Mel Gorham (born Marilyn Schnaer) is an American actress who is best
known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films Smoke and Blue in
the Face. Gorham is from Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban and Jewish
descent.Gorham's improvised rendition of Peggy Lee's "Fever" in Blue
in the Face garnered her much critical acclaim and press. Major film
roles in Curdled and Cop Land followed. In , Gorham was then cast to
star in an NBC sitcom loosely based on her life titled Union Square.
But after the pilot was filmed, the producers replaced her with
Constance Marie.Gorham returned to the world of New York City theater
where she began. After a long absence, she returned to film with a
role in Wayne Wang's film The Center of the World. In , she retired
from show business and currently resides in South Beach.
known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films Smoke and Blue in
the Face. Gorham is from Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban and Jewish
descent.Gorham's improvised rendition of Peggy Lee's "Fever" in Blue
in the Face garnered her much critical acclaim and press. Major film
roles in Curdled and Cop Land followed. In , Gorham was then cast to
star in an NBC sitcom loosely based on her life titled Union Square.
But after the pilot was filmed, the producers replaced her with
Constance Marie.Gorham returned to the world of New York City theater
where she began. After a long absence, she returned to film with a
role in Wayne Wang's film The Center of the World. In , she retired
from show business and currently resides in South Beach.
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