1. Melora Diane Hardin Jackson was born on June 29,1967 and is an American actress and singer best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office, Trudy Monk on USA Network's Monk, and Tammy Cashman on Amazon Prime Video's Transparent, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Melora Hardin starred as magazine editor-in-chief Jacqueline Carlyle on the Freeform comedy-drama The Bold Type, which aired from 2017 to 2021.
Melora Hardin is the sister of former Flock CEO Shawn Hardin.
Melora Hardin moved to San Francisco, California, at age 5 and later attended middle and high school in the San Fernando Valley at Patrick Henry Junior High School and Ulysses S Grant High School, respectively.
Melora Hardin starred as Baby in the short-lived 1988 television series Dirty Dancing and two 1992 episodes of Quantum Leap.
Melora Hardin co-starred in the 1990 dance movie Lambada as Sandy.
Melora Hardin appeared in Absolute Power as Christy Sullivan and played Ross's dirty-talking love interest in the season 1 Friends episode "The One with the Stoned Guy".
Melora Hardin was originally cast in Back to the Future as Jennifer Parker alongside Eric Stoltz, who starred as Marty McFly.
Melora Hardin was deemed too tall to star alongside Fox, and she was later replaced by Claudia Wells.
Melora Hardin appeared on the series NCIS as former Petty Officer Erin Toner in the episode "The Curse".
In 2005, Melora Hardin portrayed Linda Evans in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s primetime soap opera Dynasty.
Melora Hardin appeared in the 2006 film Thank You for Smoking, and appears in Hannah Montana: The Movie as the love interest of Billy Ray Cyrus's character.
Melora Hardin played the role of Fantine in the Hollywood Bowl's concert of Les Miserables in Summer 2008.
Melora Hardin appeared in several episodes of the popular web show Elevator on YouTube.
Melora Hardin made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago: The Musical on December 29,2008.
Melora Hardin stayed with the show until February 12,2009.
Also in 2009, Melora Hardin was cast as Principal Jane Masterson in the popular comedy film 17 Again.
Melora Hardin was cast as a major character in Outlaw, playing a powerful senior partner of an elite law firm, and the main love interest to the series' protagonist, played by Jimmy Smits.
Melora Hardin played the role of Isabelle Palmer's mother Nancy in An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight.
Melora Hardin sang the US national anthem at the Anaheim Ducks' season-opening hockey game on October 13,2010, and for the Phoenix Coyotes three days later.
Melora Hardin has been married to actor Gildart Jackson since 1997.