Melanie Paxson

Acting · Born 1972-09-26 in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Biography

Melanie Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree in theater from the University of Missouri. Relocating to Chicago, she received more training at the famed Second City and performed with another renowned theater troupe, Steppenwolf Theatre.

Filmography

• Saving Mr. Banks as Dolly
• Descendants: The Rise of Red as Fairy Godmother
• Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' as Joyce DeWitt
• Come Simi as Lucy
• Descendants as Fairy Godmother
• Descendants 2 as Fairy Godmother
• Descendants 3 as Fairy Godmother
• Slackers as Pissed Off Co-Ed
• Descendants: The Royal Wedding as Fairy Godmother (voice)