Mekenna Melvin Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Trained at the British American Drama Academy in England
• Sold burgers at a ball park before getting her big break in acting
• The daughter of a drama teacher, she found her interest in acting after being exposed to her mother's various drama classes and rehearsals
• Has trained in martial arts, and earned the level of first degree blackbelt in taekwondo
• Once worked as the head of an after-school program in New York
• Trained in modern, jazz and hip hop dance for four years