| Melinda Brooks |
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| Actress, singer, dancer, songwriter |
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| Height: |
5'5" |
| Weight: |
8st |
| Hair color: |
dark brown |
| Eye colour: |
dark brown |
| Skin colour: |
olive |
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| Contact: |
| c/o GTL Productions |
| PO Box 28013 |
| West Norwood |
| London SE27 0WH |
| 020 8761 6890 |
| gonetolunch_productions@hotmail.com |
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Acting -
Music and singing -
Dancing -
Film and TV Performance -
Stage Performance
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ACTING: Raleigh school of Speech and Drama, Plymouth, from ages 5 to 17,
attained : |
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| Drama | Gold medal |
| Mime | Silver medal |
| Speech | Silver medal |
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MUSIC AND SINGING: Vocal and piano training from age 12 onwards,
Guildhall Academy of Music exams attained: |
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| Piano | Grade 6 |
| Singing | Grade 8 |
| Speech | Silver medal |
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DANCING: Danced since the age of 4. Trained at the Pamela De-Vaille School of Dancing
and the Stonelands Stage School, both in Devon. Trained in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, National, Contemporary Barefoot, Greek and Hip-Hop
disciplines. Attained: |
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| I.S.T.D. | Ballet Advanced |
| R.A.D. | All others Advanced |
| Completed all grades available in Greek and National dance. |
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FILM & TV PERFORMANCES: |
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| 2002: | 'Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married' - TV series for Carlton |
| | Short film for Cannes Film Festival, in which had large speaking part |
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| 1999: | 'The Bill' - played a prostitute. |
| | 'EastEnders' - a small walk-on part. |
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| 1998: | 'Heartbeat' - played a barmaid. |
| | 'Peak Practice' - played a nurse. |
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| 1997: | 'Casualty' - played a teenage brat. |
| | 'Club 22:45' - A Saturday night entertainment show on which I had the guest
spot, sang was interviewed alongside Rod Hull and Nick Owen. |
| | 'Nick Owen's Sunday Best' - A Sunday afternoon show. |
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| 1996: | 'No Naked Flame' - I was chosen out of the cast of Great Expectations to
talk about the show in an interview for Carlton Television. |
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| Over the years, I have done many extra and walk-on roles as well. |
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STAGE PERFORMANCE:I have performed on stage since
I was 4 years old, including: |
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| Nine pantomimes; |
| Six musicals; including the lead of Dorothy in the professional production of 'The Wizard of Oz'; |
| Two operas; |
| The National Youth Theatre production of 'Whistle Down the Wind', which was performed at the
Royal Albert Hall, School Proms and Saddlers Wells Theatre; |
| Two Shakespeare productions, including Titania in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream',
and Ophelia in 'Hamlet'. |
| From the ages of 16 to 19, I performed in cabaret shows and guest appearances across the
South West. |