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 |