Melanie Jonas
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| Days of Our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Molly Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | July 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | January 28, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Dena Higley and Rick Draughon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Melanie Layton Melanie Kiriakis |
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| Occupation | Candy Striper/Nurse Formerly worked at Titan |
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| Residence | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Philip Kiriakis (2010–11) |
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| Uncles | Frankie Brady |
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| First cousins | Nathan Horton (adoptive) |
Melanie Jonas is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Created by former head writers Rick Draughon and Dena Higley, the role is portrayed by Molly Burnett. She originally arrived as the daughter of Trent Robbins and the sister of Max Brady; however, it was later revealed that she was the daughter of Carly Manning and Daniel Jonas.
For her work on Days of our Lives as Melanie, Burnett was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in both 2010 and 2012.
"Going in, I knew it was a four-year contract and look, it's been the most amazing experience [...] Everyone is so loving and so wonderful and so supportive. It's going to be so hard.... I mean, this is my family. I came out here and I knew nothing, I knew no one and DAYS just kind of opened its arms and took me in. I look at it as four years of the best training any actor could have ever been given [...] I just want to go explore; see what's up with this whole world"
Melanie was created by head-writer Dena Higley and Rick Draughon. She is portrayed by actress Molly Burnett. Burnett first aired on July 31, 2008. Apart from Days of Our Lives, Burnett had previously appeared for one episode each on the NBC television series Life and Grey's Anatomy. On May 29, 2012, it was announced that Burnett was to depart Days of our Lives following her decision to quit the series due to her contract which expired that June.
Rumors of Burnett's return circulated in late 2014; the return was conformed by TV Guide Magazine. Burnett's return aired on November 21, 2014. In April 2015, rumors circulated that Burnett had wrapped up filming in and would exit the series, following her six-month stint. Burnett's exit was confirmed by the Soap Opera Network. Burnett's last air date was on June 2, 2015.
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