Melanie Chandra

Melanie Chandra is proud techie, blackbelt, and performer.

As a kid, Melanie loved trying new things and learning everything she could. She composed songs on the piano, danced on stage, adored jigsaw puzzles, folded origami, and traveled internationally to compete in karate tournaments. Melanie's childhood in Illinois. As a young adult, Melanie Chandra studied mechanical engineering at Stanford and earned a position at McKinsey & Company post-graduation. As an "official adult," however, she decided to honor her inner child and revisit the world of make-believe as her full-time job.

Now, Melanie Chandra is building a body of performance work in a number of forms. TV/Film: Rules of Engagement, Parenthood, D for Dopidi, Love Lies and Seeta, ABC Talent Showcase; Commercials and Modeling: Bare Escentuals Cosmetics, Vogue, Google Nexus, Herbal Essences, Nescafe; Dance: The Sa Dance Company; Comedy: Upright Citizens Brigade; Music: Just jamming out on her keyboard in her living room.