Melissa Lianne Woods

Melissa Lianne Woods was born November 5, 1987 in Rossendale, Lancashire, to Karen Woods, a stay at home mum, and Ian Woods, an account manager. She has an older brother, Chris and a dog, Todd. Melissa was raised in Rossendale, Lancashire. She took her first step toward acting at the age of eight, attending the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop. Singing, dancing and acting lessons soon led to being signed by Linton Management Casting, followed by a number of T.V. and commercial roles. After graduating from Haslingden High School in June 2006, Melissa moved to Florida, to work at Walt Disney World in Entertainment. In June 2012 Melissa graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Finance and Law. She then signed with Rare Talent Actors Management. Melissa starred in a number of commercials and later had roles in the channel 4 Horror Fest, In the Flesh (2014), directed by Johnny Campbell, as a Party Girl in the BBC Drama, From There to Here (2014) and as a Flashback character