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About Melanie Benton

Prior Experiences

Melanie has had a lot of professional success.
"Melanie D. Calvert," "Dahlia Patton" is a retired respiratory care practitioner who now works with her first loves - acting, photography and writing.

 

Acting

Acting is her real love .
Very talented, Melanie has 3 acting agents and is actively moving forward in the business. Self motivated, she's constantly looking for acting parts.

 

Goals

Her Goals
Melanie is actively seeking an acting career by doing several TV appearances and voiceovers for local radio stations. She is able to change voice accent.

 

About Melanie

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Prior Work Experience

"Melanie D. Calvert," "Dahlia Patton" is a retired respiratory care practitioner who now works with her first loves - acting, photography and writing. While running a successful photography business for years, she only recently turned to writing a novel through the urgings of her husband Western Fiction Writer W. R. Benton. Melanie's photography has appeared on the covers of all four of Mister Benton's "The Drum Series" Melanie's photography has graced her own books. Her first historical novel, "A Southern Moon Rising," was released in July 2008.

Melanie is actively seeking an acting career by doing several TV appearances and voiceovers for local radio stations. She is able to change voice accent.

 

Prior Acting Experience

Melanie C. Benton

 

High School:

Staff Artist
School Newspaper
"The Wildcat"
Modern Dance
Meridian, Ms
"The Choralaires"
Honor roll
Meridian, Ms
1976 -1977
Church Choir
Meridian, Ms
"The Gemini"
Various Skits
Meridian, Ms
School & church related

Melanie C. Benton Photo


Television:

Hysterical Woman
Demopolis, AL
1978 EMT training tape
Frequent Guest
Jackson, MS
TV station WLBT Midday MS
Frequent Guest
Jackson, MS
TV show "Listen to the Eagle"
Commercials
Jackson, MS
Wilson Kia 2010
Voiceover
Jackson, MS
MS Blood Services


Theatre:

Various Skits
Meridian, Ms
Church Camp
Various Skits
Meridian, Ms
Girl Scout Group

 

Film and Commercials

Featured in 2006 & 2007 on WLBT's " Midday Mississippi " with host Wilson Stribling

Featured in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010, on "Listen To The Eagle" with host Paul Ott Carruth

Kia Television Commercial - Wilson Kia

Insurance Commercial - Richard Swartz Law Firm

Celebrity Shopper - Mall At Turtle Creek-Jonesboro, AR

 

 

 


Life Experiences

Raised a Farm girl - Veterinarian assistant throughout high school

School bus Driver

Mentor to Children

Film Processing

Writer of published cooking articles, as well as author of "A Southern Moon Rising"

Sears Portrait Studio Manager

Designer of women's clothing

Women's health advocate

Substantial weight loss (127 pounds) - Gastric bypass surgery

 

Singing

2010 Rankin's Got Talent