- Born
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Hailing from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress and singer Melissa L. Williams has been a natural performer from an early age. Melissa explored many creative endeavors growing up including cheerleading, participating in pageants, and was heavily involved in local theater.
Upon graduating high school, Melissa attended Clark Atlanta University to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts. There, she joined CAU Players, the university's drama club that put on various productions, ranging from classical works to musicals. In her first year, Melissa starred as 'Carmen' in "F.A.M.E." This role amplified her vision in pursuing professional television, film and theater and after a couple years she decided it was time to take her talents to California. The university motto, 'FIND A WAY OR MAKE ONE,' was engrained in her and after stepping out on faith, Melissa moved to Los Angeles.
Soon after, Melissa booked her first day player role on the acclaimed series, "The Game," without an agent or manager and it was then she knew her steps were ordered. Life quickly changed after she auditioned along with hundreds of actors for several roles in Tyler Perry's "Sistas" and 'The Oval." After booking a recurring role as Denise in "The Oval," Tyler called Melissa to offer her the title character of 'Ruth' in "Ruthless" a spin-off of "The Oval." After going back to audition, Melissa offered her first series regular role. Melissa is a true breakout star taking the town by storm with plans to produce and star in her own passion projects. Inspired to become the best version of herself, she spends the majority of her time building herself mentally, physically, and spiritually when not on screen. With plans to step into the world of Broadway and releasing her own music, Melissa is just getting started!- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lauren
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
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