Biography

Melissa was born in New York City but grew up in Florida. During high school, she was the senior class president, yearbook editor, and prom queen. She went to college at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where she graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in theater.

She is best known for her role on Teen Wolf, but has also recently been on Chicago Fire and The Walking Dead. Other notable television appearances include recurring roles on Cinemax's Banshee, and Lifetime's Army Wives, as well as guest appearances on The Following, Touch, NCIS, Necessary Roughness, Franklin & Bash, Drop Dead Diva, CSI and the Vampire Diaries.