Grode

Independent Short

Jackleg Pollack

Art Teacher -Supporting

Cleveland Institute of Art

Independent Short

The St. Cloud Sleep

Local Kid

dir: Jim Gambone

Independent Feature

 

 

 

 

TELEVISION

 

 

 

S.I.S. Dorri - Co-Star dir. John Herzfeld Sony Pictures/Spike TV

Screen Wars Season Two (17 episodes) **Nominated for TWO 2007 EMMYs

Host – Lead

dir: various       

Independent Feature Project: Phoenix/AZ-TV

Screen Wars (26 episodes) **Nominated for 2006 EMMY

Host – Lead

dir: Paul DeNigris, Steve Wargo, Dean Ronalds, Brian Ronalds, Joe Gruberman, Julie Holman           

Phoenix Film Project/AZ-TV

Boston Public (2 episodes)

Cellist - Featured (AF of M)

dir: Joanna Kerns, Jonathon Pontell

David E. Kelley Productions

Young and the Restless

Nurse - U5

dir: Sally McDonald

Sony/Bell/CBS

ADTV (Pilot)

Host - Lead                 

dir: Kirk Zehnder 

Serpico FilmWorks

Concordia On-Air

Host/Anchor

dir: Rusty Cassleton    

Concordia College

 

 

 

 

THEATRE

 

 

 

The Shadow Box Maggie - Lead dir: Wanda McHatton Theatre Artists Studio (Az)
Medea's Ghost *World Premiere Mary - Lead dir: Barbara Acker Theatre Artists Studio (Az)
Collected Stories Lisa - Lead dir: Judy Rollings Theatre Artists Studio (Az)
Kissing *World Premiere Tess - Lead dir: Jere Hodgin Theatre Artists Studio (Az)
Riding to Bethlehem * World Premiere Polly - Lead dir: Wendy Myers Theatre Artists Studio (Az)
Shakespeare's Friends Helena & Lady Percy - Lead dir: Kate Pogue Theatre Artists Studio (Az)

Players in the Game

Jarmila – Supporting

dir: Samantha Wyer

Phoenix Theatre – Reading (Az)

Life x 3

Sonia – Lead

dir: Richard Woody

Elephant Asylum (Ca)

Frasier Goes Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnst

Gwendolyn – U/S

dir: James Burrows

Mark Taper Forum-Stgd Read (Ca)

Same Time, Next Year

Doris - Lead

dir: Michael Ross         

Long Beach Playhouse (Ca)

Chenille Stems & Coco Midrib

Amy  - Lead

dir: Sarah Blevins        

Secret Rose Theatre (Ca)

The Love of the Nightingale

Helen - Supporting

dir: Mercy Vasquez

Theatre/Theater (Ca)

A Kiss for Cinderella

Beauty - Supporting

dir: Peter Hackett        

Cleveland Play House (Oh)

Much Ado About Nothing

Ensemble/Cellist

dir: Terry Burgler

Porthouse Theatre (Oh)

Mortals Mayflies & Monkeys

7 characters - Lead

dir: Ron Newell

Dobama Theatre (Oh)

Macbeth

Witch #3 - Supporting 

dir: Stephen Horvat

Cleveland Shakes. Fest. (Oh)

Edward III

Countess of Salisbury – Lead

dir: David Frydrychowski

Cleveland Shakes. Fest. - Reading (Oh)

South Pacific

Nurse - Chorus

dir: Joseph Patton

Carousel Dinner Theatre (Oh)

Noises Off       

Poppy - Lead

dir: Helen Cermak        

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

Search For Signs of Intelligent Life...

11 characters

One Woman Show

Lab 300 Theatre (Mn)

Taming of the Shrew

Bianca - Lead

dir: Jim Cermak

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Rosemary – Lead

dir: Jim Cermak

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

Where The Lilies Bloom

Mary Call Luther - Lead

dir: Helen Cermak        

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

Playing For Time

Paulette - Lead

dir: Helen Cermak        

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Ensemble - Supporting

dir: Jim Cermak

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

Oliver!

Ensemble - Chorus

dir: Brian Martinson

New Tradition Theatre (Mn)

Nunsense II

Sister Mary Amnesia - Lead

dir: Marge Hams

The Troupe Theatre (Mn)

The 13 Clocks

Hagga - Supporting

dir: Jim Cermak

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

12 Dancing Princesses

Princess Audrey - Supporting

dir: Jim Cermak

Frazier Comstock Theatre (Mn)

Baby Doll

Baby Doll - Lead

dir: Amy Braford

Lab 300 Theatre (Mn)

The Coal Diamond

Pearl - Lead

dir: Amy Braford

Lab 300 Theatre (Mn)

The Elephant Man

Duchess,Congo Cuckoo - Supporting

dir: Brad Erickson

Lab 300 Theatre (Mn)

Fiddler On The Roof

Golde - Lead

dir: Steven Eckblad

Tech High School (Mn)

The Crucible

Mary Warren - Supporting

dir: Jodi Denn

County Stearns Theatrical Co (Mn)

West Side Story

Teresita - Chorus

dir: Tracy Hagstrom-Dahl

Sauk Rapids Summer Theatre (Mn)

Somebody Pls Make Me Laugh

Shelley - Lead

 

MADD Camp (Mn)

The Story-Telling Man

Lost Sheep - Featured

 

MADD Camp (Mn)

Hansel and Gretel

Mother - Lead

dir: Marge Hams

The Troupe Theatre (Mn)

Fiddler On The Roof

Sphrintze - Featured

dir: Pat Woods

County Stearns Theatrical Co (Mn)

The Mirrorman

Beauty - Lead

dir: Marge Hams

The Troupe Theatre (Mn)

Pinocchio

Marionette - Featured

dir: Flo Goodrich

The Troupe Theatre (Mn)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Trixie - Featured

 

County Stearns Theatrical Co (Mn)

Wind in the Willows

Wendy Weasel- Supporting

 

The Troupe Theatre (Mn)

The Miracle Worker

Perkins Girl – Featured

dir: Julie Weaver

County Stearns Theatrical Co (Mn)

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIALS

 

 

 

Courtyard Marriott Principal - National dir: Peter Miller Choose This
Casino Arizona Principal dir: Matt Pittroff Late Night Snack
Casino Arizona Featured dir: Matt Pittroff Laundry Day
Casino Arizona Featured dir: Tim Kendall Motivation
Culver's Restaurants Principal dir: Steven Diller Natural Order
Claritin Featured dir: Gary Lankford Soccer Mom
Claritin Featured dir: Gary Lankford Carl Edwards
Cox Cable Principal dir: Matt Witmer Choose Wisely

Trucks Only

Principal/Host – Live

dir: Chris Hannah

Spring Truck a Thon

Trucks Only

Principal/Host - Live

dir: Chris Hannah

Weekend Blowout

Fair Price for Any Home

Principal

dir: Chris Hannah

Holiday Promotion

Suzuki

Featured

dir: Diesel

Cruisin’

Gatorade

Featured

dir: Josh Taft

Complicated

Priceline.com               

Featured

dir: Jonathon Dayton

Like A Movie Star

Priceline.com

Featured

dir: Jonathon Dayton

St. Croix Day

Key Bank

Principal

dir: Mark Foster

Retirement

Penna. Tourism Council

Principal

dir: John Rice

PA Swings

McDonald’s

Principal

dir: Bobby Sheehan

8 for 88

Northfield Park

Featured

dir: George Remington

Driving You Crazy

Northfield Park

Featured

dir: George Remington

Surf’s Up

Akron Symphony Orch.

Principal

dir: George Remington

Elevator Music

Mattress Warehouse

Principal

dir: Rick Simmons

Just Can’t Beat That

Vanity

Principal

 

 

Minn. School of Business

Principal

prod’r: Pioneer Productions

 

Al’s Music

Featured

dir: Peter Jensen

 

 

 

 

 

VOICE OVER

 

 

 

Indiana Wesleyan University      

Radio Commercial (4 spots)

 

 

Screen Wars AZ Landscapes

Segment on Television Show

 

 

Jack-In-The-Box

Industrial Video Narration

 

 

Adexa

Radio Commercial

 

 

Weis Markets

Radio Commercial

 

 

Factory 2 U

Radio Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

Casino Arizona Casino Guest - Featured
Country Insurance Claudia - Principal

Prometheus Laboratories

Jessica - Principal

 

 

Disney’s California Adventure “Soarin’ Over CA” pre-ride film

Flier - Featured

 

 

Key Bank

Teller - Featured

 

 

Damon’s Restaurants

Employee - Principal

 

 

Kirby Vacuums

Trainee - Principal

 

 

Minnesota Dept of Corrections

Victim - Principal

 

 

Melroe Co./CAT Co.

Employee - Principal

 

 

Independent School District #742 

Employee - Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRAINING

 

 

 

Bachelor of Arts

Speech Comm Theatre Arts

Concordia College

Moorhead, MN

Bachelor of Arts

English

Concordia College

Moorhead, MN

Acting:

Howard Fine's Master Class

Howard Fine Studio

LA

 

Heidi Helen Davis's Scene Study

Howard Fine Studio

LA

Howard Fine's Technique class Howard Fine Studio LA

 

Dennis Krausnick

Shakespeare & Co.

MN

 

Andrew May

Cleveland Play House

OH

 

Rick Fiori

Wholly Mammoth

DC

 

Naomi Jacobson

Workshop

DC

 

Keith DiNicol

Stratford

OH

 

Jim Cermak

Concordia College

MN

 

Helen  Cermak

Concordia College

MN

On Camera: Faith Hibbs-Clark Commercials 1, 2, 3 AZ

Doug Traer

Commercial Workshop

LA

Jack Hammond LA

 

David Manocchio

 

OH

 

SAG/AFI Conservatory

Workshops

LA

 

James Pentaudi

Workshop

MN

Improv: Alan Arkin IFP/Phx Weekend Intensive AZ
Voice (Speech): David Vining *current Private study AZ
Dialects/Accents: Diane Senffner Verve Studios/Dialect 911 AZ
Elayne Stein Verve Studios AZ
Voice Over: Dustin Leighton The Artists Den AZ
Nick Omana NOVA/SAG-AFI LA
Voice/Singing:   Joe Bousard Private lesson AZ

     

Paul Kroeger

Private study

OH

 

Daniel Gast

Concordia College

MN

 

Michelle Sakry

Private study

MN

 

Julie Aminpour

Private study

MN

 

Range: G below C to high A

 

 

Dance:

ballet

School of Cleveland Ballet

OH

 

jazz, tap

Red River Dance

MN

Stage Combat: David Barker (workshop)

 

 

 

 

PROMO/SPOKESPERSON

 

 

 

Toyota

Auto Show/Special Events

Product Specialist/Narrator

 

Porsche Cars North America

Auto Show/Special Events

Product Specialist

 

Wal-Mart/Diabetes

Special In-Store Event Promotion

Promotion/Demonstration

 

Miracle Whip

Film Festival Event

Promotion/Demonstration

 

Melroe Company

Farm Show

Promotion

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL SKILLS

 

 

 

Music:

Cellist (professional, 25+ years, Scholarship), Singer (classical, rock, Broadway, soprano), Cello and Voice Teacher

Can read music in 3 clefs (bass, tenor, treble), Conducted orchestras, can read scores

Basic instruments: guitar, accordion, piano, flute, violin, viola, bass

Special Skills:

TelePrompTer, voice-over,

 modeling, Juggler (balls)

 

Dialects:

Standard British, Cockney, Irish,

 Minnesota, Southern

 

Languages:

German (basic), Spanish (basic)

 

 

Sports: 

Certified Cycling instructor (spinning), Certified Aerobics Instructor, Swimming (freestyle/crawl, breaststroke, backstroke), golf, rollerblading, weight training, biking, rollerskating, running, Triathlon