1. Melanie Chandra is an American actress, model, and co-founder of Hospital for Hope.
12 Facts About Melanie Chandra
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Melanie Chandra is best known for her roles as Malaya Pineda on the CBS medical drama Code Black and Mel in the Comedy Central television movie Hot Mess Holiday.
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Melanie Chandra was born Melanie Kannokada to Malayali Indian parents Suresh Kannokada and Sujatha in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
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Melanie Chandra stated that she found the management job "intellectually fascinating" but not something she wanted to do "getting up every morning".
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Melanie Chandra starred in the CBS show Code Black and has guest starred in ABC Family's The Nine Lives of Chloe King, NBC's Parenthood and CBS's NCIS: Los Angeles.
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Melanie Chandra had a large recurring role on HBO's The Brink opposite Jack Black and Aasif Mandvi.
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In 2019, Melanie Chandra stars in Surina and Mel, a show about two American-born South Asian women living in New York City figuring out adulthood.
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In 2020, Variety announced Melanie Chandra was joining the cast of the Chris Blake quarantine comedy, Distancing Socially.
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In 2022, Melanie Chandra starred in the movie Lie Hard, a comedy about a pathological liar who borrows $4 million from a crime syndicate to purchase a mansion in order to impress his girlfriend's wealthy parents.
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In January 2023, Melanie Chandra voice acted as Mira in Meet Cute's series, The Lonely Wife.
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Melanie Chandra is a co-founder of Hospital for Hope, a non-profit providing healthcare services in rural India.
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Melanie Chandra is a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate and a two-time bronze medalist in the Pan American games, where she represented the United States in sparring as part of the United States Junior National Karate Team in Sao Paulo in 2000, Caracas in 2001, and Orlando in 2002.