Melleny Melody | |
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Born |
Melleny Brown May 12, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Melleney Brown |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress, singer, music producer, video producer, artist |
Years active | 1978 – present |
Spouse(s) | Clive A. Smith |
Awards | Juno Award (nominated 2008) |
Website | melleefresh |
Melleny Melody (born May 12, 1969) also known as Melleny Brown and Melleefresh, is a Canadian actress, voice actress, singer, music producer, video producer and artist.
Melleny Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario. Originally known for her vocal work in cartoons, she played Birthday Bear, Cheer Bear and Baby Tugs in DIC Entertainment and Nelvana's animated Care Bears franchise. During the 1980s, she also starred in Inspector Gadget and Star Wars: Ewoks. She also appeared in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule, in 1983.
During the 1990s, Brown legally changed her name to Melleny Melody and became active in the dance music scene, first in live performances in Toronto and then as a recording artist. Though her legal name remains Melleny Melody, she now records under the Melleefresh moniker. She is also the president of the label Play Records, which produces and releases electronic dance music. In 2008, Melleefresh was nominated for a Juno Award for her collaboration with deadmau5, entitled "Afterhours".
Melleny Melody has also developed several film and video production projects with her husband Clive A. Smith under the banner Musta Costa Fortune, including music videos for Play Records' artists.
At home in Toronto, she first came to the attention of the pop art scene with her use of everyday items as decoration and her pink "Princessmobile", a Volkswagen adorned with everything from plastic baby dolls and trophies to boa-trimmed seat covers. She also became a much sought after baker of “art cakes”.