Melora Walters

Birth Name:

Melora Walters

Birth Place:

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Profession

Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Art department, Camera department

Has won two FFCC Awards for Best Ensemble Cast, one for "Boogie Nights" and the other for "Magnolia․"
Attended Lake Forest Academy-Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois
Graduated from the Pratt Institute in New York City
Best known for her roles in the films "Magnolia" and "The Butterfly Effect" and in the TV series "Big Fish․"
Often plays the main character's love interest in her B-movie roles and makes guest appearances on TV series
After the success of "Boogie Nights," writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the part of Claudia in "Magnolia" for her
Appeared in the music video for Michael Penn's song "Try" in 1997
Her first book of poetry, "Sonnets and Failures," was published in 2010
Two of her books were published by Writ Large Press in 2011: "In the Painting Heraclitus Wrings His Hands Above the World and Appears to be Crying" and "The Siren․"

1998Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Nominated
1998FFCC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
1999ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture:Nominated
2000FFCC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Winner
2003Copper Wing Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Winner
2016Festival Award - Best Actress in a Feature Film:Nominated
2018Festival Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film:Winner
2019Festival Award - Best Picture:Winner

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