Melissa Johnston

Melissa Johnston

Nascimento : 1989-04-05, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

História

Melissa Johnston is a Canadian-born, American actress. She was raised in the Detroit suburbs by her mother, a Canadian business owner, and her father, an American steel worker. Melissa has one sister, her twin, with whom she remains close. Immediately after secondary school, Melissa moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. That summer, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and then transferred to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she completed her conservatory studies in 2009. She quickly began performing in regional theater productions and independent short films. In the summer of 2009 she became a spokes model for Neutrogena's skiniD campaign, which gained her national recognition as a model. Capitalizing on her success in the commercial world, she began landing small roles on network television and in theatrical film releases, including ABC Family's Greek and Twentieth Century Fox's Water for Elephants. The following year, she earned her first lead role in a feature, as Sue in the Asylum's Barely Legal. The low-budget, raunchy, teen comedy enjoyed unexpected success. Melissa received nods for the 'outstanding performance' even though she admitted (in an interview with Matchflick.com) that she had no time to prep the role; literally being handed the script the first day on set. The film earned Melissa international recognition in the genre, and opened many doors for her in acting and modeling.

Perfil

Melissa Johnston

Filmes

Redlands
Maggie
The lives of three residents of Redlands, California -- a middle-aged glamour photographer, his model and her musician boyfriend -- intersect and ultimately collide in this claustrophobic adult drama.
Casting Couch
Ariel
Desperate to meet new girls, six down-on-their-luck guys come up with the ultimate plan to hook up - cast a fake movie. When tons of hot chicks show up for the audition, it's a matter of who's willing to go the farthest to get the part.
Zombie Apocalypse
Getaway Driver
Discovery Channel introduces its viewers a group of ordinary people as they gear up for a zombie takeover and explores the science behind this end-of-the-world scenario in Zombie Apocalypse.
Barely Legal
Sue
Sue, Cheryl and Lexi are three college freshmen who have been best friends since they were born on the same day. They do something special every year for their birthday, but on their eighteenth, they set out to lose their virginity.
Água para Elefantes
Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)
Jacob Jankowski é um estudante de veterinária que está perto de se formar quando uma tragédia o força a abandonar a escola. Sem ter pra onde ir, ele pega um trem que pertence a um circo itinerante. Jacob consegue um emprego como tratador de animais e conhece Marlena, uma bela artista de circo. A compaixão que ambos sentem por um elefante especial chamado Rosie, os leva a se apaixonar, mas August, o marido de Marlena, se coloca no caminho deles.