Biography
Meiling Melançon (born March 3, 1980), also known as Mei Melançon 明依, is an American actress, screenwriter, and former fashion model. Renowned for her versatile appearance and talents, she has built a prolific career spanning major feature films, independent films, television series, and over one hundred commercials as both a model and actress. Since 2014, she has increasingly gained recognition for her work behind the camera as a screenwriter and producer.
Raised primarily in Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea, Meiling Melançon is of French, Chinese, and Japanese descent. During her childhood, she traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe. Her mother is French, and her father is of Chinese and Japanese heritage. At age five, her mother taught her to play the guitar, and she later performed in a children's band called Blossoms. In an interview with Giant Robot editor Eric Nakamura, Mei described her strict and unconventional upbringing, noting that she was only allowed to watch classic films and television shows and was prohibited from listening to popular music due to religious reasons.
Melançon began her acting career in 2003 while already a successful model signed with Wilhelmina Modeling Agency. She appeared as Masako Yamashiro in season 2 of "Legends of Tomorrow." Her other notable roles include Jamie Chen in the final season of The L Word, Psylocke in X-Men: The Last Stand, Miyu—Kevin Spacey's assistant—in Shrink, Lynda in the Hong Kong-shot film Irreversi, Dr. Catherine Ivy in the psychological thriller Pathology alongside Milo Ventimiglia, and a role as the "Girl in the Car" alongside Maggie Q in Rush Hour 2 during her modeling days. Melançon also portrayed Lotus Long in the short biopic Keye Luke, which premiered at the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and served as the Closing Night Film at the inaugural 2013 Seattle Asian American Film Festival. Additionally, she starred in Blumenthal as the niece of Scottish actor Brian Cox; the film premiered at the 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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