Working professionally from a very early age Mel appeared in countless TVC's and magazines, TV Shows like A Country Practice and Ocean Girl as well as appearing in the Feature Film 'The Bit Part' with Nicole Kidman. Before training as an actor, she spent many years traveling the world with Musical Theatre performing in shows like Grease, Happy Days and Saturday Night Fever. Mel studied drama in L.A, and is 2002 graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, she continued her studies in 2008 at The Atlantic Theatre Company in New York. Just some of her credits include: Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Totally Full Frontal, Stingers and This Kiss, as well as a long list of TVC's for major clients including Honda, Myer, Crown Casino, Laminex, Nikon and Diet Coke. This year she had the pleasure of working with acclaimed director Jean Pierre Juenet in the CBA campaign.