Melanie Field
Melanie Field | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BM) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Singer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Spouse |
Zachary Likins (m. 2022) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Tap | Sandy | TV Pilot |
| 2018 | Code Black | Kathy | Episode: "Only Human" |
| 2018 | Heathers | Heather Chandler | Main cast |
| 2019 | Shrill | Vic | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Henry Danger | Hot Dog Lady | Episode: "Henry Danger: The Musical" |
| 2019 | Florida Girls | Kaitlin | Main cast |
| 2019 | You | Sunrise Darshan Cummings | Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2020 | The Alienist: Angel of Darkness | Bitsy Sussman | Main cast |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Jo Deluca | Main cast |
| 2023 | Killing It | Shayla | Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2024 | American Horror Stories | Megan | Episode: "The Thing Under the Bed" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Graduation Post". Instagram. Melanie Field. May 23, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Ge, Linda (October 27, 2016). "TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot Has Found Its Heathers". The Wrap. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 1, 2019). "Kent Alterman Talks Paramount Network's Focus On Cinematic, Broad-Appeal Series, 'Younger' & 'First Wives Club' Moves & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 4, 2019). "'You': Melanie Field & Magda Apanowicz To Recur In Series' Second Season On Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Bernadini, Gabrielle (July 9, 2019). "Meet Melanie Field: 'Florida Girls' Star and Total Hollywood Badass". Distractify. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 3, 2019). "Melanie Field & Rosy McEwen Join TNT's 'Alienist' Sequel 'The Angel Of Darkness'". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 14, 2020). "'A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast". Deadline. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ @melanie_field (September 13, 2022). "my other half" – via Instagram.
- ^ @melanie_field (February 8, 2023). "Wedding info post" – via Instagram.
- ^ Hogan, Heather (August 8, 2022). "A League of Their Own's Melanie Field on Platonic Queer Love and Being the New Rosie". Autostraddle. Retrieved August 8, 2022.