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 local TV series DAM, written and directed by Alex Yazbek, will be released in 2021. The Mauritanian, released earlier 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, and Konfetti, directed by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat.
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's recent work includes Gretta in DAM, directed by Alex Yasbeck for Showmax, and Desert Rose, created and written by Rohan Dickson and directed by Cindy Lee. Melissa plays Patty Dolly opposite Christiaan Schoombie.
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