Melanie Field
Born (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 35)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationNew York University (BM)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actress
Singer
Years active2017–present
Spouse
Zachary Likins
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(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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Graduation Post". Instagram. Melanie Field. May 23, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Ge, Linda (October 27, 2016). "TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot Has Found Its Heathers". The Wrap. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (April 4, 2019). "'You': Melanie Field & Magda Apanowicz To Recur In Series' Second Season On Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Bernadini, Gabrielle (July 9, 2019). "Meet Melanie Field: 'Florida Girls' Star and Total Hollywood Badass". Distractify. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (June 3, 2019). "Melanie Field & Rosy McEwen Join TNT's 'Alienist' Sequel 'The Angel Of Darkness'". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ @melanie_field (September 13, 2022). "my other half" – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @melanie_field (February 8, 2023). "Wedding info post" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ 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.

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