Merle Dandridge
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| Born: | May 31st Okinawa, Japan |
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| Occupation: | Actress in theatre, television and videogames (voice) |
Merle Dandridge is an American actress who was born in Okinawa, Japan. Her father was a US serviceman from Memphis and her mother was a local Okinawan. Merle is primarily a stage actress, but has had several roles in television. She has recently gained a wider audience as the voice of Alyx Vance in the award winning Half-Life 2 and its "expansion" Episode One.
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[edit] Early life
As well as Okinawa, Merle has lived in Sacramento, California, at Beale Air Force Base, and later at the Strategic Air Command Base in Bellevue, Nebraska, where she spent the majority of her childhood. She attended Papillion La Vista High School and participated in the Play Production class and theater departement there.
She then attended Roosevelt University (currently called the Chiacago College of Performing Arts) with a scholarship that she earned at the International Thespian Festival. Whilst there her love of acting and theatre developed.
[edit] Stage & Screen Appearances
[edit] Theatre
- Once on this Island, Performer, (Chicago, IL), 1994
- Robber Bridegroom, as Rosamund, Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) 1994
- As You Like It, as Rosalind, Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) 1994
- Balm in Gilead, as Ann, Gilead Theatre (Chicago, IL) 1997
- The Kentucky Cycle, Performer, Truman College (Chicago, IL) 1997
- Company, as Kathy,(Chicago, IL) 1997
- Sweet and Hot, Performer, Theatre Building (Chicago, IL) 1997
- Heart and Soul, as Andrea (Chicago, IL) 1998
- Richard II, Performer, Gilead Theatre Co. (Chicago, IL) 1998
- Ain't Misbehavin',Performer, European Tour 1998
- Smokey Joe's Cafe, Swing, National Tour 1998
- Jesus Christ Superstar, as Mary Magdalene (understudy), Ford Center for the Performing Arts (Broadway) 2000
- Aida, as Nehebka, National Tour 2001
- Aida, as Aida (Replacement), Palace Theatre (Broadway) 2002
- Rent, as Joanne Jefferson (Replacement), Nederlander Theatre (Broadway) 2002
- Showtune: Celebrating the Words & Music of Jerry Herman, as Woman 2, Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA) 2003
- Rent, as Joanne (Replacement), Nederlander Theatre (Broadway) 2003
- Tarzan, as Kala Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway) 2006
[edit] Television
- Angel episode Home, as Lacey, 2003
- Navy NCIS episode Sea Dog, as Marcy Carruthers, 2003
- Third Watch episode Too Little, too late as Nikki 2005
[edit] Film
- Bentley and Max 2006 film in pre-production
[edit] Computer Games
- Half-Life 2, as Alyx Vance (Voice), 2004
- Half-Life 2: Episode One, as Alyx Vance (Voice), 2006
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Merle Dandridge at the Internet Movie Database
- Broadway page
- An Unofficial Livejournal Community
- Myspace
- Merle's Forum
- Merle's blog
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