Melissa Hunter

Melissa Hunter

Born: September 26, 1984
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Melissa is a writer, an actor, and a person who hates writing bios, especially in the third person, but here we are. Melissa wrote for “Santa Clarita Diet” on Netflix for the past two seasons. Previously, she wrote for “Maya & Marty” — Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s variety NBC variety sketch show — which earned her a WGA Award nomination. Most recently, she wrote for an upcoming TBS animated show “Close Enough.”

She executive produced, wrote and starred in pilots for NBC (“Wolfgirl”) and TruTV (“Small Victories”), and co-wrote a pilot for TBS (“Basic”).

Melissa created and starred in the smash-hit web series “Adult Wednesday Addams” which earned over 20 million views and received praise from the LA Times, AV Club, Bloody Disgusting and People Magazine, among others.

Melissa started in live comedy, writing and performing at Upright Citizens’ Brigade, on the Maude (sketch) teams Eastwood and Karate Karate.

Movies for Melissa Hunter...

Shotgun Wedding
Title: Shotgun Wedding
Character: Jeannie Fowler
Released: December 28, 2022
Type: Movie
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on a whole new meaning. Now, Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.
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Title: Home Economics
Character: Podcast Voice (voice)
Released: April 7, 2021
Type: TV
The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.
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Double Eagle Ranch
Title: Double Eagle Ranch
Character: Ren
Released: June 16, 2018
Type: Movie
A couple's failing relationship implodes when their mountain cabin accidentally gets double booked.
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Title: Corporate
Character: Rachel
Released: January 17, 2018
Type: TV
A dark, edgy look at life as a Junior-Executive-in-Training at your average, soulless multinational corporation. Matt and Jake are at the mercy of a tyrannical CEO and his top lieutenants while navigating an ever-revolving series of disasters. Their only ally is Human Resources rep Grace.
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Title: Bad Internet
Character: The Chandler
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: TV
A satirical anthology series about the terrifying potential futures of internet technology and culture. Not at all similar to any other shows about technological overreaching.
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Loose Ends
Title: Loose Ends
Character: Taylor
Released: August 12, 2015
Type: Movie
An aspiring documentary filmmaker records the post-college struggles of her best friend.
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Miss Earth
Title: Miss Earth
Character: Alien Contestant
Released: October 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Victoria Young is thrust into Galactic's depopulation pageant and forced to fight for the survival of our planet.
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Afflicted, Inc.
Title: Afflicted, Inc.
Character: Panic Disorder
Released: March 24, 2014
Type: Movie
The Creative Director at Afflicted, Inc. comes to a decision.
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Title: Adult Wednesday Addams
Character: Wednesday Addams
Released: September 25, 2013
Type: TV
Wednesday is all grown up and has finally moved out of her family's manor to experience adult life in Los Angeles. She looks for an apartment, goes on job interviews, internet dates and encounters some unfortunate antagonists along the way.
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Let's Get Laid!
Title: Let's Get Laid!
Character: Melissa
Released: February 9, 2010
Type: Movie
A quirky female comedy which chronicles the dating misadventures of Jennifer & Melissa -- two girls fresh out of college -- as they attempt to transition into their 'adult' lives in Los Angeles.
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Dangerous Ride
Title: Dangerous Ride
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: Community
Character: Person #7
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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Eyeball Eddie
Title: Eyeball Eddie
Character: Layla
Released: April 6, 2001
Type: Movie
"Eyeball Eddie" is the story of the stormy relationship between a prosthetic glass eye and the insecure boy stuck behind it. What follows is a dark comedy about the price of popularity. In the world of high-school wrestling, there is only the strong and the weak.