Melanie Chartoff Biography

Fast Facts

• Works with a number of charitable organizations, including City of Hope and M․O․S․T․E
• Graduated from Adelphi University with a degree in Theatre Arts
• Began acting in theater in high school, when she appeared in "The Threepenny Opera․"
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Search for Tomorrow" in 1976
• Quote: "(On "Fridays"): "It was great to hide radical points of view in humor - we got away with some pretty incendiary stuff, while having to trade in the gratuitous anatomical references we put in to keep the censors feeling productive and busy․""
• Best known for her voice acting as Didi Pickles in "Rugrats" and as Principal Grace Musso in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose․"
• Writes humor columns for publications like The Jewish Journal, Huffington Post, and Jewlarious, as well as a food column for One for the Table
• Appeared on Broadway in productions of "Via Galactica" and "The Proposition" with Jim Dale, the narrator of the "Harry Potter" audio books
• Invented and patented a water recycling device for domestic use
• Has appeared on stage in productions of "The Vagina Monologues," "Sunset Park," and her own show, "Fine Lines․"