Melanie Paxson

Acting

Melanie Paxson

Born September 26, 1972Champaign, Illinois, USA31 credits

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.

Known For

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

Movie

2026

Descendants: The Rise of Red
6.7

Descendants: The Rise of Red

Movie

2024

Descendants: The Royal Wedding
6.7

Descendants: The Royal Wedding

Movie

2021

Descendants 3
7.7

Descendants 3

Movie

2019

Descendants 2
7.4

Descendants 2

Movie

2017

Trial & Error
7.1

Trial & Error

TV

2017

Filmography

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
2026Descendants: Wicked Wonderlandas Fairy GodmotherMovie
Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024Descendants: The Rise of Redas Fairy GodmotherMovie
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
2021Descendants: The Royal Weddingas Fairy Godmother (voice)Movie
Descendants 3
2019Descendants 3as Fairy GodmotherMovie
Descendants 2
2017Descendants 2as Fairy GodmotherMovie
Trial & Error
2017Trial & Erroras GailTV
Speechless
2016Speechlessas CarlaTV
Come Simi
2015Come Simias LucyMovie
Truth Be Told
2015Truth Be Toldas LindaTV
Descendants
2015Descendantsas Fairy GodmotherMovie
Saving Mr. Banks
2013Saving Mr. Banksas DollyMovie
Masters of Sex
2013Masters of Sexas Mrs. TurnsworthTV
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas LizTV
Cougar Town
2009Cougar Townas MaryTV
Surviving Suburbia
2009Surviving SuburbiaTV
True Jackson, VP
2008True Jackson, VPas Doris AidemTV
Notes from the Underbelly
2007Notes from the Underbellyas JulieTV
Rules of Engagement
2007Rules of Engagementas DeidreTV
Kitchen Confidential
2005Kitchen Confidentialas JessicaTV
Bones
2005Bonesas PattyTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as (voice)TV
Medium
2005Mediumas Miss CollettoTV
Joey
2004Joeyas MarciTV
Quintuplets
2004Quintupletsas LisaTV
Happy Family
2003Happy Familyas Sara BrennanTV
B
2003Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'as Joyce DeWittMovie
Slackers
2002Slackersas Pissed Off Co-EdMovie
Kristin
2001Kristinas MadelineTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Nancy Katz, soon to be EllisTV
The Opera Lover
1999The Opera Loveras BibiMovie
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas TeriTV