Melissa Haiden graduated with a Performer's degree from UCT's drama school in 2009. She has since appeared in several international film projects, including Netflix's Jadotville and Troy: The Fall of a City, Saints & Strangers, Starz's Black Sails, and BBC/ Hulu's The Wrong Mans. The Mauritanian, released in 2021, has Melissa playing alongside Benedict Cumberbatch.
She has starred in local films and TV shows, including Tarryn & Sharon, a comedy series for SABC 3 directed by Tim Green. You can also see her in Finders Keepers, Bhai’s Cafe, directed by Maynard Kraak, Konfetti, directed by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, DAM, directed by Alex Yasbeck for Showmax, Desert Rose, created and written by Rohan Dickson and directed by Cindy Lee. Melissa played Patty Dolly opposite Christiaan Schoombie. Melissa also featured in the critically acclaimed Shaka Ilembe, directed by Angus Gibson.
She has appeared in an array of theatre productions, from Mamet, Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, and Genet to Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, Schorr's The Heroin Diaries, and Mike Bartlett’s play Cock. Melissa toured the US with A Streetcar Named Desire with Fiona Ramsay in 2021.
Melissa's recent work includes 360 Degrees, directed by Alex Yesbeck, and two short films, Rough Waters, as well as Speaking to the Unknown, directed by Oarabile Ditsele
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