1. Melonie Diaz was born on April 25,1984 and is an American actress who has appeared in many independent films, including four shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
11 Facts About Melonie Diaz
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Melonie Diaz received Independent Spirit Awards nominations for performances in films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fruitvale Station.
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Melonie Diaz became interested in acting at the Henry Street Settlement and subsequently attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan.
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Melonie Diaz started her film career with a supporting role in Tom DiCillo's Double Whammy and later landed roles in Jim McKay and Hannah Weyer's From an Objective Point of View and Peter Sollett's Raising Victor Vargas.
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Melonie Diaz was cast by Jamie Babbit in the lead role of Anna in Itty Bitty Titty Committee as well as roles in Hamlet 2, Be Kind Rewind, and American Son in 2008.
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Melonie Diaz appeared in the Mary J Blige video "We Got Hood Love" which debuted on May 10,2010.
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Melonie Diaz has expressed a desire to return to Tisch in order to complete her degree in filmmaking, citing director Kathryn Bigelow as an inspiration.
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In February 2018, Melonie Diaz was cast in the lead role of Mel Vera in The CW's fantasy drama series Charmed, a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name.
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Melonie Diaz co-starred in the dystopian thriller The First Purge, the prequel to 2013's The Purge and the fourth installment in The Purge franchise.
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Melonie Diaz is married to singer Octavio Genera, having eloped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Melonie Diaz announced her pregnancy with their first child in March of 2021.