| Full given name: | Melora Hardin. Melora is from a book, "John Brown's Body" by Vincent Bennet. My mom read it when she was 16 and loved the name. |
| Hometown: | Born in Houston, TX; raised in California |
| Zodiac sign: | Cancer / Scorpio rising / Aires moon |
| Audition song: | The "Roxie" song from Chicago. |
| Special skills: | Singing, dancing, songwriting, horseback riding |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | Annie |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Billy Elliot and August: Osage County |
| Favorite show tune: | "If I Were a Bell" from Guys & Dolls. |
| One CD you couldn't live without: | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel |
| Last book you read: | "The Tripping Point" |
| Must-see TV show: | "The Office" |
| Last good movie you saw: | The movie I just directed, titled "You." |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Barbra Streisand. |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Reading all of the gossip magazines while getting a manicure. |
| First screen kiss: | In "Little House on the Prairie," with Matthew Laborteaux, who played Albert. He's still one of my best friends. |
| Favorite pre-show meal: | Light pasta/hearty soup; during – a Cliff Bar or a banana |
| How you got your Equity card: | I did an Equity TV variety show when I was nine years old. |
| Cats or dogs? | I like them both but don't have any at the moment. I did once have five cats, from when my cat had kittens and we took in a stray. |
| Favorite cereal: | Barbara's Shredded Spoonfuls. |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Cate Blanchett…can she sing and dance? |
| Worst job you ever had: | I've always been an actress – since I was six years old! |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | When I was nine years old, I starred as Cindy Prescott in a TV series called "Thunder." It was about a magical horse (a black stallion) with superpowers that came when I called him. |
| Leading lady role you've been dying to play: | Medea |
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