Biography

Meli Alexander, born in Hartford, CT, grew up in CT, The Bronx, NY and Pasadena, TX. An accomplished chef, she had aspirations of becoming a registered dietitian and food sociologist. However, the acting bug bit her in Seattle when she worked as a background actor in "Grassroots" (2012). That experience inspired her to make the big move to Hollywood.

Her love for entertaining is very evident the moment you see her. Meli has a perfect "Midwest" accent, probably due to living throughout the United States. She has helped produce (and has acted in) projects such as "Who Killed the Bible Salesman?" (2015) and "Blueprint" (2016).

Meli has also appeared in infomercials, local commercials and national commercials, such as 1-800-Flowers and California Almonds (which aired regionally right after the halftime show in Super Bowl LIII). She will be focusing on her lifelong passion for genealogy with a documentary, a reality series and a family history book. In 2022, Meli has reinvented herself as The DNA Chef to solidify her niche in the genealogy world and by focusing on her desire to learn and teach others about family food history.
- IMDb mini biography by: Meli Alexander

Meli Alexander took the one-year culinary program at The Art Institute of Seattle. She graduated in 2005, with honors.

When Meli lived in North Miami back in the 90's, she briefly joined the choir at a Methodist church before moving to San Diego.

Meli was a member of the Future Farmers of America when she was in high school (as part of Vocational Agriculture classes).

Meli has been very passionate about genealogy since she was 12. She is predominately English, Scottish, French, Lithuanian and Dutch (with nuances of Spanish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Hungarian, etc...thanks to her tireless genealogy and DNA research).

Meli is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Women In Media, Filmmakers Alliance and Film Independent.