Actor

Melanie Haynes

April 28, 1961 · Cherokee, Kansas, United States

Actress Melanie Haynes (born April 28, 1961) has earned a solid reputation by delivering standout performances across a variety of genres in film, television, commercials, voice-over and more.

Originally from a small Kansas town, Haynes studied dance, piano and drama growing up. Later, when her family moved to Texas, she attended Lamar University, winning Best Actress in her sophomore year, and earning a degree and teaching certificate in Theater and English at the University of Houston. After college, she spent several years dancing with Patsy Swayze's Houston Jazz Ballet Company before her passion for acting pulled her in a different direction.

Notable work

8.4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
as Brooklyn Visions Teacher (voice)
8.3
True Detective (2014)
as Manager
8
Young Sheldon (2017)
as Felicia
8.6
Love, Victor (2020)
as Angry Wife
7.9
Barry (2018)
as Mrs. Coleman
7.6
The Middle (2009)
as Angry Patient

Often works with

Jake Johnson
2 titles together
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Roar
Mahershala Ali
2 titles together
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, True Detective
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Alan Ackles
2 titles together
Challenger, Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Full filmography · 22

California King
as Ms. Duvernay
2025
Heart Land
as Gail
2022
The Housewives of the North Pole
as Mrs. Logan
2021
Blood Born
as Ola
2021
The Road Home for Christmas
as Gwen
2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Brooklyn Visions Teacher (voice)
20188.4
Heartland
as Gail
20165.9
A Country Called Home
as Brenda Thacker
20165.3
The Last Mark
as Sissy
2012
A Promise to Carolyn
as Aunt Letty
1996
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as Reporter
1991
Challenger
as Michelle Brekke
1990