Melanie Chartoff

Birth Name:

Melanie Chartoff

Birth Place:

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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
Has appeared on stage in productions of "The Vagina Monologues," "Sunset Park," and her own show, "Fine Lines․"
Invented and patented a water recycling device for domestic use

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