Melanie Chartoff is an American actress and voice artist, who first became famous for her comedy work on ABC’s Fridays and as Principal Grace Musso on FOX’s Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Other television credits include Marcia Donnelly on USA’s Weird Science, Lillah Warfield on CBS’ Wiseguy, Dr. Mary Kaiser on CBS’ Newhart, Nancy Craig, R.N. on CBS’ Search for Tomorrow, and Desiree DeMornay in the CBS miniseries, Fresno.

Film credits include Dr. Dolittle 3, Big Brother Trouble, Plato’s Run, Stoogemania, Doin’ Time, Having It All, and American Hot Wax.

Theatre credits include her Broadway debut as Mandala in Via Galactica (Uris Theatre) and Glacinta in Scapino (Circle in the Square Theatre); Off-Broadway, in Lovesong (Village Gate); and regionally, as Carol in Sunset Park (Zephyr Theatre), Ellen O’Connell in On the Jump (South Coast Repertory), and Mary Jane in Big River (La Jolla Playhouse).