Melanie Bartlett is an actress and model who resides in Santa Monica, California. A Texas native, she grew up in a small town before getting a business degree at The University of Texas at Austin. She worked on a few feature film productions in college before turning her eyes on conquering the business world. After a successful career in marketing and executive management, Melanie took a break from corporate life to explore the west coast. She wrapped her first lead role in a short film in fall of 2021 (Monica - Dead Call), booked a principal role on the short Shock Collar in January 2022, and is set to play the recurring role of 'Karen' in Kim Hopkin's and Abigail Breslin's mini-episodic The Cannibals (in post-production.)