Melissa Hunter

Acting

Melissa Hunter

Born
(age 42)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
16 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 13

YearTitleRole
2022 Shotgun Wedding Film Jeannie Fowler
2021 Home Economics TV Podcast Voice (voice) (1 ep)
2018 Double Eagle Ranch Film Ren
2018 Corporate TV Rachel (1 ep)
2016 Bad Internet TV The Chandler (1 ep)
2015 Loose Ends Film Taylor
2014 Miss Earth Film Alien Contestant
2014 Afflicted, Inc. Film Panic Disorder
2013 Adult Wednesday Addams TV Wednesday (13 ep)
2010 Let's Get Laid! Film Melissa
2010 Dangerous Ride Film
2009 Community TV Person #7 (1 ep)
2001 Eyeball Eddie Film Layla

Crew credits 6

YearTitleJob
2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law TV Writer, Producer (1 ep)
2021 Home Economics TV Co-Executive Producer, Writer (13 ep)
2020 Close Enough TV Writer (3 ep)
2017 Santa Clarita Diet TV Writer (2 ep)
2013 Adult Wednesday Addams TV Creator
2010 Let's Get Laid! Film Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
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