Melissa McBride

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Actress

Birth Date: May 23, 1965

Age: 58 years old

Birth Place: Lexington, Kentucky

There are times when people go from one side of a career path to another. A journalist may decide to go into public relations, for example. Melissa McBride did something along those lines when she went from being a casting director to being an actress. Instead of deciding who would appear in a certain show or movie, she was now at the whim of those who were once in her seat. The shift began when Frank Darabont cast her in a secondary role -- her character was merely known as 'Woman With Kids At Home' -- in his horror movie based on a Stephen King short story, "The Mist" (2007). That led to her getting a recurring role as Carol Peletier on Darabont's smash hit show about a zombie apocalypse "The Walking Dead" (AMC 2010-), where she eventually became a series regular. McBride, who was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 23, 1965, had done some prior acting, with roles on Andy Griffith's legal drama "Matlock" (NBC 1986-92, ABC 1992-95) and Carroll O'Connor's police drama "In the Heat of the Night" (NBC 1988-92, CBS 1992-95). Though she landed other roles during the '90s, including episodes of the Chuck Norris action favorite "Walker Texas Ranger" (CBS 1993-2001) and teen soap sensation "Dawson's Creek" (WB 1998-2003), she turned her attention to her behind the scenes work as a casting director. After director Frank Darabont cast her in his horror film "The Mist" (2007), McBride played two small voice roles in the animated fantasy "Delgo" (2008) before joining Darabont's new series "The Walking Dead" (AMC 2010- ). Her next big-screen role came in the science fiction thriller "The Reconstruction of William Zero" (2014).

Credits

The Walking Dead: Best of Michonne

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Carol Peletier
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2024

The Walking Dead: Best of Rick

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Carol Peletier
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2024

The Walking Dead: Best of Carol

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Carol Peletier
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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Negan

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Carol Peletier
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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Maggie

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Carol Peletier
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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Daryl

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Carol Peletier
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2021

The Walking Dead: OriginsStream

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Miniseries
2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Morgan

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Carol Peletier
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2021

AMC+ Fan Experience

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2021

The Walking Dead Holiday Special

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2020

The Walking Dead: Episode Diaries

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Carol Peletier
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2020

TWDU Extra

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2020

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far

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Carol Peletier
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2016

Ride With Norman ReedusStream

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Reality
2016

Ride With Norman ReedusStream

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Reality
2016

The Happys

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Krista
Movie
2016

Fear the Walking DeadStream

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Carol Peletier
Series
2015
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The Reconstruction of William Zero

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Dr. Ashley Bronson
Movie
2014

The Walking Dead: Extras

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2013

Talking DeadStream

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Talk
2011

ConanStream

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2010

The Walking DeadStream

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Carol Peletier
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2010
79%

The Walking DeadStream

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2010
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The Last Adam

Casting
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2006

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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Talk
2003

Pirates of Silicon Valley

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Elizabeth Holmes
Movie
1999
89%

Close to Danger

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Natalie
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1997

Any Place but Home

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Brett
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1997

A Season in Purgatory

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1996

American GothicStream

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1995
63%

Her Deadly Rival

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Ellie
Movie
1995

Walker, Texas RangerStream

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Series
1993

MatlockStream

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1986

Good Morning America

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News
1975

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