Biography

Melissa DaPonte began her acting career at age 4, playing a lost child on "Rescue 911". At 5, she was cast in the Lifetime Original movie, "Chasing the Dragon", and began her stage career with The Atlanta Opera, playing "Trouble" in "Madama Butterfly". In the years since, Melissa has performed with The Atlanta Opera four times, with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival (twice), the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, Atlanta Classical Theatre (twice), Actor's Express, Art Within and several other Atlanta theatres. She has also stayed busy with film, TV and video and, most recently with band (she plays flute).
- IMDb mini biography by: Diane

Coming up, Melissa will be a pre-game PA announcer for the Atlanta Braves and will play "Young Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival.