Melanie Deanne Paxson (née Moore; born September , [better source
needed]) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jaclyn
in Cupid, Sara Brennan in Happy Family and as Julie in Notes from the
Underbelly. Paxson also appeared in a number of Gladware television
commercials in the early s.Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and
grew up in Mahomet, Illinois. She graduated from the University of
Missouri with a bachelor's degree in Theatre. She received training in
acting at Second City Chicago and performed with the Steppenwolf
Theatre Company.Paxson later became involved with "The Crew on the U"
on Chicago's WCIU-TV. The Crew was made up of a group of young actors
(including WCIU personality George Blaise) that appeared in promos for
the station shortly after WCIU became a full-time general English
language station after Univision (its former affiliate) bought
WGBO-TV. Paxson also appeared as Velma in promos for WCIU's Scooby-Doo
episodes the station aired on weekday mornings. Paxson was still seen
on WCIU and WFBT (The Chicago low power station that was first home to
MeTV in ) in disclaimers for E/I Children's programming as late as the
mid s. Paxson by that time had become relatively famous on a national
level.She pursued a screen career. In , she had an uncredited role in
the series Early Edition. Her first notable screen role was a
recurring role as Jaclyn in the ABC series Cupid from to . She went
on guest star in the series The Drew Carey Show, Quintuplets, Joey,
Related, Kitchen Confidential, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Surviving Suburbia, Rules of Engagement, Medium and The Exes. From to
, Paxson had a regular role in the NBC sitcom Happy Family as Sara
Brennan. From to , she co-starred as Julie in the ABC sitcom Notes
from the Underbelly, the series aired for two seasons. From to , she
had a recurring role as Doris Madigan (née Aidem) on the Nickelodeon
sitcom True Jackson, VP. She is also the spokeswoman in Red Robin's
burger commercials.
needed]) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jaclyn
in Cupid, Sara Brennan in Happy Family and as Julie in Notes from the
Underbelly. Paxson also appeared in a number of Gladware television
commercials in the early s.Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and
grew up in Mahomet, Illinois. She graduated from the University of
Missouri with a bachelor's degree in Theatre. She received training in
acting at Second City Chicago and performed with the Steppenwolf
Theatre Company.Paxson later became involved with "The Crew on the U"
on Chicago's WCIU-TV. The Crew was made up of a group of young actors
(including WCIU personality George Blaise) that appeared in promos for
the station shortly after WCIU became a full-time general English
language station after Univision (its former affiliate) bought
WGBO-TV. Paxson also appeared as Velma in promos for WCIU's Scooby-Doo
episodes the station aired on weekday mornings. Paxson was still seen
on WCIU and WFBT (The Chicago low power station that was first home to
MeTV in ) in disclaimers for E/I Children's programming as late as the
mid s. Paxson by that time had become relatively famous on a national
level.She pursued a screen career. In , she had an uncredited role in
the series Early Edition. Her first notable screen role was a
recurring role as Jaclyn in the ABC series Cupid from to . She went
on guest star in the series The Drew Carey Show, Quintuplets, Joey,
Related, Kitchen Confidential, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Surviving Suburbia, Rules of Engagement, Medium and The Exes. From to
, Paxson had a regular role in the NBC sitcom Happy Family as Sara
Brennan. From to , she co-starred as Julie in the ABC sitcom Notes
from the Underbelly, the series aired for two seasons. From to , she
had a recurring role as Doris Madigan (née Aidem) on the Nickelodeon
sitcom True Jackson, VP. She is also the spokeswoman in Red Robin's
burger commercials.
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